Ronald Urquhart
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.
Ronald Urquhart | |
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| Born | 26 March 1906 |
| Died | 19 April 1968 (aged 62) |
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| Service/ |  |
| Years of service | 1925-1960 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | 35th Infantry Brigade RMA Sandhurst |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | CB, DSO |
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]
Major General Ronald Urquhart retired from the British Army in 1960. He died on 19 April 1968.
References
- URQUHART, Major-General Ronald Walton : Who's Who
- Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- "No. 36679". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 August 1944. p. 4044.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Reginald Hobbs |
Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst 1957–1960 |
Succeeded by George Gordon-Lennox |