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Article by January 21, 2021
The body of the Barbados Landship Association’s Lord High Admiral Vernon Watson on Wednesday made its final journey to the fabled association’s headquarters, The Dock at Licorish Village, My Lord’s Hill, St Michael.
In a sombre atmosphere, a Landship detachment and drummers accompanied the hearse that carried the casket of Lord High Admiral on a procession from Carrington Village to The Dock where his body lay in state as the community paid their respects to the unofficial “Mayor of Licorish Village” ahead of his funeral on Friday.
Lord High Admiral Vernon Watson, OBE, familiarly known to us as Captain Watson, has died. Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley in a tribute tonight, said Watson, who died today, lived and breathed the Landship. “His dedication to the ‘Ship was total and all-consuming. For close to 75 years it dominated his vision as he contemplated how he could secure the legacy of the organisation he led. “My heart breaks at …