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]
Angus Watson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Henry Angus Watson |
| Born | 1 June 1967 Leamington Spa, Warwickshire |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1987–2019 |
| 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 |
Early life and education edit
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 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 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 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.