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'''Arthur Herbert Watchus''' was a British Army officer.

Watchus may have sered with [[3 Battlion, the Parachute Regiment]] in Bahrain in the 1960s.<ref>[http://3parareunion.forumotion.com/t123-3-para-group-wo-s-and-sgt-s-mess-members-bahrein 3 Para Group WO's and Sgt's Mess members Bahrein], 3 Para Reunion Club Forum, accesed 10 January 2011.</ref>

Watchus was promoted from Warrant Officer Class 2 on 1 March 1967, receiving a short service commission as a lieutenant in the [[Parachute Regiment]].<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/44281/supplements/3688 London Gazette, Supplement 44281], p.3688, 4 April 1967.</ref>

Watchus received a Special Regimental Commission, with same rank of Lieutenant on 23 July 1968, with seniority from 1 March 1965.<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/44681/supplements/10268 London Gazette, Supplement 44681], p.10268, 24 September 1968.</ref>

Watchus was promoted to Captain on 1 March 1969.<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/44800/supplements/2341 London Gazette, Supplement 44800], p.2341, 4 March 1969.</ref>

Watchus was awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1970.<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/45240/supplements/13114 London Gazette, Supplement 45240], p.13114, 27 November 1970.</ref>

According to writer John McGuffin, Watchus served at [[Palace Barracks, Holywood]] in Northern Ireland in the early 1970s, when 1st Battalion, the Parachute Regiment]] was based there:
:: Also based there were members of the shadowy [[22nd Special Air Service Regiment]]. Major [''sic''] A. H. Watchus, who had been associated with the [[Joint Services Intelligence Centre]] at Ashford in Kent, was their CO.[http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/intern/docs/jmcg73a.htm Chapter 10: The Civil Resistance Movement], Extracts from 'Internment' by John McGuffin (1973), accessed 10 January 2010.</ref>

According to French author Roger Faligot, Watchus led an SAS squad at the Barracks which was linked to the [[Military Reaction Force]], and which was involved in interrogating internees at Holyrood.<ref>Roger Faligot, Britain's Military Strategy in Ireland, Zed Books, 1983, p.173.</ref>

Watchus was promoted to Major on 31 December 1974.<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/46469/supplements/865 London Gazette, Supplement 46469], p.865, 21 January 1975.</ref>

Watchus retired from the Army on 1 July 1976.<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/46953/supplements/9287 Supplement 46953], p.9287, 6 July 1976.</ref>

==External Resources==
*[http://www.themcgurksbarmassacre.com/campaign.html MRF Leader Exposed ], McGurks's Bar Massacre Campaign, 9 January 2011.

==Notes==
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 '''Arthur Herbert Watchus''' was a British Army officer.
-Watchus may have sered with [[3 Battalion, the Parachute Regiment]] in Bahrain in the 1960s.<ref>[http://3parareunion.forumotion.com/t123-3-para-group-wo-s-and-sgt-s-mess-members-bahrein 3 Para Group WO's and Sgt's Mess members Bahrein], 3 Para Reunion Club Forum, accesed 10 January 2011.</ref>
+Watchus may have served with [[3 Battalion, the Parachute Regiment]] in Bahrain in the 1960s.<ref>[http://3parareunion.forumotion.com/t123-3-para-group-wo-s-and-sgt-s-mess-members-bahrein 3 Para Group WO's and Sgt's Mess members Bahrein], 3 Para Reunion Club Forum, accessed 10 January 2011.</ref>
 Watchus was promoted from Warrant Officer Class 2 on 1 March 1967, receiving a short service commission as a lieutenant in the [[Parachute Regiment]].<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/44281/supplements/3688 London Gazette, Supplement 44281], p.3688, 4 April 1967.</ref>

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 '''Arthur Herbert Watchus''' was a British Army officer.
-Watchus may have sered with [[3 Battlion, the Parachute Regiment]] in Bahrain in the 1960s.<ref>[http://3parareunion.forumotion.com/t123-3-para-group-wo-s-and-sgt-s-mess-members-bahrein 3 Para Group WO's and Sgt's Mess members Bahrein], 3 Para Reunion Club Forum, accesed 10 January 2011.</ref>
+Watchus may have sered with [[3 Battalion, the Parachute Regiment]] in Bahrain in the 1960s.<ref>[http://3parareunion.forumotion.com/t123-3-para-group-wo-s-and-sgt-s-mess-members-bahrein 3 Para Group WO's and Sgt's Mess members Bahrein], 3 Para Reunion Club Forum, accesed 10 January 2011.</ref>
 Watchus was promoted from Warrant Officer Class 2 on 1 March 1967, receiving a short service commission as a lieutenant in the [[Parachute Regiment]].<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/44281/supplements/3688 London Gazette, Supplement 44281], p.3688, 4 April 1967.</ref>
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 Watchus was awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1970.<ref>[http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/45240/supplements/13114 London Gazette, Supplement 45240], p.13114, 27 November 1970.</ref>
-According to writer John McGuffin, Watchus served at [[Palace Barracks, Holywood]] in Northern Ireland in the early 1970s, when 1st Battalion, the Parachute Regiment]] was based there:
+According to writer John McGuffin, Watchus served at [[Palace Barracks, Holywood]] in Northern Ireland in the early 1970s, when [[1st Battalion, the Parachute Regiment]] was based there:
 :: Also based there were members of the shadowy [[22nd Special Air Service Regiment]]. Major [''sic''] A. H. Watchus, who had been associated with the [[Joint Services Intelligence Centre]] at Ashford in Kent, was their CO.<ref>[http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/intern/docs/jmcg73a.htm Chapter 10: The Civil Resistance Movement], Extracts from 'Internment' by John McGuffin (1973), Conflict Archive on the Internet, accessed 10 January 2010.</ref>

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 According to writer John McGuffin, Watchus served at [[Palace Barracks, Holywood]] in Northern Ireland in the early 1970s, when 1st Battalion, the Parachute Regiment]] was based there:
-:: Also based there were members of the shadowy [[22nd Special Air Service Regiment]]. Major [''sic''] A. H. Watchus, who had been associated with the [[Joint Services Intelligence Centre]] at Ashford in Kent, was their CO.[http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/intern/docs/jmcg73a.htm Chapter 10: The Civil Resistance Movement], Extracts from 'Internment' by John McGuffin (1973), accessed 10 January 2010.</ref>
+:: Also based there were members of the shadowy [[22nd Special Air Service Regiment]]. Major [''sic''] A. H. Watchus, who had been associated with the [[Joint Services Intelligence Centre]] at Ashford in Kent, was their CO.<ref>[http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/intern/docs/jmcg73a.htm Chapter 10: The Civil Resistance Movement], Extracts from 'Internment' by John McGuffin (1973), Conflict Archive on the Internet, accessed 10 January 2010.</ref>
 According to French author Roger Faligot, Watchus led an SAS squad at the Barracks which was linked to the [[Military Reaction Force]], and which was involved in interrogating internees at Holyrood.<ref>Roger Faligot, Britain's Military Strategy in Ireland, Zed Books, 1983, p.173.</ref>