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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> | 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> | 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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{{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}} – 11 Aug, 1931{{FC}}|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Cecil Fryer|Geoffrey C. Fryer]]'''}} | {{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}} – 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<ref>Douglas-Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/177.|}} f. 177.</ref>{{NLJan33|p. 230}} – Apr, 1933<ref>Douglas-Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/177.|}} f. 177.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Albert Lawrence Poland|Albert L. Poland]]'''}} | {{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}} – Apr, 1933<ref>Douglas-Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/177.|}} f. 177.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Albert Lawrence Poland|Albert L. Poland]]'''}} | ||
− | {{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> – 28 Oct, 1933<ref>Douglas-Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/177.|}} f. 177.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[ | + | {{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> – 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]]'''}} |
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Wyndham Wadham|Geoffrey W. Wadham]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Elgin (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Elgin'']]'''<br>1 Jul, 1935<ref>Douglas-Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/177.|}} f. 177.</ref> – 19 Jul, 1935<ref>Douglas-Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/177.|}} f. 177.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>''' | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Wyndham Wadham|Geoffrey W. Wadham]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Elgin (1919)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Elgin'']]'''<br>1 Jul, 1935<ref>Douglas-Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/177.|}} f. 177.</ref> – 19 Jul, 1935<ref>Douglas-Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/118/177.|}} f. 177.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''[[John Maurice Bayley|John M. Bayley]]'''}} |
{{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> – 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]]'''}} | {{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> – 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]]'''}} | ||
− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Haines Faulkner|George H. Faulkner]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Pangbourne (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Pangbourne'']]'''<br>1 Nov, 1938|Succeeded by<br>''' | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Haines Faulkner|George H. Faulkner]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Pangbourne (1918)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Pangbourne'']]'''<br>1 Nov, 1938 – 17 Sep, 1940|Succeeded by<br>'''[[George Dibley|George Dibley]]'''}} |
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Haines Faulkner|George H. Faulkner]]'''<br><small>as '''Commander, Third Minesweeping Flotilla'''</small>|'''[[Third Minesweeping Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Senior Officer, Third Minesweeping Flotilla]]'''<br>1 Nov, 1938|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[George Haines Faulkner|George H. Faulkner]]'''<br><small>as '''Commander, Third Minesweeping Flotilla'''</small>|'''[[Third Minesweeping Flotilla (Royal Navy)|Senior Officer, Third Minesweeping Flotilla]]'''<br>1 Nov, 1938|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | ||
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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
- ↑ "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.