George Willes Watson R.N.
George Willes Watson R.N.
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George Willes Watson R.N. | Explanation |
Third son of Rev. Fisher Watson, vicar of Lancing, Sussex |
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Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal |
5 April 1827 | | Born |
1864 | | Married Margaretta, youngest daughter of General John Campbell, colonel of the 92nd Gordon Highlanders |
30 May 1891 | | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath) |
26 April 1897 | | Died (Mannamead, Plymouth) |
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Date | Rank |
6 November 1841 | Entered Navy |
8 March 1849 | Lieutenant |
9 August 1858 | Commander |
16 February 1864 | Captain |
9 January 1880 | Rear-Admiral |
12 April 1886 | Vice-Admiral |
12 April 1892 | Retired Vice-Admiral |
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Date from | Date to | Service |
25 August 1858 | | Commander (2ic) in Royal Albert, commanded by Henry James Lacon, Channel squadron (flagship of Rear-Admiral Robert Fanshawe Stopford, Captain of the Fleet) |
2 February 1862 | 20 February 1864 | Commander in Peterel (from commissioning at Plymouth), North America and West Indies |
November 1866 | April 1870 | Captain in Crocodile |
1 April 1873 | 1 January 1875 | Captain in Duncan, Sheerness, replacing Pembroke |
1 March 1876 | | Commodore in Victor Emmanuel, senior officer, Hong Kong |
June 1879 | January 1880 | Captain in Temeraire |
1 December 1881 | 30 April 1886 | Admiral-superintendent, Chatham |
15 December 1888 | 15 December 1891 | Commander-in-chief, North America and West Indies (flag in Bellerophon) |