Lt Commander Francis Douglas-Watson, DSO

1896 - 1941  (44 years)

• Name	Francis Douglas-Watson
  Prefix	Lt Commander
  Suffix	DSO
  Birth	3rd June 1896	Bearsden, Glasgow, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	7th April 1941	Piraeus, Greece
  	In April 1941, he was serving at HMS Nile (RN base, Alexandria, Egypt), but on 7th April, he was ashore in the Greek harbour of Piraeus when the British steamer Clan Fraser (7529grt), of convoy ANF .24, was damaged by German bombing and set afire. At 0330hrs on the 7th, the explosion of her TNT cargo sank the steamer and wrecked the harbour, killing Cdr. Douglas-Watson.
  Burial	Phaleron War Cemetery, Greece
  Person ID	I76725	First tree
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Francis Douglas-Watson,   b. Bef 1896   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Cunningham,   b. Bef 1896   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F70960	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Marjorie Hilda Coverdale
  Children	1. Sub. Lt. Stephen Francis Douglas-Watson   2. Kim Fedora Douglas-Watson
  Family ID	F46358	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Fedora St Ledger,   b. 26 Aug 1899, Osford, Springhill, Brisbane, Australia d. 1977 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	13th September 1922	Glasgow, Scotland
  Family ID	F70959	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Lt.Cdr. Francis Douglas-Watson commanded the minesweeper HMS Pangbourne (J 37) between 26 Oct 1938 and 17 Sep 1940 He was awarded the DSO on 25 Oct 1940. He was an Acting Commander at the time.