Burges Watson | |
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Born | 24 September 1846 |
Died | 21 September 1902 Malta | (aged 55)
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Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Leander HMS Royal Oak Pembroke Dockyard Malta Dockyard |
Awards | Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
Rear Admiral Burges Watson, CVO (24 September 1846 – 21 September 1902) [1] was a Royal Navy officer who became Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard.
Watson entered the Royal Navy in 1860, was promoted to lieutenant in 1866, and to commander in 1879. [2]
Promoted to captain on 31 December 1885, [3] Watson became commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Leander in February 1889 and commanding officer of the battleship HMS Royal Oak in January 1896. [4] He went on to be Captain Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard from October 1896 until October 1899. A naval Aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria from 1898 to 1899, he was promoted to flag rank as rear-admiral on 25 August 1899, [5] and appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) the same year. [1] The following year, he was appointed Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard in February 1900. [6] When Lord Charles Beresford resigned as Second-in-Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in January 1902, Watson was appointed to succeed him, taking over the battleship HMS Ramillies as his flag ship. [7]
Watson was landed at Malta on 19 September 1902 due to a severe attack of pneumonia, and died there on 21 September 1902. [2] [8] He was buried at the old naval cemetery at Bighi two days later. [9]
Wilson married, in 1882, Marie Thérèse Fisher, daughter of homeopathic doctor Carl Fischer. [1] The pair's eldest son, Fischer Watson, was born on 3 September 1884 and also became a Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy. [10]
Burges Watson | |
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Born | 24 September 1846 |
Died | 21 September 1902 Malta | (aged 55)
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Rank | Rear Admiral |
Commands held |
HMS Leander HMS Royal Oak Pembroke Dockyard Malta Dockyard |
Awards | Commander of the Royal Victorian Order |
Rear Admiral Burges Watson, CVO (24 September 1846 – 21 September 1902) [1] was a Royal Navy officer who became Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard.
Watson entered the Royal Navy in 1860, was promoted to lieutenant in 1866, and to commander in 1879. [2]
Promoted to captain on 31 December 1885, [3] Watson became commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Leander in February 1889 and commanding officer of the battleship HMS Royal Oak in January 1896. [4] He went on to be Captain Superintendent of Pembroke Dockyard from October 1896 until October 1899. A naval Aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria from 1898 to 1899, he was promoted to flag rank as rear-admiral on 25 August 1899, [5] and appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) the same year. [1] The following year, he was appointed Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard in February 1900. [6] When Lord Charles Beresford resigned as Second-in-Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in January 1902, Watson was appointed to succeed him, taking over the battleship HMS Ramillies as his flag ship. [7]
Watson was landed at Malta on 19 September 1902 due to a severe attack of pneumonia, and died there on 21 September 1902. [2] [8] He was buried at the old naval cemetery at Bighi two days later. [9]
Wilson married, in 1882, Marie Thérèse Fisher, daughter of homeopathic doctor Carl Fischer. [1] The pair's eldest son, Fischer Watson, was born on 3 September 1884 and also became a Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy. [10]