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Watson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1899.<ref>Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/342.|D7603126}} f. 385.</ref> | Watson was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 31 December, 1899.<ref>Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/342.|D7603126}} f. 385.</ref> | ||
On 30 September 1900, Watson was appointed to {{UK-Excellent|f=p}} to qualify as Lieutenant (G). He emerged, qualified Second Class in June of 1904 and joined the Junior Staff at ''Excellent''. Taking time to command {{UK-Flirt}} for the 1904 summer manoeuvres, on 3 January, 1905 Watson was appointed to the {{UK-Goliath|f=t}} as gunnery officer. Later that year, Watson was thanked for his ingenuity in inventing an [[Aiming Rifle]]. When ''Goliath'' paid off in June 1907, Watson spent the next eighteen months alternating between time at ''Excellent'' re-qualifying in gunnery and teaching gunnery at Shotley Barracks. In late 1909, Watson was made gunnery and first Lieutenant in the {{UK-Powerful|f=t}} on the [[Australia Station]]. He remained in ''Powerful'' until she paid off in March of 1912.<ref>Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/342.|D7603126}} f. 385.</ref> | On 30 September 1900, Watson was appointed to {{UK-Excellent|f=p}} to qualify as Lieutenant (G). He emerged, qualified Second Class in June of 1904 and joined the Junior Staff at ''Excellent''. Taking time to command {{UK-Flirt}} for the 1904 summer manoeuvres, on 3 January, 1905 Watson was appointed to the {{UK-Goliath|f=t}} as gunnery officer where the efficiency of the gunnery staff would reflect great credit upon him. Later that year, Watson was thanked for his ingenuity in inventing an [[Aiming Rifle]]. When ''Goliath'' paid off in June 1907, Watson spent the next eighteen months alternating between time at ''Excellent'' re-qualifying in gunnery and teaching gunnery at Shotley Barracks. In late 1909, Watson was made gunnery and first Lieutenant in the {{UK-Powerful|f=t}} on the [[Australia Station]]. He remained in ''Powerful'' until she paid off in March of 1912.<ref>Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/342.|D7603126}} f. 385.</ref> | ||
Watson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1912.<ref>Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/342.|D7603126}} f. 385.</ref> | Watson was promoted to the rank of {{CommRN}} on 31 December, 1912.<ref>Watson Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/44/342.|D7603126}} f. 385.</ref> | ||
Watson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Panther|f=t}} on 27 February, 1913.{{ | Following some time as gunnery officer in {{UK-RoyalArthur}} and {{UK-Aboukir}}, Watson was appointed in command of the {{UK-Panther|f=t}} on 27 February, 1913. In mid November, however, he was appointed to {{UK-Gibraltar}}, operating out of Queenstown. He would serve in her until being appointed to {{UK-Illustrious}} in November 1914. | ||
On 26 November, 1915, ''Illustrious'' paid off. Watson was appointed in mid December to {{UK-Vengeance}}. | |||
On 5 March 1917, ''Vengeance'' paid off. At the end of the month, Watson was appointed to {{UK-MarshalNey}}, to assume command upon her commissioning. | |||
On 6 November, 1918, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Amphitrite|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 730}} | On 6 November, 1918, he was appointed in command of the {{UK-Amphitrite|f=t}}.{{NLFeb19|p. 730}} | ||
Revision as of 15:35, 1 May 2017
Captain Reginald James Newall Watson D.S.O., R.N. (17 November, 1877 – 5 April, 1930) was an officer in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Watson gained eight months' time on passing out of Britannia. He was appointed to join Howe in the Mediterranean in August 1893. In December, he was transferred to the first class protected cruiser Hawke.[1]
Watson was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 31 December, 1899.[2]
On 30 September 1900, Watson was appointed to H.M.S. Excellent to qualify as Lieutenant (G). He emerged, qualified Second Class in June of 1904 and joined the Junior Staff at Excellent. Taking time to command Flirt for the 1904 summer manoeuvres, on 3 January, 1905 Watson was appointed to the battleship Goliath as gunnery officer where the efficiency of the gunnery staff would reflect great credit upon him. Later that year, Watson was thanked for his ingenuity in inventing an Aiming Rifle. When Goliath paid off in June 1907, Watson spent the next eighteen months alternating between time at Excellent re-qualifying in gunnery and teaching gunnery at Shotley Barracks. In late 1909, Watson was made gunnery and first Lieutenant in the first class protected cruiser Powerful on the Australia Station. He remained in Powerful until she paid off in March of 1912.[3]
Watson was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1912.[4]
Following some time as gunnery officer in Royal Arthur and Aboukir, Watson was appointed in command of the destroyer Panther on 27 February, 1913. In mid November, however, he was appointed to Gibraltar, operating out of Queenstown. He would serve in her until being appointed to Illustrious in November 1914.
On 26 November, 1915, Illustrious paid off. Watson was appointed in mid December to Vengeance.
On 5 March 1917, Vengeance paid off. At the end of the month, Watson was appointed to Marshal Ney, to assume command upon her commissioning.
On 6 November, 1918, he was appointed in command of the first class protected cruiser Amphitrite.[5]
Watson was appointed in command of the monitor Lord Clive in January, 1918.
Watson was promoted to the rank of Captain on 30 June, 1918.[6]
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 Claude A. Rombulow-Pearse |
Captain of H.M.S. Panther 27 Feb, 1913[7] – 16 Aug, 1913 |
Succeeded by Francis A. Clutterbuck |
| Preceded by Kenneth G. B. Dewar |
Captain of H.M.S. Marshal Ney 26 Mar, 1917[8] – 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[9] – 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
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/342. f. 385.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/342. f. 385.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/342. f. 385.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/342. f. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 730.
- ↑ Watson Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/342. f. 385.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 352.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 395o.
- ↑ The Navy List. (February, 1919). p. 730.
