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==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
As a {{LieutRN}}, Watson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Dasher|f=t}} on 26 August, 1909.<ref>''The Navy List'' (April, 1910), p. 299.</ref>
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Born in Southampton, the son of Captain [[Burges Watson]], R.N..
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Watson was promoted to {{LieutRN}} in August, 1905.<ref>Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}} f. 80.</ref>
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As a {{LieutRN}}, Watson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Dasher|f=t}} on 26 August, 1909.{{NLApr10|p. 299}}
  
 
On 2 May, 1911, Watson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Dee|f=t}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 28 April, 1911.  Issue '''39573''', col B, p. 15.</ref>
 
On 2 May, 1911, Watson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Dee|f=t}}.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices).  ''The Times''.  Friday, 28 April, 1911.  Issue '''39573''', col B, p. 15.</ref>
  
As a {{CommRN}}, Burges Watson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Shakespeare|f=t}} on 16 September, 1918.{{SMNLFeb19|p. 906a}}
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Watson was promoted to {{LCommRN}} in August, 1913.<ref>Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}} f. 80.</ref>
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On 17 October, 1914, Watson commanded the {{UK-Loyal|f=tp}} as one of four destroyers of the {{UK-DF|3}} Captain [[Cecil Henry Fox|Cecil H. Fox]] in the {{UK-Undaunted}} led in the [[Battle off Texel]], where the British succeeded in destroying an inferior force of four torpedo boats.
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Watson was promoted to {{CommRN}} in December, 1914.<ref>Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}} f. 80.</ref>
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As a {{CommRN}}, Burges Watson was appointed in command of the {{UK-1Shakespeare|f=t}} on 16 September, 1918.{{NLFeb19|p. 906''a'}}
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Watson was promoted to {{CaptRN}} in December, 1921.<ref>Watson Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}} f. 80.</ref>
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In April 1924, Watson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Caledon|f=t}}.
  
In April 1924, Watson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Caledon|f=t}}.{{MackieRNW}}
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On 26 May, 1930, Watson was appointed in command of the battleship [[H.M.S. Nelson (1925)|''Nelson'']] as Flag Captain to Admiral [[Michael Henry Hodges|Hodges]].  He served as First Naval Member of the New Zealand Naval Board until being superseded by Captain Drummond on 27 April, 1935.<ref>Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49.}} f. 80.</ref>
  
Watson was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 17 September, 1935.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/34200/pages/5929 no. 34200.  p. 5929.]  20 September, 1935.</ref>
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Watson was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 17 September, 1935.{{Gaz|34200|5929|20 September, 1935}}
  
 
==Who was Who==
 
==Who was Who==
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==Service Records==
 
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Revision as of 22:16, 27 December 2020

Rear-Admiral Fischer Burges Watson, C.B.E., D.S.O., Royal Navy (9 September, 1884 – 14 August, 1960) was an officer of the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Born in Southampton, the son of Captain Burges Watson, R.N..

Watson was promoted to Lieutenant in August, 1905.[1]

As a Lieutenant, Watson was appointed in command of the destroyer Dasher on 26 August, 1909.[2]

On 2 May, 1911, Watson was appointed in command of the destroyer Dee.[3]

Watson was promoted to Lieutenant-Commander in August, 1913.[4]

On 17 October, 1914, Watson commanded the destroyer H.M.S. Loyal as one of four destroyers of the Third Destroyer Flotilla Captain Cecil H. Fox in the Undaunted led in the Battle off Texel, where the British succeeded in destroying an inferior force of four torpedo boats.

Watson was promoted to Commander in December, 1914.[5]

As a Commander, Burges Watson was appointed in command of the flotilla leader Shakespeare on 16 September, 1918.[6]

Watson was promoted to Captain in December, 1921.[7]

In April 1924, Watson was appointed in command of the light cruiser Caledon.

