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PO. Albert William Watson OBE.
Royal Navy HMS Bridgewater
from:Machen
My step-father joined the Navy as a lad of 15 and served on HMS Gangees until 1932. I understand he was on submarines for a while. He served on various ships including: HMS Malaya, HMS Drake, HMS Osprey, HMS Bridgewater, HMS PresidentIV, HMS Woolston (Mallard), HMS Pyramus, HMS Attack.
He received the OBE in 1941 but he never revealed why he was awarded it. He rose through the ranks and was made a Petty Officer on 29th of June 1943 and was released on this rank on 20th of December 1945.
Until his death 16 years ago he was a member of the Gangees Association and regularly went to meetings. At his funeral the Gangees Association attended and the flag bearers all lowered their standards. I am lucky to still have his service records and a copy of the London Gazette dated 4th of March 1941 announcing the awards in which he is included.

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