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]
Craig Lawrence CBE | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Lawrence, Maj. Gen. (John) Craig, (born 18 Oct. 1963). UK Who's Who. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U277025. ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "About Craig Lawrence". Craig Lawrence Books. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Military Honours: Army". BBC News. 30 December 2000. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ Black, Sharon (29 December 2012). "New Year Honours for Service personnel and Defence civilians". Civvy Street Magazine. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ Lawrence, Major General J C (2015). The Gurkhas: 200 Years of Service to the Crown. Unicorn. ISBN 978-1-910500-02-6.
- ^ Lawrence, Craig (2015). The Legacy. FireStep. ISBN 978-1-908487-43-8.
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