| Sir Hugh Watson | |
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Sir Hugh Watson |
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| Born | 20 April 1872 Saltfleetby, Lincolnshire |
| Died | 22 May 1954 Windsor, Berkshire |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1885 - 1928 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Commands held | HMS Essex HMS Bellerophon HMS Canada |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Admiral Sir Hugh Dudley Richards Watson KCB CVO CBE (20 April 1872 – 22 May 1954) was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.
Watson joined the Royal Navy in 1885; he was appointed Commander of the School of Physical Training[1] before becoming Naval Attaché in Berlin in 1910[2] and then serving in World War I as Captain of the cruiser HMS Essex from 1914, the battleship HMS Bellerophon from 1915 and the battleship HMS Canada from 1918.[3]
After the War he served with the Allied Post War Control Commission and then became Naval Secretary in 1921, Commander of the 4th Battle Squadron and Second-in-Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1923 and Commander of the 3rd Battle Squadron and Second-in-Command of the Mediterranean Fleet in 1924.[2] His last appointment was as Admiral commanding the Reserve Fleet in 1926 before he retired in 1928.[2]
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| Preceded by Rudolph Bentinck |
Naval Secretary 1921–1923 |
Succeeded by Michael Hodges |