Geoffrey Robert Sladen Watkins
Rear-Admiral Geoffrey Robert Sladen Watkins, D.S.O., (31 July, 1885 – 30 July, 1950) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Watkins was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1908.[1]
Watkins was appointed in command of the submarine B 6 on 14 August, 1911.[2]
Great War
Watkins was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1916.[3]
He was in command of the submarine E 45 on 19 October, 1917 when she was wrongly thought to have sunk UC 79.[4]
Watkins was appointed in command of the submarine K 15 on 9 August, 1920.[5]
Watkins was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1920.[6]
He was appointed to the light cruiser Dauntless as executive officer on 27 December, 1924. He was superseded in November, 1926 and in early 1927 was lent to the Royal Air Force for "instruction in Air Matters."[7]
Watkins was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1928.[8]
Watkins was appointed in command of the light cruiser Champion in April, 1930.
World War II
He was made an Aide de Camp to the King on 1 August, 1939, vice Captain Vivian.[9]
Watkins was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 5 January, 1940.[10]
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by John R. G. Moncreiffe |
Captain of H.M.S. A 2 18 Jan, 1910[11] – 1910 |
Succeeded by Gerald E. B. Carter |
| Preceded by Geoffrey N. Biggs |
Captain of H.M.S. B 6 2 Dec, 1910[12] – 1911 |
Succeeded by Geoffrey R. S. Watkins |
| Preceded by Geoffrey R. S. Watkins |
Captain of H.M.S. B 6 14 Aug, 1911[13] |
Succeeded by Philip E. Phillips |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. E 45 before 19 Oct, 1917[14] |
Succeeded by Charles E. A. W. Cox |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. K 9 30 Jan, 1920[15] |
Succeeded by Alfred G. Hine |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. K 15 9 Aug, 1920[16] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Robert R. Turner |
Captain of H.M.S. Ambrose 30 Jun, 1922[17] |
Succeeded by John G. Bower |
| Preceded by Richard M. Welby |
Captain of H.M.S. Champion Apr, 1930[18] |
Succeeded by Norman A. Wodehouse |
Footnotes
- ↑ Watkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. 239.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 296.
- ↑ Watkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. 239.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 796.
- ↑ Watkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. 239.
- ↑ Watkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. 239.
- ↑ Watkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. 239.
- ↑ Watkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. 239.
- ↑ Watkins Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/50/154. f. 239.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 344.
- ↑ The Monthly Navy List. (March, 1911). p. 317.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1914). p. 299.
- ↑ The Technical History and Index, Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1920). p. 796.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1921). p. 796.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1923). p. 723.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
