Dymock Watson

Sir Dymock Watson
Born	1904
Died	1988
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Navy
Years of service	1918 - 1961
Rank	Vice Admiral
Commands held	HMS Illustrious South Atlantic and South America Station
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Vice Admiral Sir (Robert) Dymock Watson KCB CBE (1904–1988) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic and South America Station.

Naval career

Watson joined the Royal Navy in 1918.^[1] He served in World War II as Assistant Director of Plans on the Joint Planning Staff from 1944.^[1] After the War he was appointed to the 1st Destroyer Flotilla in the Mediterranean Fleet and then, in 1950, became Director of Plans at the Admiralty.^[1] He went on to be Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious in 1953 and Flag Officer, Flotillas in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1954.^[1] He was made Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Supplies and Transport in 1955 and Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic and South America Station in 1958.^[1] He made an official visit to Ladysmith^[2] before retiring in 1961.^[1]

He lived at Trebinshwyn in Brecon.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
2. ^ Naval Review, Vol. XLVII, No. 4, October, 1959, p. 473
3. ^ Tudor 43

Military offices
Preceded by Sir Frederick Parham	Fourth Sea Lord 1955–1958	Succeeded by Sir Gordon Hubback
Preceded by Sir Geoffrey Robson	Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Station 1958–1960	Succeeded by Sir Nicholas Copeman

Persondata
Name	Watson, Dymock
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Date of birth	1904
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Date of death	1988
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