Daril Watson

Sir Daril Watson
Born	17 October 1888
Died	1 July 1967 (aged 78)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	General
Commands held	1st Bn Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry 2nd Division Western Command
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross

General Sir Daril Gerard Watson GCB CBE MC (17 October 1888 - 1 July 1967) was a British Army General during World War II.

Military career

Daril Watson was enlisted into the British Army in 1914 at the start of World War I.^[1] He was commissioned into the Highland Light Infantry in 1915.^[1] He transferred to the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in 1928 becoming Commanding Officer 1st Bn Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in 1934.^[1] In 1937 he was appointed Commandant of the Senior Officers' School in India.^[1]

He saw service in World War II, initially as a Brigadier on the General Staff at Eastern Command and then moving on to the General Staff of III Corps.^[1]

He was appointed General Officer Commanding 2nd Division in India in 1940 and Director of Staff Duties at the War Office in 1941.^[1] In 1942 he was appointed Assistant Chief of the Imperial General Staff and then Deputy Adjutant General.^[1] In 1944 he moved on to be General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Western Command.^[1]

After the War he became Quartermaster-General to the Forces; he retired in 1947.^[1]

Retirement

In retirement he became a Member of the Board of the British Transport Commission.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
2. ^ Socialised Industries (Boards) Hansard, 8 December 1949

Military offices
Preceded by Noel Irwin	General Officer Commanding the 2nd Division 1940–1941	Succeeded by John Grover
Preceded by Sir Edmond Schreiber	GOC-in-C Western Command 1944–1946	Succeeded by Sir Brian Horrocks
Preceded by Sir Thomas Riddell-Webster	Quartermaster-General to the Forces 1946–1947	Succeeded by Sir Sidney Kirkman

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Name	Watson, Daril
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Date of birth	17 October 1888
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Date of death	1 July 1967
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