Sandy Storrie

Sandy Storrie
Storrie in 2020
Birth nameAlexander James Sanson Storrie
Nickname(s)Sandy
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Exeter, Devon, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1982-2017
RankLieutenant-General
Service number515787
CommandsDevonshire 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 of the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission in Afghanistan.

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 Bath (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 Deputy Commander Resolute Support Mission
2016–Present 		Succeeded by