| Birth name | James Henry Digby Watson | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 13 August 1890 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Southsea, England | ||||||||||||
| Date of death | 15 October 1914 (aged 24) | ||||||||||||
| Place of death | HMS Hawke, Atlantic Ocean | ||||||||||||
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| University | University of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Physician | ||||||||||||
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| Allegiance |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||
| Service/ |  Royal Navy | ||||||||||||
| Rank | Surgeon | ||||||||||||
| Unit | HMS Hawke | ||||||||||||
| Memorials | Chatham Naval Memorial | ||||||||||||
James Henry Digby "Bungy"[needs IPA] Watson (31 August 1890 – 15 October 1914) was an English rugby union player. He won 3 caps for England, all in the 1914 Five Nations Championship. He was killed while serving as a surgeon aboard HMS Hawke when it was torpedoed and sunk by U-9 in 1914 during World War I, and is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.