Post-war Service
Following the end of the war Urquhart served in several staff positions, including service as the General Officer Commanding Malaya (1950–1952) during the Malayan Emergency. He also commanded the 16th Airborne Division, a Territorial Army formation, from 1947 to 1948, then the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division until 1950. Urquhart retired from the army in 1955.
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