Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa was opened in 1956[1][2] through public subscription as a memorial to soldiers lost in the Second World War.

Mr Watson was a major force in steering the organization of the building of the hospital.

The Peter Pan statue on the hospital grounds, sculpted by Ivan Mitford-Barberton, was donated by Mr Watson and his wife, Gwendolyn.

Mr Watson was later President of the South African Red Cross Society.

The hospital has academic links to the University of Cape Town's School of Child and Adolescent Health,[3] the University of the Western Cape Dental School and the University of Stellenbosch;[4] it is regarded as South Africa's leading centre for post-graduate specialist paediatric medical and surgical training.