Sandy Storrie

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Sandy Storrie
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Storrie in 2020
Birth nameAlexander James Sanson Storrie
Nickname(s)Sandy
Born1962 (age 6061)
Exeter, Devon, England
AllegianceFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Service/branchFlag of the British Army.svg  British Army
Years of service1982-2017
Rank Lieutenant-General
Service number 515787
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
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.

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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]

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  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
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