Tim Purbrick

Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Purbrick OBE VR
Born	Timothy John Gerald Stevens Purbrick (1964-04-18) 18 April 1964 (age 62)
Alma mater	Eton College Royal Military Academy Sandhurst University of Edinburgh
Spouse	Lady Henrietta Nevill ​ ​ (m. 1991)​
Children	4
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British army
Rank	Lieutenant colonel
Unit	Royal Lancers
Commands	Cultural Property Protection Unit
Conflicts	Operation Desert Storm

Lieutenant Colonel Timothy John Gerald Stevens Purbrick OBE VR FSA (born 18 April 1964) is a British Army officer of the Royal Lancers who took part in Operation Desert Storm.

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), which was created in September 2018 in order for the British government 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.

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

References

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