George Lamb Watson was born in 1922 in Galashiels, Scotland the son of George Watson and Janet Lamb.

Before the War he was an apprentice Dyer in Galashiels.

"He was a Sergeant in the Royal Artillery commanding a light anti-aircraft battery on the S.E. coast before joining the 1st Battalion KOSB. I don’t know a service number for his Royal Artillery service but have a local newspaper article referring to him being interviewed on the BBC having shot down a Focke-Wulf when he was 21 years old."

He was mentioned in the London Gazette on 14th April 1944 (researching)

He was discharged from the Army in June 1946. "After the war he worked at Bliss Tweed Mill, Chipping Norton where he met his wife Zilpha. They relocated to live in Selkirk and then Galashiels when he worked as Production Manager at Gardiner of Selkirk Tweed Mill. He enjoyed golfing and trout fishing."

He married Zilpha Margaret Witts in October 1953 in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.

Sadly, George died in 1978 at the age of 56.

*Quotes are from George's nephew, also named George. January 2025