Sandy Storrie
Sandy Storrie | |
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Birth name | Alexander James Sanson Storrie |
Nickname(s) | Sandy |
Born |
1962 (age 53–54) Exeter, Devon |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | British Army |
Years of service | 1982- |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Commands held |
Devonshire and Dorset Regiment 7th Armoured Brigade |
Battles/wars |
The Troubles Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant-General Alexander James Sanson "Sandy" Storrie CBE (born 1962) is a British Army officer who serves as Deputy Commander Resolute Support Mission.
Military career
Born in Exeter and educated at Pembroke College, Oxford, Storrie was commissioned into the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment on 3 September 1982.[1][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]
He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 11 September 2009.[7]
References
- ↑ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 49156. p. 14268. 1 November 1982.
- ↑ "Return to Ballykinder 2002-2004". Keep Military Museum. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ↑ "Major-General Sandy Storrie". Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ↑ "Senior Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ↑ "Lieutenant General Sandy Storrie CBE". NATO. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59182. p. 15642. 11 September 2009.
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Preceded by Tim Radford |
Deputy Commander Resolute Support Mission 2016–Present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |