Angus_Watson_(British_Army_officer)

Angus Watson (British Army officer)

Angus Watson (British Army officer)

British Army officer

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]

See also

References

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