Burges Watson
Burges Watson | |
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| Born | 24 September 1846 |
| Died | 21 September 1902 (aged 55) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Rank | Rear-Admiral |
| Commands | 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.
Naval career
[edit | edit source]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]
Family
[edit | edit source]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]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c "Watson, Rear-Adm. Burges, (24 Sept. 1846–21 Sept. 1902)." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Oxford University Press.
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- ^ The Navy List. (May, 1902). p. 216.
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