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Revision as of 12:00, 2 January 2017

Captain Reginald James Newall Watson D.S.O., R.N. (17 November, 1877 – 30 April, 1930) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Watson was appointed in command of the destroyer Panther on 27 February, 1913.[1]

On 6 November, 1918, he was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Amphitrite.[2]

Watson was appointed in command of the monitor Lord Clive at some point in 1918.

Lastly, Watson was appointed in command of the battleship Monarch in August, 1921 and remained in her until May, 1922.

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Arthur M. Lecky
Captain of H.M.S. Panther
27 Feb, 1913[3] – 16 Aug, 1913
Succeeded by
Francis A. Clutterbuck
Preceded by
Kenneth G. B. Dewar
Captain of H.M.S. Marshal Ney
26 Mar, 1917[4] – Jan, 1918
Succeeded by
Henry Luxmoore
Preceded by
Bernard St. G. Collard
Captain of H.M.S. Lord Clive
Jan, 1918 – 1 Feb, 1919
Succeeded by
Wellwood G. C. Maxwell
Preceded by
Cyril Peel
Captain of H.M.S. Amphitrite
6 Nov, 1918[5] – 1 Feb, 1919
Succeeded by
George P. England
Preceded by
Edward A. Rushton
Captain of H.M.A.S. Melbourne
1 Feb, 1919 – 20 Oct, 1919
Succeeded by
Claude L. Cumberlege
Preceded by
Frank Powell
Captain of H.M.S. Monarch
8 Jul, 1921 – 12 Jul, 1921
Succeeded by
Reginald J. N. Watson
Preceded by
Frank Powell
Captain of H.M.S. Vindictive
12 Jul, 1921 – 18 Aug, 1921
Succeeded by
Cathcart R. Wason
Preceded by
Reginald J. N. Watson
Captain of H.M.S. Monarch
18 Aug, 1921
Succeeded by
Francis B. Favell

Footnotes

  1. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 352.
  2. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 730.
  3. The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 352.
  4. The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395o.
  5. The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 730.

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