| Sir Herbert Watts | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1858 |
| Died | October 15, 1934 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Commands held |
7th Infantry Division XIX Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Lieutenant-General Sir Herbert Edward Watts KCB KCMG (1858 - 15 October 1934) was a British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding 7th Division during World War I.
Military career[]
Educated at The King's School, Peterborough and at Tours,[1] Watts was commissioneed into the 14th Regiment of Foot in 1880 and commanded the 2nd Battalion in 1904.[2] Watts commanded No. 9 District in Eastern Command from 1910.[1] He also served in World War I as General Officer Commanding 7th Division from September 1915[3] and then for a few days in July 1916 as General Officer Commanding 38th (Welsh) Division - under Watts, the 38th division successfully took its objective, Mametz Wood, though with severe losses;[4] within a week, Watts was back in command of 7th Division.[5] In February 1917 he became General Officer Commanding the XIX Corps.[2]
He unveiled the War Memorial at Mitcham in Surrey in 1920.[6]
Family[]
In 1896 he married Elizabeth Alice Helena Daly.[7]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The county families of the United Kingdom or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland (Volume ed.59, yr.1919) by Edward Walford, p.374
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Kirkpatrick Family Archives
- ↑ Army Commands
- ↑ Farr, p. 106
- ↑ Farr, p. 114
- ↑ Roll of Honour - Mitcham
- ↑ The Peerage.com
- Farr, Don (2007). The Silent General: Horne of the First Army, A Biography of Haig's Trusted Great War Comrade-in-Arms. Helion. ISBN 1-874622-99-X.
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