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− | '''Horace Cyril Watson''' was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. | + | {{CaptRN}} '''Horace Cyril Watson''', C.B.E., R.N. (9 October, 1876 – 18 April, 1949) was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]]. A portrait of him at the National Portrait Gallery is not available via Creative Commons Licensing. |
==Early Life & Career== | ==Early Life & Career== | ||
+ | Born in Grange, Northwood. | ||
− | + | Watson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} in September, 1898. | |
− | + | Watson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 22 June, 1911. | |
− | + | Watson was promoted to the rank of {{CaptRN}} on 31 December, 1916. | |
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+ | Watson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Bacchante|f=t}} on 14 January, 1919.<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 13 January, 1919. Issue '''41996''', col F, p. 13.</ref> | ||
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+ | Watson was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon his relief as Deputy Superintendent and Captain of Dockyard and King's Harbour Master, [[Devonport Dockyard|Devonport]] on 31 March, 1923. | ||
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+ | ==See Also== | ||
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+ | {{refend}} | ||
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− | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frank Oswald Lewis|Frank O. Lewis]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Bacchante (1901)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Bacchante'']]'''<br>14 Jan, 1919<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 13 January, 1919. Issue '''41996''', col F, p. 13.</ref>|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} | + | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frank Oswald Lewis|Frank O. Lewis]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Bacchante (1901)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Bacchante'']]'''<br>14 Jan, 1919<ref>"Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). ''The Times''. Monday, 13 January, 1919. Issue '''41996''', col F, p. 13.</ref> – 15 Jul, 1919|Succeeded by<br>'''?'''}} |
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+ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Christopher Russell Payne|Christopher R. Payne]]'''|'''[[Devonport Royal Dockyard|King's Harbour Master, Devonport]]'''<br>18 Apr, 1922 – 30 Mar, 1923|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Geoffrey Mackworth|Geoffrey Mackworth]]'''<br><small>as '''Superintendent and King's Harbour Master, Devonport'''</small>}} | ||
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Revision as of 20:03, 11 January 2020
Captain Horace Cyril Watson, C.B.E., R.N. (9 October, 1876 – 18 April, 1949) was an officer of the Royal Navy. A portrait of him at the National Portrait Gallery is not available via Creative Commons Licensing.
Early Life & Career
Born in Grange, Northwood.
Watson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in September, 1898.
Watson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 22 June, 1911.
Watson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1916.
Watson was appointed in command of the armoured cruiser Bacchante on 14 January, 1919.[1]
Watson was placed on the Retired List at his own request upon his relief as Deputy Superintendent and Captain of Dockyard and King's Harbour Master, Devonport on 31 March, 1923.
See Also
Naval Appointments | ||
Preceded by John F. Grant-Dalton |
Captain of H.M.S. Hildebrand 2 Apr, 1917 – 14 Jan, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Frank O. Lewis |
Captain of H.M.S. Bacchante 14 Jan, 1919[2] – 15 Jul, 1919 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Francis A. L. Andrews as King's Harbour Master, Malta |
Captain Attendant and King's Harbour Master, Malta 15 Jul, 1919 – 15 Jul, 1921 |
Succeeded by Howard J. L. W. K. Willcox as King's Harbour Master, Malta |
Preceded by ? |
Deputy Superintendent, Devonport Dockyard 18 Apr, 1922 – 30 Mar, 1923 |
Succeeded by ? |
Preceded by Christopher R. Payne |
Captain of Devonport Dockyard 18 Apr, 1922 – 30 Mar, 1923 |
Succeeded by Geoffrey Mackworth |
Preceded by Christopher R. Payne |
King's Harbour Master, Devonport 18 Apr, 1922 – 30 Mar, 1923 |
Succeeded by Geoffrey Mackworth as Superintendent and King's Harbour Master, Devonport |
Footnotes
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 January, 1919. Issue 41996, col F, p. 13.
- ↑ "Naval Appointments" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Monday, 13 January, 1919. Issue 41996, col F, p. 13.