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Revision as of 18:00, 28 May 2020
Lieutenant-Commander Francis Douglas-Watson, (3 June, 1896 – ) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
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]
See Also
Bibliography
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by Reginald C. Creer |
Captain of H.M.A.S. Parramatta 9 May, 1927[2] |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Geoffrey S. Holden |
Captain of H.M.S. Witherington 12 Sep, 1928[3] |
Succeeded by Geoffrey C. Fryer |
Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Delight 3 Oct, 1932[4] |
Succeeded by Albert L. Poland |
Preceded by George H. Faulkner |
Captain of H.M.S. Pangbourne 1 Nov, 1938 |
Succeeded by ? |
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.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 294.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 290.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 230.