DEATH DATE1988-2-3, Brecknock, Powys, Wales (83 years old)
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1904
Vice Admiral Sir Robert Dymock Watson (5 April 1904 – 3 February 1988) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic and South America Station.
1918
Watson joined the Royal Navy in 1918.
1944
He served in World War II as Assistant Director of Plans on the Joint Planning Staff from 1944.
1950
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.
1953
He went on to be Commanding Officer of the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (87) in 1953 and Flag Officer, Flotillas in the Mediterranean Fleet in 1954.
1955
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.
1961
He made an official visit to Ladysmith before retiring in 1961.
He lived at Trebinshwyn in Brecon.
2011
His grandson is the actor and comedian Humphrey Ker, who based his 2011 Edinburgh Fringe show Dymock Watson: Nazi Smasher! on Watson's exploits in the Second World War.
