Tyrone Urch

Urch was born on 12 June 1965. He was educated at Warminster School and Welbeck College. He studied at Cranfield University (BEng) and King's College London (MA).[1]

Urch was commissioned into the Royal Engineers on 4 June 1984.[2] In 2001, as officer commanding 20 Field Squadron, he led the construction of two schools, a new hangar at Price Barracks and a jungle research station in Belize.[3] He became Commanding Officer of 22 Engineer Regiment in 2004,[4] and was deployed to Iraq later that year.[5] He went on to be Commander of 1st Mechanised Brigade in December 2008, Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations at the Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood in December 2010,[6] and Chief of Staff for Land Forces in October 2012.[7] After that he became General Officer Commanding Force Troops Command in February 2015;[8] he was promoted to lieutenant-general and became Commander Home Command in June 2018.[9]

Urch was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours,[10] and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours.[11]