Francis Douglas-Watson

Lieutenant-Commander Francis Douglas-Watson, (3 June, 1896 – 7 April, 1941) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of a man employed by the "Nat. Tele. Co." as Superintendent of Scotland.

Douglas-Watson entered the Royal Navy with the May 1911^{[Fact Check]} intake term at the Training Establishment. He passed out with sixty-one other midshipmen in April, 1913 ranked fifty-sixth in order of merit on his examinations.

Douglas-Watson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1918.

On 25 May 1925 he was loaned for two years to the Royal Australian Navy, his first appointment being to H.M.A.S. Penguin.

Douglas-Watson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1926.

Douglas-Watson was granted the acting rank of Commander on 21 April, 1939.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Reginald C. Creer	Captain of H.M.A.S. Parramatta 9 May, 1927	Succeeded by ?
Preceded by Geoffrey S. Holden	Captain of H.M.S. Witherington 12 Sep, 1928 – 11 Aug, 1931[Fact Check]	Succeeded by Geoffrey C. Fryer
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Delight 3 Oct, 1932 – Apr, 1933	Succeeded by Albert L. Poland
Preceded by Albert L. Poland	Captain of H.M.S. Vivacious 25 Apr, 1933 – 28 Oct, 1933	Succeeded by Harold W. Seaman
Preceded by Geoffrey W. Wadham	Captain of H.M.S. Elgin 1 Jul, 1935 – 19 Jul, 1935	Succeeded by John M. Bayley
Preceded by Stephen H. Norris	Captain of H.M.S. Scout 20 May, 1936 – 2 Jun, 1936	Succeeded by Stephen H. Norris
Preceded by George H. Faulkner	Captain of H.M.S. Pangbourne 1 Nov, 1938 – 17 Sep, 1940	Succeeded by George Dibley
Preceded by George H. Faulkner as Commander, Third Minesweeping Flotilla	Senior Officer, Third Minesweeping Flotilla 1 Nov, 1938	Succeeded by ?