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Revision as of 21:37, 10 May 2014
Rear-Admiral Fischer Burges Watson, C.B.E., D.S.O., Royal Navy (9 September, 1884 – 14 August, 1960) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
As a Lieutenant, Watson was appointed in command of the destroyer Dasher on 26 August, 1909.[1]
On 2 May, 1911, Watson was appointed in command of the destroyer Dee.[2]
As a Commander, Burges Watson was appointed in command of the submarine Shakespeare on 16 September, 1918.[3]
In April 1924, Watson was appointed in command of the light cruiser Caledon.[4]
Watson was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 17 September, 1935.[5]
Who was Who
WATSON, Rear-Admiral Fischer Burges CBE 1943; DSO 1917
Born Sept. 1884; e s of late Rear-Admiral Burges Watson and Marie Thérèse Fischer, Sydney, NS Wales; m 1st, 1909, Sybil Mona Caroline (d 1926), o d of late Major Harry Holden of Bramcote Hills, Notts.; three d; 2nd, 1931, Mabel Harford, 3rd d of late Captain P. C. Underwood, RN; died 14 Aug. 1960
EDUCATION private school (Ashdown House, Forest Row); HMS Britannia
CAREER Midshipman, 1900; retired list, 1935; Convoy Service, 1939–42 (despatches); Captain Landingship Flotilla, Med., 1943–44 (despatches, CBE, bar to DSO)
RECREATIONS Games, shooting, fishing
ADDRESS Monks Horton, Bosham, Sussex
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1910), p. 299.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 April, 1911. Issue 39573, col B, p. 15.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 906a.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34200. p. 5929. 20 September, 1935.
Bibliography
- "Rear-Adml. F. B. Watson" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 16 August, 1960. Issue 54851, col E, pg. 10.
Service Record
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