King's College London
Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives

Survey of the Papers of Senior UK Defence Personnel, 1900-1975

Service biography
Enlisted in Army 1914; World War I, Highland Light Infantry 1914-1918; Commissioned, Highland Light Infantry 1915; Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1928; Commander, 1 Bn, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 1934-1936; Commander, Senior Officers' School, India 1937-1939; World War II 1939-1945; Brig, General Staff, Eastern Command 1939; Brig, General Staff, 3 Corps 1939-1940; General Officer Commanding 2 Div, India 1940-1941; Director of Staff Duties, War Office 1941-1942; Assistant Chief of the Imperial General Staff 1942; Deputy Adjutant General 1942-1944; General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command 1944-1946; Quartermaster General to the Forces 1946-1947; retired 1947

Papers
Watson informed the Centre in 1963 that he had destroyed his papers

Publications
OTHER_PAPERS PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE: Letter #year 1926, relating to the battle of Loos section of the official history, and to his service with Highland Light Infantry, 4 Bde, 15 Div (Ref: CAB45/121)

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