Tim Purbrick
British Army officer
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Lieutenant Colonel Timothy John Gerald Stevens Purbrick OBE VR FSA[2] (born 18 April 1964) is a British Army officer of the Royal Lancers who took part in Operation Desert Storm.
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| Birth name | Timothy John Gerald Stevens Purbrick |
| Born | 18 April 1964 |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British army |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Unit | Royal Lancers |
| Commands | Cultural Property Protection Unit[1] |
| Conflicts | Operation Desert Storm |
| Alma mater | Eton College Royal Military Academy Sandhurst University of Edinburgh |
| Spouse |
Lady Henrietta Nevill
(m. 1991) |
| Children | 4 |
Early life
Purbrick was born in 1964, the son of William Purbrick.[citation needed]
Career
Purbrick is the Commanding Officer of the British Cultural Property Protection Unit (CPPU),[3] which was created in September 2018[4] in order for the British government[5] to fulfil its obligations after it signed the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1954) in 2017.[6]
Personal life
In 1991, Purbrick married Henrietta Emily Charlotte Nevill (b. 21 June 1964), daughter of Lord Rupert Nevill, and a goddaughter of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.[citation needed] Henrietta was later granted the rank of a marquess's daughter in 2003. They have four children.[citation needed]
