Timothy Creasey


Sir Timothy Creasey

Nickname"The Bull"
Born(1923-09-21)21 September 1923
Died5 October 1986(1986-10-05) (aged 63)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1942–1985
RankGeneral
Service number350206
Unit10th Baluch Regiment
Royal Norfolk Regiment
Royal Anglian Regiment
CommandsChief of the Defence Staff, Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces (1981–85)
UK Land Forces (1980–81)
Northern Ireland (1977–79)
Sultan's Armed Forces, Muscat and Oman (1972–75)
11th Armoured Brigade (1969–70)
Conflicts
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

General Sir Timothy May Creasey, KCB, OBE (21 September 1923 – 5 October 1986) was a British Army officer who served as General Officer Commanding of the British Army in Northern Ireland, as well as the commander of the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces.