Bertram Watson

Vice Admiral Bertram Chalmers Watson CB DSO (20 March 1887 – 22 July 1976) was a Royal Navy officer who became Rear Admiral, Submarines.

Bertram Watson
Born	20 March 1887
Died	22 July 1976 (1976-07-23) (aged 89)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	HMS Curlew HMS Valiant
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order

Naval career

Watson served in the First World War and, after being promoted to captain on 31 December 1925, he became commanding officer of the cruiser HMS Curlew in July 1932 and of the battleship HMS Valiant in August 1933.^[1] He went on to become Rear Admiral, Submarines in December 1938 and, after seeing action in that role in the early stages of the Second World War,^[2] went on to be Flag Officer Greenock in January 1940 and Flag Officer Commanding, Iceland in October 1943.^[3]

Later career

In 1951, Watson presented Arthur Cecil Champion with a painting of the village church of St. Peter's & St. Paul's in appreciation of his thirteen years as vicar of Hambleton.^[4]

References

1. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
2. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
3. "The National Archives. ADM 196/50/339. f. 341".
4. "Rev. Arthur Champion retired". Portsmouth Evening News. 10 September 1951.

Military offices
Preceded by Robert Raikes	Rear-Admiral Submarines 1938–1940	Succeeded by Sir Max Horton