Charlie Bounton

Charlie Bounton joined the Royal Navy as a teenager and worked his way up from gunner, then warrant officer, before retiring after more than 30-years-service, as a lieutenant-commander. A great deal of his service was spent aboard the Portsmouth-based naval training ship HMS Excellent.

A fine marksman, Bounton appeared regularly at Bisley, and in 1920 finished seventh in the coveted King’s Prize. Other notable Bisley performances were in finishing second in the 1924 Royal Navy Revolver Match at the Services Tournament and fifth in the Queen Mary’s Prize the following year. Bounton was also a member of the winning Great Britain team in the 1928 Empire Trophy against Australia, Canada, and India. The Royal Naval Rifle Association named the Bounton Cup after him.