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{{LCommRN}} '''Francis Douglas-Watson''', (3 June, 1896 – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{LCommRN}} '''Francis Douglas-Watson''', (3 June, 1896 – 7 April, 1941) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
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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{{FC}} 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.{{ToL|New Midshipmen|Monday, Apr 28, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40197}}
 
Douglas-Watson entered the Royal Navy with the May 1911{{FC}} 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.{{ToL|New Midshipmen|Monday, Apr 28, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40197}}
  
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Douglas-Watson was granted the acting rank of {{CommRN}} on 21 April, 1939.<ref>Douglas-Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/177.|}} f. 177.</ref>
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Revision as of 11:56, 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 in the Template:AU-Penguin.

Douglas-Watson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 15 March, 1926.[3]

Douglas-Watson was granted the acting rank of Commander on 21 April, 1939.[4]

See Also

Bibliography

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Reginald C. Creer 		Captain of H.M.A.S. Parramatta
9 May, 1927[5] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Geoffrey S. Holden 		Captain of H.M.S. Witherington
12 Sep, 1928[6] – 11 Aug, 1931[Fact Check] 		Succeeded by
Geoffrey C. Fryer
Preceded by
New Command 		Captain of H.M.S. Delight
3 Oct, 1932[7][8] – Apr, 1933[9] 		Succeeded by
Albert L. Poland
Preceded by
Albert L. Poland 		Captain of H.M.S. Vivacious
Apr, 1933[10] – 28 Oct, 1933[11] 		Succeeded by
Cecil R. L. Parry
Preceded by
Geoffrey W. Wadham 		Captain of H.M.S. Elgin
1 Jul, 1935[12] – 19 Jul, 1935[13] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Stephen H. Norris 		Captain of H.M.S. Scout
20 May, 1936[14] – 2 Jun, 1936[15] 		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

  1. ↑ "New Midshipmen." The Times (London, England), Monday, Apr 28, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40197.
  2. ↑ Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.
  3. ↑ Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.
  4. ↑ Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.
  5. ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 294.
  6. ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 290.
  7. ↑ Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.
  8. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 230.
  9. ↑ Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.
  10. ↑ Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.
  11. ↑ Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.
  12. ↑ Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.
  13. ↑ Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.
  14. ↑ Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.
  15. ↑ Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.

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