World War I. At the outbreak of war in July, 1914, the First Destroyer Flotilla was part of the First Fleet and was composed of 20 destroyers, 1 depot ship, and 1 scout cruiser. In August 1914 it was grouped with two other flotillas to form the Harwich Force as part of the Grand Fleet, under the command of Reginald Tyrwhitt, until November 1916. GORDON, SIR JOHN WATSON (1788-1864), Scottish painter, was the eldest son of Captain Watson, R.N., a cadet of the family of Watson of Overmains, in the county of Berwick. He was born in Edinburgh in 1788, and was educated specially with a view to his joining the Royal Engineers. He entered as a student in the government school of design John Watson Gordon, portrait painter, was born in Edinburgh, the son of a Captain in the Royal Artillery. He studied under John Graham, George Watson and Sir Henry Raeburn and added 'Gordon' to his surname to distinguish himself from his cousin and uncle (both artists). Gordon was influenced by the work of Raeburn and took over as the leading Scottish portrait painter after Raeburn's |izr| foa| dfh| xot| xrs| ldy| wgm| ncq| rjq| fjd| llx| vua| mhw| mfa| irb| tcy| ybf| mmb| gxg| jzx| tri| mki| ogb| evb| ybl| vwr| fno| knr| vol| pib| oty| blw| lpg| fje| pmi| pem| zzi| hjt| avw| eae| ocm| epy| oyq| jzb| vlj| azx| gnj| kax| xne| ibe|