On 26 May, 1930, Watson was appointed in command of the battleship Nelson as Flag Captain to Admiral Hodges. He served as First Naval Member of the New Zealand Naval Board until being superseded by Captain Drummond on 27 April, 1935.[8]

Watson was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 17 September, 1935.[9]

Who was Who

WATSON, Rear-Admiral Fischer Burges CBE 1943; DSO 1917

Born Sept. 1884; e s of late Rear-Admiral Burges Watson and Marie Thérèse Fischer, Sydney, NS Wales; m 1st, 1909, Sybil Mona Caroline (d 1926), o d of late Major Harry Holden of Bramcote Hills, Notts.; three d; 2nd, 1931, Mabel Harford, 3rd d of late Captain P. C. Underwood, RN; died 14 Aug. 1960

EDUCATION private school (Ashdown House, Forest Row); HMS Britannia

CAREER Midshipman, 1900; retired list, 1935; Convoy Service, 1939–42 (despatches); Captain Landingship Flotilla, Med., 1943–44 (despatches, CBE, bar to DSO)

RECREATIONS Games, shooting, fishing

ADDRESS Monks Horton, Bosham, Sussex

Bibliography

  • "Rear-Adml. F. B. Watson" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 16 August, 1960. Issue 54851, col E, pg. 10.

Service Records

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Hamilton C. Allen
Captain of H.M.S. Dasher
26 Aug, 1909[10][11] – 1 Jul, 1910[12]
Succeeded by
Spencer F. Russell
Preceded by
Oliver M. F. Stokes
Captain of H.M.S. Eden
1 Jul, 1910[13][14] – 2 May, 1911[15]
Succeeded by
Herbert F. Littledale
Preceded by
Harold E. Sulivan
Captain of H.M.S. Dee
2 May, 1911[16][17] – 7 Sep, 1912[18]
Succeeded by
Gordon McL. Cameron
Preceded by
Hubert S. Cardale
Captain of H.M.S. Saracen
7 Sep, 1912[19][20] – 31 Mar, 1914[21]
Succeeded by
Arthur S. D. George
Preceded by
New Command
Captain of H.M.S. Loyal
28 Apr, 1914[22] – Apr, 1917[23]
Succeeded by
Colin S. Thomson
Preceded by
Colin S. Thomson
Captain of H.M.S. Tempest
14 Apr, 1917[24] – 16 Sep, 1918[25]
Succeeded by
Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin
Preceded by
Malcolm L. Goldsmith
Captain of H.M.S. Shakespeare
16 Sep, 1918[26][27] – 19 Mar, 1919[28]
Succeeded by
Frederick E. K. Strong
Preceded by
Robert G. Hamond
Captain of H.M.S. Velox
19 Mar, 1919[29][30] – 18 Jun, 1919[31]
Succeeded by
Maxwell N. Williamson-Napier
Preceded by
Dudley B. N. North
Captain of H.M.S. Caledon
9 Apr, 1924[32][33] – Apr, 1926[34]
Succeeded by
Miles B. Birkett
Preceded by
Robin C. Dalglish
Naval Assistant to the Second Sea Lord
25 Jun, 1928 – 5 May, 1930
Succeeded by
John C. Tovey
Preceded by
Thomas H. Binney
Captain of H.M.S. Nelson
late May, 1930[35] – Dec, 1931[36]
Succeeded by
Alban T. B. Curteis
Preceded by
Martin J. C. de Meric
Captain of H.M.S. Diomede
Apr, 1932[37] – Aug, 1933[38]
Succeeded by
Cosmo M. Graham
Preceded by
Geoffrey Blake
Rear-Admiral Commanding, New Zealand Station
17 Apr, 1932 – Mar, 1935[39]
Succeeded by
The Hon. Edmund R. Drummond
Preceded by
Martin J. C. de Meric
Captain of H.M.S. Dunedin
Aug, 1933[40] – Mar, 1935[41]
Succeeded by
The Hon. Edmund R. Drummond

Footnotes

  1. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  2. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 299.
  3. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 April, 1911. Issue 39573, col B, p. 15.
  4. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  5. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  6. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 906a'.
  7. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  8. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  9. The London Gazette: no. 34200. p. 5929. 20 September, 1935.
  10. The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 299.
  11. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  12. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  13. "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 5 July, 1910. Issue 39316, col C, p. 9.
  14. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  15. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  16. "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 April, 1911. Issue 39573, col B, p. 15.
  17. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  18. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  19. The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 371.
  20. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  21. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  22. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  23. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  24. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398f.
  25. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  26. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 906a.
  27. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  28. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  29. The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 923a.
  30. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  31. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  32. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  33. The Navy List. (April, 1925). p. 220.
  34. Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49. f. 80.
  35. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  36. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  37. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  38. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  39. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY SENIOR APPOINTMENTS.
  40. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
  41. Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.