Angus Watson (British Army officer)

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Angus Watson
Birth nameHenry Angus Watson
Born (1967-06-01) 1 June 1967 (age 56)
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
AllegianceFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Service/branchFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
Years of service1987–2019
Rank Brigadier
Service number 528380
Unit 13th/18th Royal Hussars
Commands held Light Dragoons
Battles/wars
Awards Member of the Order of the British Empire
Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service
Other work Clerk to the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers
MBE insignia Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE MOD 45147520.jpg
MBE insignia

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]

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Early life and education

Of Scottish descent, he is the elder son of Major General Stuart Watson CBE (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. [4]

Career

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 from 1 April to 30 September the previous year. [8]

Regimental Colonel of the Light Dragoons since 2020, [9] he now serves as Clerk to the Haberdashers' Company in the City of London. [10]

A member of MCC, Watson has played Army cricket as well as for I Zingari. [11]

Family

In 1998, Watson married Caroline Perkins, having one son and two daughters. [12]

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References

  1. "The Haberdashers' Company". haberdashers.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. "Major General Stuart Watson obituary". The Times. 31 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. "Burke's Peerage & Baronetage". burkespeerage.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. "Commanding officer bids farewell". Dereham Times. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  5. Luscombe, Stephen. "13th/18th Hussars Colonels: General Stuart Watson". www.britishempire.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  6. "No. 51080". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 October 1987. p. 12386.
  7. "Interview with Lieutenant Colonel Watson at Camp Bastion". Imperial War Museum. 22 September 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  8. "No. 58633". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 March 2008. p. 3614.
  9. "The Light Dragoons". The British Army . Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  10. "New Clerks appointed". www.liverycommittee.org. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  11. www.i-zingari.com
  12. "Who's Who". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO .
Military offices
Preceded by Regimental Colonel
Light Dragoons

2020present
Succeeded by
Incumbent