Governor-General at Baroda from 1882 until 1886, for which he was subsequently knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in 1886. He was promoted to Knight Grand Cross of the order (GCB) in the 1902 Coronation Honours list published on 26 June 1902, and was invested by King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 8 August 1902. He was also made Colonel of the Regiment of the 13th Duke of Connaught Lancers in 1904. Death Watson died on 23 January 1919, aged 89, at Finchampstead in Berkshire. His grave lies in the churchyard of St James in the village. His VC is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery at the Imperial War Museum, London. Notes References Further reading Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999) The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997) External link Location of grave and VC medal (Berkshire) 1829 births 1919 deaths Burials in Berkshire People from Chigwell Military personnel from Essex British recipients of the Victoria Cross British Indian Army generals British East India Company Army officers Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Indian Rebellion of 1857 recipients of the Victoria Cross British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Sikh War British military personnel of the Umbeyla Campaign British military personnel of the Second Anglo-Afghan War