Ronald Urquhart
Ronald Urquhart | |
|---|---|
| Born | 26 March 1906 |
| Died | 19 April 1968 (aged 62) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1925–1960 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | 35th Infantry Brigade RMA Sandhurst |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | CB, DSO |
Major General Ronald Walton Urquhart CB DSO (26 March 1906 – 19 April 1968) was a British Army officer who became Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Military career[]
Born on 26 March 1906, Ronald Urquhart was educated at Bedford School, at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[1] He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1925.[2] In the Second World War he served in Norway and North West Europe,[2] being awarded the DSO for his services in Normandy.[3] After the War he became Director of Combined Operations and then, from 1953, Commander of 35th Infantry Brigade.[2] He went on to be Chief of Staff at Western Command in 1956 and Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst between 1957 and 1960.[2]
Urquhart retired from the British Army in 1960. He died on 19 April 1968.[4]
References[]
- ^ URQUHART, Major-General Ronald Walton : Who's Who
- ^ a b c d Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ "No. 36679". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 August 1944. p. 4044.
- ^ "Major-General R. W. Urquhart CB DSO DL" (PDF). The Royal Engineers Journal. 1 September 1968. p. 68.
- 1906 births
- 1968 deaths
- British Army generals
- People educated at Bedford School
- Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge
- Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst
- Royal Engineers officers
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Commandants of Sandhurst
- British Army personnel of World War II