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Angus Watson
Born (1967-06-01) 1 June 1967 (age 57)
Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1987–2019
RankBrigadier
Service number528380
Unit13th/18th Royal Hussars
CommandsLight Dragoons
Battles / warsKosovo War
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
AwardsMember of the Order of the British Empire
Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service
Other workClerk 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

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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

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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

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

See also

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References

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  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
2020–present 		Incumbent
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