Angus Watson (British Army officer)
Angus Watson | |
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Born | Leamington Spa, Warwickshire | 1 June 1967
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1987–2019 |
Rank | Brigadier |
Service number | 528380 |
Unit | 13th/18th Royal Hussars |
Commands | Light Dragoons |
Battles/wars | Kosovo War Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
Awards | Member of the Order of the British Empire Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service |
Other work | Clerk to the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers |
Brigadier Henry Angus Watson, MBE (born 1 June 1967) is a retired senior British Army officer and Clerk to the Haberdashers' Company since 2020.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Of Scottish descent, he is the elder son of Major General Stuart Watson (1922–2022)[2] by his wife, Susan née Jackson.[3] Educated at Winchester College, Watson went up to the University of Newcastle and later pursued further studies at Cranfield University.[4]
Career
[edit]Commissioned into his father's regiment, the 13th/18th Hussars,[5][6] Watson saw active service in Kosovo and Iraq, before serving in Afghanistan as commanding officer of the Light Dragoons from 2006 to 2009.[7] He was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service on 7 March 2008 for his service in Afghanistan.[8]
Regimental Colonel of the Light Dragoons since 2020,[9] Watson now serves as Clerk to the Haberdashers' Company in the City of London.[10]
A member of Marylebone Cricket Club, Watson has played Army cricket as well as for I Zingari.[11]
Family
[edit]In 1998, Watson married Caroline Perkins, having one son and two daughters.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "The Haberdashers' Company". haberdashers.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Major General Stuart Watson obituary". The Times. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Burke's Peerage & Baronetage". burkespeerage.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Commanding officer bids farewell". Dereham Times. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ Luscombe, Stephen. "13th/18th Hussars Colonels: General Stuart Watson". www.britishempire.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "No. 51080". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 October 1987. p. 12386.
- ^ "Interview with Lieutenant Colonel Watson at Camp Bastion". Imperial War Museum. 22 September 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "No. 58633". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 March 2008. p. 3614.
- ^ "The Light Dragoons". The British Army. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "New Clerks appointed". www.liverycommittee.org. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ www.i-zingari.com
- ^ "Who's Who". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO.
- 1967 births
- Living people
- English people of Scottish descent
- Military personnel from Warwickshire
- People educated at Winchester College
- Graduates of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- Alumni of Newcastle University
- Alumni of Cranfield University
- Old Wykehamists cricketers
- British Army brigadiers
- 13th/18th Royal Hussars officers
- 20th-century British Army personnel
- 21st-century British Army personnel
- British Army personnel of the Iraq War
- British Army personnel of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Light Dragoons officers
- Military personnel of the Kosovo War
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Recipients of the Commendation for Valuable Service