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	Lawrence was educated at [[St Peter's School, York]] and [[Durham University]], where he read engineering.<ref name=jclawrence /> Commissioned into the [[2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)]], he joined this unit in 1987 after finishing university.<ref name=jclawrence /> 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 [[Ministry of the Interior (Afghanistan)\|Afghan Ministry of the Interior]]'s Honour and Service Medal.<ref>{{cite web \|title=About Craig Lawrence \|url=https://www.craiglawrence.co/about---gallery-news.html \|website=Craig Lawrence Books \|accessdate=6 March 2019 \|language=en}}</ref>		Lawrence was educated at [[St Peter's School, York]] and [[Durham University]], where he read engineering.<ref name=jclawrence /> Commissioned into the [[2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)]], he joined this unit in 1987 after finishing university.<ref name=jclawrence /> 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 [[Ministry of the Interior (Afghanistan)\|Afghan Ministry of the Interior]]'s Honour and Service Medal.<ref>{{cite web \|title=About Craig Lawrence \|url=https://www.craiglawrence.co/about---gallery-news.html \|website=Craig Lawrence Books \|accessdate=6 March 2019 \|language=en}}</ref>

	Lawrence was made a Member of the [[Order of the British Empire]] in the [[2001 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Military Honours: Army \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2000/new_year_honours_2000/1092699.stm \|website=BBC News \|accessdate=6 March 2019 \|date=30 December 2000}}</ref> He was upgraded to Commander of the order in 2013.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Black \|first1=Sharon \|title=New Year Honours for Service personnel and Defence civilians \|url=https://civvystreetmagazine.co.uk/2012/12/new-year-honours-for-service-personnel-and-defence-civilians/ \|website=Civvy Street Magazine \|accessdate=6 March 2019 \|date=29 December ~~2022~~}}</ref>		Lawrence was made a Member of the [[Order of the British Empire]] in the [[2001 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=Military Honours: Army \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2000/new_year_honours_2000/1092699.stm \|website=BBC News \|accessdate=6 March 2019 \|date=30 December 2000}}</ref> He was upgraded to Commander of the order in 2013.<ref>{{cite web \|last1=Black \|first1=Sharon \|title=New Year Honours for Service personnel and Defence civilians \|url=https://civvystreetmagazine.co.uk/2012/12/new-year-honours-for-service-personnel-and-defence-civilians/ \|website=Civvy Street Magazine \|accessdate=6 March 2019 \|date=29 December 2012}}</ref>

	Lawrence's first book was a commemorative history of the Gurkhas titled ''The Gurkhas: 200 Years of Service to the Crown''<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Lawrence\|first1=Major General J C\|title=The Gurkhas: 200 Years of Service to the Crown\|year=2015\|publisher=Unicorn\|isbn=978-1-910500-02-6}}</ref> and was published on 30 April 2015. The second, titled ''The Legacy'',<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Lawrence\|first1=Craig\|title=The Legacy\|year=2015\|publisher=FireStep\|isbn=978-1-908487-43-8}}</ref> is an [[adventure fiction\|action-adventure novel]] and was published on 21 May 2015.		Lawrence's first book was a commemorative history of the Gurkhas titled ''The Gurkhas: 200 Years of Service to the Crown''<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Lawrence\|first1=Major General J C\|title=The Gurkhas: 200 Years of Service to the Crown\|year=2015\|publisher=Unicorn\|isbn=978-1-910500-02-6}}</ref> and was published on 30 April 2015. The second, titled ''The Legacy'',<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Lawrence\|first1=Craig\|title=The Legacy\|year=2015\|publisher=FireStep\|isbn=978-1-908487-43-8}}</ref> is an [[adventure fiction\|action-adventure novel]] and was published on 21 May 2015.

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[[Major General]] '''John Craig Lawrence''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|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 [[Joint Forces Command#Directorate of Joint Warfare|Directorate of Joint Warfare]].<ref name="jclawrence">{{cite book |title=Lawrence, Maj. Gen. (John) Craig, (born 18 Oct. 1963) |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/abstract/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-277025 |website=UK Who's Who | doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U277025 | isbn=978-0-19-954088-4 |accessdate=6 March 2019 |language=en }}</ref> He is now an author and lecturer at the [[Royal College of Defence Studies]].<ref name=jclawrence />

Lawrence was educated at [[St Peter's School, York]] and [[Durham University]], where he read engineering.<ref name=jclawrence /> Commissioned into the [[2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)]], he joined this unit in 1987 after finishing university.<ref name=jclawrence /> 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 [[Ministry of the Interior (Afghanistan)|Afghan Ministry of the Interior]]'s Honour and Service Medal.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Craig Lawrence |url=https://www.craiglawrence.co/about---gallery-news.html |website=Craig Lawrence Books |accessdate=6 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

Lawrence was made a Member of the [[Order of the British Empire]] in the [[2001 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Military Honours: Army |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/uk/2000/new_year_honours_2000/1092699.stm |website=BBC News |accessdate=6 March 2019 |date=30 December 2000}}</ref> He was upgraded to Commander of the order in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Black |first1=Sharon |title=New Year Honours for Service personnel and Defence civilians |url=https://civvystreetmagazine.co.uk/2012/12/new-year-honours-for-service-personnel-and-defence-civilians/ |website=Civvy Street Magazine |accessdate=6 March 2019 |date=29 December 2022}}</ref>

Lawrence's first book was a commemorative history of the Gurkhas titled ''The Gurkhas: 200 Years of Service to the Crown''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lawrence|first1=Major General J C|title=The Gurkhas: 200 Years of Service to the Crown|year=2015|publisher=Unicorn|isbn=978-1-910500-02-6}}</ref> and was published on 30 April 2015. The second, titled ''The Legacy'',<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lawrence|first1=Craig|title=The Legacy|year=2015|publisher=FireStep|isbn=978-1-908487-43-8}}</ref> is an [[adventure fiction|action-adventure novel]] and was published on 21 May 2015.

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[[Category:Royal Gurkha Rifles officers]]
[[Category:Alumni of University College, Durham]]
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