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Rear-Admiral Fischer Burges Watson, C.B.E., D.S.O., Royal Navy (9 September, 1884 – 14 August, 1960) was an officer of the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
As a Lieutenant, Watson was appointed in command of the destroyer Dasher on 26 August, 1909.[1]
On 2 May, 1911, Watson was appointed in command of the destroyer Dee.[2]
As a Commander, Burges Watson was appointed in command of the submarine Shakespeare on 16 September, 1918.[3]
In April 1924, Watson was appointed in command of the light cruiser Caledon.[4]
Watson was placed on the Retired List at his own request on 17 September, 1935.[5]
Who was Who
WATSON, Rear-Admiral Fischer Burges CBE 1943; DSO 1917
Born Sept. 1884; e s of late Rear-Admiral Burges Watson and Marie Thérèse Fischer, Sydney, NS Wales; m 1st, 1909, Sybil Mona Caroline (d 1926), o d of late Major Harry Holden of Bramcote Hills, Notts.; three d; 2nd, 1931, Mabel Harford, 3rd d of late Captain P. C. Underwood, RN; died 14 Aug. 1960
EDUCATION private school (Ashdown House, Forest Row); HMS Britannia
CAREER Midshipman, 1900; retired list, 1935; Convoy Service, 1939–42 (despatches); Captain Landingship Flotilla, Med., 1943–44 (despatches, CBE, bar to DSO)
RECREATIONS Games, shooting, fishing
ADDRESS Monks Horton, Bosham, Sussex
Bibliography
- "Rear-Adml. F. B. Watson" (Obituaries). The Times. Tuesday, 16 August, 1960. Issue 54851, col E, pg. 10.
Service Records
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by Hubert S. Monroe |
Captain of H.M.S. Dasher 26 Aug, 1909[6] – ? |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Ralph Collins |
Captain of H.M.S. Eden Jul, 1910[7] – ? |
Succeeded by Frederic G. Schurr |
| Preceded by Harold E. Sulivan |
Captain of H.M.S. Dee 2 May, 1911[8] – ? |
Succeeded by Gordon McL. Cameron |
| Preceded by James W. G. Innes |
Captain of H.M.S. Saracen 7 Sep, 1912[9] – ? |
Succeeded by Arthur S. D. George |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Loyal 18 Apr, 1914[10] – ? |
Succeeded by Joseph B. Newill |
| Preceded by ? |
Captain of H.M.S. Tempest 14 Apr, 1917[11] – ? |
Succeeded by Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin |
| Preceded by Francis A. W. Buller |
Captain of H.M.S. Shakespeare 16 Sep, 1918[12] – ? |
Succeeded by Edmond J. G. Mackinnon |
| Preceded by Robert G. Hamond |
Captain of H.M.S. Velox 19 Mar, 1919[13] – ? |
Succeeded by Maxwell N. Williamson-Napier |
| Preceded by Dudley B. N. North |
Captain of H.M.S. Caledon Apr, 1924[14] – ? |
Succeeded by Miles B. Birkett |
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List (April, 1910), p. 299.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 April, 1911. Issue 39573, col B, p. 15.
- ↑ Supplement to the Monthly Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 906a.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 34200. p. 5929. 20 September, 1935.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1910). p. 299.
- ↑ "Naval and Military Intelligence". The Times. Tuesday, 5 July, 1910. Issue 39316, col C, p. 9.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence" (Official Appointments and Notices). The Times. Friday, 28 April, 1911. Issue 39573, col B, p. 15.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1914). p. 371.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 395xx.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 398f.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 906a.
- ↑ The Navy List. (June, 1919). p. 923a.
- ↑ Mackie, Colin. ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS.
