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Douglas-Watson entered the Royal Navy with the May 1911{{FC}} 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.{{ToL|New Midshipmen|Monday, Apr 28, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40197}}
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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

  1. "New Midshipmen." The Times (London, England), Monday, Apr 28, 1913; pg. 3; Issue 40197.
  2. The Navy List. (July, 1927). p. 294.
  3. The Navy List. (February, 1929). p. 290.
  4. The Navy List. (January, 1933). p. 230.