Sandy Storrie

Lieutenant General Sandy Storrie CB CBE
File:Sandy Storrie.jpg Storrie in 2020
Birth name	Alexander James Sanson Storrie
Nickname	Sandy
Born	1962 (age 63–64) Exeter, Devon, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Service years	1982–2017
Rank	Lieutenant General
Service number	515787
Commands	Devonshire and Dorset Regiment 7th Armoured Brigade
Conflicts	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 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.

Military career

Storrie was commissioned into the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment on 3 September 1982. He became commanding officer of the Devonshire and Dorset Regiment in 2002 and led the regiment while serving in Northern Ireland. He went on to be commander of 7th Armoured Brigade in 2007 and commanded it in Southern Iraq the following year. 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 and Deputy Commander Resolute Support Mission in April 2016.

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. He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2017 New Year Honours.