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Revision as of 09:45, 31 March 2016
Admiral SIR George Willes Watson, K.C.B., Royal Navy (5 April, 1827 – 26 April, 1897) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Watson was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Royal Dockyard on 1 December, 1881.[1]
On the occasion of Queen Victoria's birthday, Watson was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 30 May, 1891.[2]
Watson was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 25 February, 1892.[3] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, he was placed on the Retired List from 5 April.[4]
Bibliography
- "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 27 April, 1897. Issue 35188, col B, p. 10.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/37.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/16.
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Edmund C. Drummond |
Captain of H.M.S. Temeraire Jun, 1879[5] – Jan, 1880[6] |
Succeeded by Michael Culme-Seymour |
| Preceded by William Codrington |
Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard 1 Dec, 1881[7] – Apr, 1886[8] |
Succeeded by Edward Kelly |
| Preceded by Algernon McL. Lyons |
Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station 15 Dec, 1888[9] |
Succeeded by Sir John O. Hopkins |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 304.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26167. p. 2921. 30 May, 1891.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26263. p. 1201. 1 March, 1892.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26279. p. 2252. 15 April, 1892.
- ↑ "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 27 April, 1897. Issue 35188, col B, p. 10.
- ↑ "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 27 April, 1897. Issue 35188, col B, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 304.
- ↑ "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 27 April, 1897. Issue 35188, col B, p. 10.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 87.
