Hector Lloyd Watts-Jones
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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 promoted to 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] – 1900[7][8] |
Succeeded by Alan C. Bruce |
| Preceded by Carlton V. de Mornay Cowper |
Captain of H.M.S. Plover 30 Jul, 1901[9] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Warren H. D'Oyly |
Captain of H.M.S. Thrush 5 Jul, 1902[10] |
Succeeded by Frederick Baker |
| Preceded by Charles P. R. Coode |
Captain of H.M.S. Dryad 10 Sep, 1903[11] |
Succeeded by James U. Farie |
| Preceded by William F. Blunt |
Captain of H.M.S. Speedy 30 Jun, 1904[12] – Jan, 1905[Inference] |
Succeeded by Edgar R. Morant |
| Preceded by John D. Kelly |
Captain of H.M.S. Empress of India 18 Jul, 1911[13] |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Arthur Bromley |
Captain of H.M.S. Columbella 1 May, 1916[14] |
Succeeded by Godfrey E. Corbett |
Footnotes
- ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
- ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
- ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
- ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
- ↑ Watts-Jones Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/235. f. 257.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Wednesday, 27 July, 1898. Issue 35579, col E, p. 10.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1900). p. 227.
- ↑ Bruce Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43/319. f. 351.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 293.
- ↑ The Navy List. (May, 1903). p. 308.
- ↑ The Navy List. (January, 1904). p. 304.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1904). p. 378.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Friday, 14 July, 1911. Issue 39637, col C, p. 16.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 401m.
