Difference between revisions of "Francis Douglas-Watson"
Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
On 25 May 1925 he was loaned for two years to the [[Royal Australian Navy]], his first appointment being to [[H.M.S. Encounter (1902)|H.M.A.S. ''Penguin'']].<ref>Douglas-Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/177.|}} f. 177.</ref> | On 25 May 1925 he was loaned for two years to the [[Royal Australian Navy]], his first appointment being to [[H.M.S. Encounter (1902)|H.M.A.S. ''Penguin'']].<ref>Douglas-Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/177.|}} f. 177.</ref> | ||
− | |||
Douglas-Watson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1926.<ref>Douglas-Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/177.|}} f. 177.</ref> | Douglas-Watson was promoted to the rank of {{LCommRN}} on 15 March, 1926.<ref>Douglas-Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/177.|}} f. 177.</ref> |
Revision as of 16:02, 26 January 2021
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.[1]
Douglas-Watson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 15 March, 1918.[2]
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.[3]
Douglas-Watson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1926.[4]
Douglas-Watson was granted the acting rank of Commander on 21 April, 1939.[5]
See Also
Bibliography
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Reginald C. Creer |
Captain of H.M.A.S. Parramatta 9 May, 1927[6] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Geoffrey S. Holden |
Captain of H.M.S. Witherington 12 Sep, 1928[7] – 11 Aug, 1931[Fact Check] |
Succeeded by Geoffrey C. Fryer |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Delight 3 Oct, 1932[8][9] – Apr, 1933[10] |
Succeeded by Albert L. Poland |
Preceded by Albert L. Poland |
Captain of H.M.S. Vivacious Apr, 1933[11] – 28 Oct, 1933[12] |
Succeeded by Cecil R. L. Parry |
Preceded by Geoffrey W. Wadham |
Captain of H.M.S. Elgin 1 Jul, 1935[13] – 19 Jul, 1935[14] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Stephen H. Norris |
Captain of H.M.S. Scout 20 May, 1936[15] – 2 Jun, 1936[16] |
Succeeded by Stephen H. Norris |
Preceded by George H. Faulkner |
Captain of H.M.S. Pangbourne 1 Nov, 1938 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by George H. Faulkner as Commander, Third Minesweeping Flotilla |
Senior Officer, Third Minesweeping Flotilla 1 Nov, 1938 |
Succeeded by ? |
Footnotes
- ↑ "New Midshipmen." The Times (London, England), Monday, Apr 28, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40197.
- ↑ Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.
- ↑ Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.
- ↑ Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.
- ↑ Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 290.
- ↑ Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 230.
- ↑ Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.
- ↑ Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.
- ↑ Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.
- ↑ Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.
- ↑ Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.
- ↑ Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.
- ↑ Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.