Angus Watson (British Army officer)

Brigadier Angus Watson MBE (born 1 June 1967) is a retired British Army senior officer and Clerk to the Haberdashers' Company since 2020.[1]

Angus Watson
Birth nameHenry Angus Watson
Born (1967-06-01) 1 June 1967
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1987–2019
RankBrigadier
Unit13th/18th Royal Hussars
Commands heldLight Dragoons
Battles/wars
AwardsMember of the Order of the British Empire
Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service
Insignia of the MBE

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, 13th/18th Hussars,[5] Watson saw active service in Kosovo and Iraq, before serving in Afghanistan as Commanding Officer of the Light Dragoons from 2006 to 2009.[6] 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.[7]

Regimental Colonel of the Light Dragoons since 2020,[8] he now serves as Clerk to the Haberdashers' Company.[9]

Family

In 1998, Watson married Caroline Perkins, having one son and two daughters.[10]

See also

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. "Interview with Lieutenant Colonel Watson at Camp Bastion". Imperial War Museum. 22 September 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  7. "No. 58633". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 March 2008. p. 3614.
  8. "The Light Dragoons". The British Army. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  9. "New Clerks appointed". www.liverycommittee.org. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  10. "Who's Who & Who Was Who". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.