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]
Familyedit
Wilson married, in 1882, Marie Thérèse Fisher, daughter of C. F. Fisher.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abc"Watson, Rear-Adm. Burges, (24 Sept. 1846–21 Sept. 1902)." WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Oxford University Press.
^ ab"Obituary -Rear-Admiral Burges Watson". The Times. No. 36879. London. 22 September 1902. p. 4.
burges, watson, rear, admiral, september, 1846, september, 1902, royal, navy, officer, became, admiral, superintendent, malta, dockyard, born, 1846, september, 1846died21, september, 1902, 1902, aged, maltaallegianceunited, kingdomservice, branchroyal, navyran. Rear Admiral Burges Watson CVO 24 September 1846 21 September 1902 1 was a Royal Navy officer who became Admiral Superintendent Malta Dockyard Burges WatsonBorn 1846 09 24 24 September 1846Died21 September 1902 1902 09 21 aged 55 MaltaAllegianceUnited KingdomService wbr branchRoyal NavyRankRear AdmiralCommands heldHMS LeanderHMS Royal OakPembroke DockyardMalta DockyardAwardsCommander of the Royal Victorian OrderNaval career editWatson 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 editWilson married in 1882 Marie Therese Fisher daughter of C F Fisher 1 References edit a b c Watson Rear Adm Burges 24 Sept 1846 21 Sept 1902 WHO S WHO amp WHO WAS WHO Oxford University Press a b Obituary Rear Admiral Burges Watson The Times No 36879 London 22 September 1902 p 4 No 25545 The London Gazette 1 January 1886 p 7 Captains commanding Royal Navy Warships PDF Archived from the original PDF on 14 July 2015 Retrieved 1 February 2015 No 27119 The London Gazette 22 September 1899 p 5814 Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36046 London 23 January 1900 p 12 The Navy List May 1902 p 216 Burges Watson Rear Admiral R N Geni Retrieved 10 May 2018 Naval amp Military intelligence The Times No 36881 London 24 September 1902 p 4 Military offices Preceded byCharles J Balfour Captain Superintendent Pembroke Dockyard1896 1899 Succeeded byCharles James Barlow Preceded byRodney Lloyd Admiral Superintendent Malta Dockyard1900 1902 Succeeded byJames Hammet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Burges Watson amp oldid 1102888025, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
