Craig Lawrence CBE | |
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Born | October 18, 1963 |
Allegiance | British |
Service/ | Army |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) |
Awards | Honour and Service Medal |
Alma mater | St Peter's School, York |
Other work | Author and lecturer |
Website | Official website |
Major General John Craig Lawrence CBE (born 18 October 1963), known as Craig Lawrence or J. C. Lawrence, is a retired British Army officer whose last appointment was as the Director of Joint Warfare at the Directorate of Joint Warfare. [1] He is now an author and lecturer at the Royal College of Defence Studies. [1]
Lawrence was educated at St Peter's School, York and Durham University, where he read engineering. [1] Commissioned into the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles), he joined this unit in 1987 after finishing university. [1] According to his personal website, he has served in a variety of regimental and staff appointments. As a Brigadier, he served in Afghanistan as the director of the International Security Assistance Force's Election Support Cell and was awarded the Afghan Ministry of the Interior's Honour and Service Medal. [2]
Lawrence was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2001 New Year Honours. [3] He was upgraded to Commander of the order in 2013. [4]
Lawrence's first book was a commemorative history of the Gurkhas titled The Gurkhas: 200 Years of Service to the Crown [5] and was published on 30 April 2015. The second, titled The Legacy, [6] is an action-adventure novel and was published on 21 May 2015.
Craig Lawrence CBE | |
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Born | October 18, 1963 |
Allegiance | British |
Service/ | Army |
Rank | Major General |
Unit | 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) |
Awards | Honour and Service Medal |
Alma mater | St Peter's School, York |
Other work | Author and lecturer |
Website | Official website |
Major General John Craig Lawrence CBE (born 18 October 1963), known as Craig Lawrence or J. C. Lawrence, is a retired British Army officer whose last appointment was as the Director of Joint Warfare at the Directorate of Joint Warfare. [1] He is now an author and lecturer at the Royal College of Defence Studies. [1]
Lawrence was educated at St Peter's School, York and Durham University, where he read engineering. [1] Commissioned into the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles), he joined this unit in 1987 after finishing university. [1] According to his personal website, he has served in a variety of regimental and staff appointments. As a Brigadier, he served in Afghanistan as the director of the International Security Assistance Force's Election Support Cell and was awarded the Afghan Ministry of the Interior's Honour and Service Medal. [2]
Lawrence was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2001 New Year Honours. [3] He was upgraded to Commander of the order in 2013. [4]
Lawrence's first book was a commemorative history of the Gurkhas titled The Gurkhas: 200 Years of Service to the Crown [5] and was published on 30 April 2015. The second, titled The Legacy, [6] is an action-adventure novel and was published on 21 May 2015.