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Revision as of 16:53, 15 November 2017
Admiral SIR George Willes Watson, K.C.B., Royal Navy (5 April, 1827 – 26 April, 1897) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Watson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 8 March, 1849.
Watson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 9 August, 1858.
Watson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 16 February, 1864.
Watson was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 9 January, 1880.
Watson was appointed Admiral Superintendent of Chatham Royal Dockyard on 1 December, 1881.[1]
Watson was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on 12 April, 1886.
On the occasion of Queen Victoria's birthday, Watson was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 30 May, 1891.[2]
Watson was promoted to the rank of Admiral on 25 February, 1892.[3] In accordance with the provisions of the Order in Council of 22 February, 1870, he was placed on the Retired List from 5 April.[4]
Bibliography
- "Obituary" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 27 April, 1897. Issue 35188, col B, p. 10.
Service Records
- The National Archives. ADM 196/37.
- The National Archives. ADM 196/16.
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Michael Culme-Seymour |
Captain of H.M.S. Temeraire 29 Jul, 1879 – 11 Mar, 1880 |
Succeeded by Compton E. Domvile |
Preceded by William Codrington |
Admiral Superintendent, Chatham Dockyard 1 Dec, 1881[5] – 1 May, 1886 |
Succeeded by Edward Kelly |
Preceded by Algernon McL. Lyons |
Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station 15 Dec, 1888[6] – 24 Mar, 1892 |
Succeeded by Sir John O. Hopkins |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 304.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26167. p. 2921. 30 May, 1891.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26263. p. 1201. 1 March, 1892.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 26279. p. 2252. 15 April, 1892.
- ↑ The Navy List. (September, 1885). p. 304.
- ↑ Clowes. The Royal Navy. Vol. VII. p. 87.