Andrew Watson (British Army officer)

Andrew Watson
Born(1927-04-09)9 April 1927
Meerut, British India
Died12 July 2022(2022-07-12) (aged 95)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1946–1982
RankMajor-General
Commands1st Bn Black Watch
19 Airportable Brigade
Eastern District
Battles / warsNorthern Ireland
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath

Major-General Andrew Linton Watson CB (9 April 1927 – 12 July 2022) was a British Army officer.

Life and career

Educated at Wellington College, Watson was commissioned into the Black Watch in 1946.[1] He became commanding officer of the 1st Bn Black Watch in 1969 and in that role was deployed to Northern Ireland during the Troubles.[1] He went on to be commander of 19 Airportable Brigade in 1972, British Military Attaché in Washington, D.C. in 1975 and General officer Commanding Eastern District in 1977.[2] His last appointment was as Chief of Staff, Allied Forces Northern Europe in 1980 before retiring in 1982.[1]

Watson died on 12 July 2022, at the age of 95.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-1414-8
  2. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Watson, Major General Andrew (Andy) Linton Watson CB". The Times. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding Eastern District
1977–1980 		Succeeded by


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