Sandy Storrie

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

Sandy Storrie
Birth nameAlexander James Sanson Storrie
Nickname(s)Sandy
Born1962 (age 58–59)
Exeter, Devon, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1982-present
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

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.
Military offices
Preceded by
Tim Radford		 Deputy Commander Resolute Support Mission
2016–Present		 Succeeded by
Richard Cripwell
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