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Burges Watson
Born(1846-09-24)24 September 1846
Died21 September 1902(1902-09-21) (aged 55)
Malta
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
RankRear Admiral
CommandsHMS Leander
HMS Royal Oak
Pembroke Dockyard
Malta Dockyard
AwardsCommander of the Royal Victorian Order

Rear Admiral Burges Watson, CVO (24 September 1846 – 21 September 1902) was a Royal Navy officer who became Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard.

Naval career

Watson entered the Royal Navy in 1860, was promoted to lieutenant in 1866, and to commander in 1879.

Promoted to captain on 31 December 1885, Watson became commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Leander in February 1889 and commanding officer of the battleship HMS Royal Oak in January 1896. 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, and appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) the same year. The following year, he was appointed Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard in February 1900. 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.

Watson was landed at Malta on 19 September 1902 due to a severe attack of pneumonia, and died there on 21 September 1902. He was buried at the old naval cemetery at Bighi two days later.

Family

Wilson married, in 1882, Marie Thérèse Fisher, daughter of homeopathic doctor Carl Fischer. The pair's eldest son, Fischer Watson, was born on 3 September 1884 and also became a Rear Admiral in the Royal Navy.

References

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  10. "Fischer Watson". Unit Histories. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
Military offices
Preceded byCharles J Balfour Captain-Superintendent, Pembroke Dockyard
1896–1899 		Succeeded byCharles James Barlow
Preceded byRodney Lloyd Admiral Superintendent, Malta Dockyard
1900–1902 		Succeeded byJames Hammet
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