Lieutenant General Sir Tyrone Richard Urch, 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.
Sir Tyrone Urch | |
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Born | 12 June 1965 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1984–2021 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held | Home Command Force Troops Command 1st Mechanised Brigade 22 Engineer Regiment |
Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
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]
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] 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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours,[14] and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 2021 New Year Honours.[15]