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'''Hector Lloyd Watts-Jones''' ( – ) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
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{{CaptRN}} (retired) '''Hector Lloyd Watts-Jones''' (27 August, 1872 – 20 December, 1933) served in the [[Royal Navy]].
  
 
==Life & Career==
 
==Life & Career==
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Watts-Jones was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 27 August, 1892.<ref>Watts-Jones Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/235.|D8112211}} f. 257.</ref>
  
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In 1904, he was thanked for his zeal in inventing a "change of range instrument."<ref>Watts-Jones Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/235.|D8112211}} f. 257.</ref>
  
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Watts-Jones was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1904.<ref>Watts-Jones Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/235.|D8112211}} f. 257.</ref>
  
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In June 1914 he passed exams in the Russian language.<ref>Watts-Jones Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/235.|D8112211}} f. 257.</ref>
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==Great War==
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Watts-Jones was placed on the Retired List with the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 22 April, 1920.<ref>Watts-Jones Service Record.  {{TNA|ADM 196/43/235.|D8112211}} f. 257.</ref>
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Revision as of 17:52, 29 August 2017

Captain (retired) Hector Lloyd Watts-Jones (27 August, 1872 – 20 December, 1933) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Watts-Jones was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 27 August, 1892.[1]

In 1904, he was thanked for his zeal in inventing a "change of range instrument."[2]

Watts-Jones was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1904.[3]

In June 1914 he passed exams in the Russian language.[4]

Great War

Post-War

Watts-Jones was placed on the Retired List with the rank of Captain on 22 April, 1920.[5]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Ernest L. C. Muntz 		Captain of H.M.S. Banshee
18 Aug, 1898[6][7] – 28 Jul, 1900[8] 		Succeeded by
Alan C. Bruce
Preceded by
Carlton V. de Mornay Cowper 		Captain of H.M.S. Plover
30 Jul, 1901[9][10] – 5 Jul, 1902[11] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Warren H. D'Oyly 		Captain of H.M.S. Thrush
5 Jul, 1902[12][13] – 29 May, 1903[14] 		Succeeded by
Frederick Baker
Preceded by
Francis G. T. Cole 		Captain of H.M.S. Gossamer
21 Jul, 1903[15] – 25 Aug, 1903[16] 		Succeeded by
John I. Graham
Preceded by
Charles P. R. Coode 		Captain of H.M.S. Dryad
10 Sep, 1903[17][18] – 30 Jun, 1904[19] 		Succeeded by
James U. Farie
Preceded by
William F. Blunt 		Captain of H.M.S. Speedy
30 Jun, 1904[20][21] – 20 Dec, 1904[22] 		Succeeded by
Edgar R. Morant
Preceded by
John D. Kelly 		Captain of H.M.S. Empress of India
18 Jul, 1911[23][24] – 27 Apr, 1912[25] 		Succeeded by
?
Preceded by
Herbert A. S. Fyler 		Captain of H.M.S. Euryalus
16 Feb, 1914[26] – 15 Mar, 1914[27] 		Succeeded by
Peter W. E. Hill
Preceded by
Algernon W. Heneage 		Captain of H.M.S. Albion
1 Aug, 1914[28] – 12 Jul, 1915[29] 		Succeeded by
Ernest K. Loring
Preceded by
Hugh J. Tweedie 		Captain of H.M.S. Marshal Ney
4 Apr, 1916[30] – 11 May, 1916[31] 		Succeeded by
Henry K. Kitson
Preceded by
Arthur Bromley 		Captain of H.M.S. Columbella
1 May, 1916[32][33] – 29 Jun, 1917[34] 		Succeeded by
Godfrey E. Corbett

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  2. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  3. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  4. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  5. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  6. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  7. ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 27 July, 1898. Issue 35579, col E, p. 10.
  8. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  9. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  10. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 293.
  11. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  12. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  13. ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 308.
  14. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  15. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  16. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  17. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  18. ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 304.
  19. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  20. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  21. ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 378.
  22. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  23. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  24. ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 14 July, 1911. Issue 39637, col C, p. 16.
  25. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  26. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  27. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  28. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  29. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  30. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  31. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  32. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
  33. ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401m.
  34. ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.

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