Tim Purbrick

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.

Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Purbrick OBE VR
Birth name	Timothy John Gerald Stevens Purbrick
Born	(1964-04-18) 18 April 1964 (age 61)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British army
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Unit	Royal Lancers
Commands	Cultural Property Protection Unit[1]
Battles / wars	Operation Desert Storm
Alma mater	Eton College Royal Military Academy Sandhurst University of Edinburgh
Spouse(s)	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]}

See also

• Monuments Men