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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==
 
==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 promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 15 March, 1918.<ref>Douglas-Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/177.|}} f. 177.</ref>
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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>
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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>
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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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==See Also==
 
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Reginald Charles Creer|Reginald C. Creer]]'''|'''[[H.M.A.S. Parramatta (1910)|Captain of H.M.A.S. ''Parramatta'']]'''<br>9 May, 1927{{NLJul27|p. 294}}|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Shuttleworth Holden|Geoffrey S. Holden]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Witherington (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Witherington'']]'''<br>12 Sep, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 290}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Jack Barrington Palmer|Jack B. Palmer]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Shuttleworth Holden|Geoffrey S. Holden]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Witherington (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Witherington'']]'''<br>12 Sep, 1928{{NLFeb29|p. 290}} &ndash; 11 Aug, 1931{{FC}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Cecil Fryer|Geoffrey C. Fryer]]'''}}
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Delight (1932)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Delight'']]'''<br>3 Oct, 1932{{NLJan33|p. 230}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Albert Lawrence Poland|Albert L. Poland]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Delight (1932)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Delight'']]'''<br>3 Oct, 1932<ref>Douglas-Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/177.|}} f. 177.</ref>{{NLJan33|p. 230}} &ndash; Apr, 1933<ref>Douglas-Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/177.|}} f. 177.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Albert Lawrence Poland|Albert L. Poland]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Albert Lawrence Poland|Albert L. Poland]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Vivacious (1917)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Vivacious'']]'''<br>Apr, 1933<ref>Douglas-Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/177.|}} f. 177.</ref> &ndash; 28 Oct, 1933<ref>Douglas-Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/177.|}} f. 177.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harold William Seaman|Harold W. Seaman]]'''}}
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Stephen Hugh Norris|Stephen H. Norris]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Scout (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Scout'']]'''<br>20 May, 1936<ref>Douglas-Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/177.|}} f. 177.</ref> &ndash; 2 Jun, 1936<ref>Douglas-Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/118/177.|}} f. 177.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Stephen Hugh Norris|Stephen H. Norris]]'''}}
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Revision as of 11:38, 12 July 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
Harold W. Seaman
Preceded by
Geoffrey W. Wadham
Captain of H.M.S. Elgin
1 Jul, 1935[13] – 19 Jul, 1935[14]
Succeeded by
John M. Bayley
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 – 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
?

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. Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.
  6. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 294.
  7. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 290.
  8. Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.
  9. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 230.
  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.
  16. Douglas-Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/118/177. f. 177.