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.[1][2]

Ronald Urquhart
Born26 March 1906
Died19 April 1968 (aged 62)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1925–1960
RankMajor General
Service number34932
UnitRoyal Engineers
Commands held35th Infantry Brigade
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order

Early life

Urquhart was the son of W. L. A. W. Urquhart, Esq, of Montevideo, Uruguay.[2] He was educated at Bedford School and at Pembroke College, Cambridge.[1][3] He then attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, earning the rank of Senior Under Officer.[2] He was also awarded the Sword of Honour.[2] He finished his young officer coursework at Chatham and at Pembroke College.[2]

Military career

He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1925.[4] In the Second World War he served in Norway and North West Europe,[4] being awarded the DSO for his services in Normandy.[5] After the War he became Director of Combined Operations and then, from 1953, Commander of 35th Infantry Brigade.[4]

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.[4]

Personal life

He married Jean Moir in 1945 and had children David and Jane.[2] He died on 19 April 1968.[2]

References
  1. "Urquhart, Major-General Ronald Walton, (26 March 1906–19 April 1968), DL; retired; Colonel Commandant, Royal Engineers, since 1964". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. "Major-General R. W. Urquhart CB DSO DL" (PDF). The Royal Engineers Journal. 1 September 1968. p. 68.
  3. "No. 33129". The London Gazette. 2 February 1926. p. 792.
  4. Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
  5. "No. 36679". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 August 1944. p. 4044.
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