Tyrone Urch
Sir Tyrone Urch | |
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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
KBE (born 12 June 1965) is a former senior British Army officer who served as General Officer Commanding, Force Troops Command and later Commander, Home Command
.
Early life and education
Urch was born on 12 June 1965. He was educated at Lord Weymouth's School, Warminster, and Welbeck College. He studied at Cranfield University (BEng) and King's College London (MA).[1]
Military career
Urch was commissioned into the
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] He retired in June 2021.[10]
He was a Colonel Commandant in the Royal Engineers until October 2023,[11] and Chief Royal Engineer from 14 September 2018 until 1 January 2024.[12][13]
Urch was appointed
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours.[15]
References
- ^ ‘URCH, Maj. Gen. Tyrone Richard’, Who's Who 2016, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2016
- ^ "No. 49754". The London Gazette. 4 June 1984. p. 7751.
- ^ "Rumble in the jungle". New Civil Engineer. 24 May 2001. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "First Soldiers move in" (PDF). Drumbeat. February 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "Operational honours list". Token Publishing. 18 March 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "Senior Tri-Service and Ministry of Defence Posts" (PDF). Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "Too Many Generals...Not Enough For Them To Do?". Combat and Survival. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "No. 62321". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2018. p. 10419.
- ^ Urch, Tyrone [@UrchTyrone] (8 June 2021). "Thank you @home_comdsm and everyone in HQ Home Command and Standing Joint Command (UK) for this amazing and deeply emotional send off" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "No. 64276". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 January 2024. p. 26494.
- ^ "No. 62413". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 September 2018. p. 16640.
- ^ "No. 64327". The London Gazette (Supplement). 27 February 2024. p. 3867.
- ^ "No. 59808". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2011. p. 5.
- ^ "No. 63218". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2020. p. N6.