Angus Watson (British Army officer)
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Angus Watson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 June 1967 Leamington Spa, Warwickshire |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1987–2019 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Service number | 528380 |
| Unit | 13th/18th Royal Hussars |
| Commands | Light Dragoons |
| Battles / wars | Kosovo War Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Member of the Order of the British Empire Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service |
| Other work | Clerk to the Haberdashers' Co. |
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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]
Of Scottish descent, he is the elder son of Major-General (Henry) Stuart Ramsay Watson CBE (1922–2022)[2] by his wife, Susan née Jackson.[3]
Educated at Winchester College, Watson went up to read Geography at the University of Newcastle (BA) and later pursued further studies at Cranfield University (MA).[4]
Career
Commissioned into his father's regiment, the 13th/18th Hussars,[5][6] Watson saw action in Kosovo and Iraq, before serving in Afghanistan as commanding officer of the Light Dragoons from 2006 to 2009.[7]
Appointed MBE in 2003, Watson was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service on 7 March 2008 for meritorious service in Afghanistan.[8]
Regimental Colonel of the Light Dragoons since 2020,[9] Watson also 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]