Angus Watson | |
Birth Date: | 1 June 1967 |
Birth Place: | Leamington Spa, Warwickshire |
Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
Branch: | British Army |
Serviceyears: | 1987–2019 |
Rank: | Brigadier |
Servicenumber: | 528380 |
Unit: | 13th/18th Royal Hussars |
Commands: | Light Dragoons |
Battles: | Kosovo War Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
Awards: | Member of the Order of the British Empire Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service |
Laterwork: | Clerk to the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers |
Brigadier Henry Angus Watson, (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 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]
Commissioned into his father's regiment, the 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.
Regimental Colonel of the Light Dragoons since 2020,[7] Watson now serves as Clerk to the Haberdashers' Company in the City of London.[8]
A member of Marylebone Cricket Club, Watson has played Army cricket as well as for I Zingari.[9]
In 1998, Watson married Caroline Perkins, having one son and two daughters.[10]