Sandy Storrie
Storrie in 2020
Birth nameAlexander James Sanson Storrie
Nickname(s)Sandy
Born1962 (age 60–61)
Exeter, Devon, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1982-2017
RankLieutenant-General
Service number515787
Commands heldDevonshire and Dorset Regiment
7th Armoured Brigade
Battles/warsThe Troubles
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan
AwardsCommander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath

Lieutenant-General Alexander James Sanson "Sandy" Storrie, CB, CBE (born 1962) is a former senior British Army officer who served as Deputy Commander Resolute Support Mission.

Early life and education

Storrie was born in Exeter and educated at Pembroke College, Oxford.[1]

Military career

Storrie was commissioned into the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment on 3 September 1982.[2] He became commanding officer of the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment in 2002 and led the regiment while serving in Northern Ireland.[3] He went on to be commander of 7th Armoured Brigade in 2007 and commanded it in Southern Iraq the following year.[4] After that he became Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Strategy) in 2011, Deputy Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies in October 2013[5] and Deputy Commander Resolute Support Mission in April 2016.[6]

Honours

Storrie was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) on 11 September 2009 in recognition of his contribution to Operation Telic XII.[7] He was appointed Companion of the Order of the British Empire (CB) in the 2017 New Year Honours.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "No. 49156". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 November 1982. p. 14268.
  3. ↑ "Return to Ballykinder 2002-2004". Keep Military Museum. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Major-General Sandy Storrie". Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Senior Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Lieutenant General Sandy Storrie CBE". NATO. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "No. 59182". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 September 2009. p. 15642.
  8. ↑ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N2.
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