Nick Parker
Sir Nick Parker | |
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| File:Nparker.JPG Lieutenant General Nick Parker Picture: Crown Copyright | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1973 – |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | 2 Bn the Royal Green Jackets 20th Armoured Brigade 2nd Division HQ Northern Ireland Regional Forces |
| Battles/wars | Sierra Leone Iraq War Operation Banner |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant General Sir Nicholas "Nick" Ralph Parker KCB, CBE is the Deputy Commander of NATO Forces in Afghanistan.
Military career
Nick Parker was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets in 1973.[1] He went on to command the Second Battalion the Royal Green Jackets.[1] In 1997 he was given command of 20th Armoured Brigade which was deployed to Bosnia in 1999.[2]
In 2001 he became Commander of British Forces in Sierra Leone.[3] In 2002 he went on to become General Officer Commanding 2nd Division.[1] In 2004 he served as Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College,[1] before taking over as Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Corps, Iraq in 2005. In 2006 he became General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland. In Northern Ireland he was responsible for reducing the UK's troop commitment in the Province and is quoted as saying "that the military had made a significant contribution to security in Northern Ireland that has allowed other people to make the difference through politics, social programmes and economics".[4]
In October 2007 became Commander of Regional Forces at Land Command.[5] He is also currently Colonel Commandant of the Rifles.
General Nick Parker's son, Captain Harry Parker, was injured in July 2009 while serving with his Battalion, 4 RIFLES, in Afghanistan on Operation Herrick 10.[6]
In September 2009 Nick Parker was appointed Deputy Commander of NATO Forces in Afghanistan.[7]
Awards and appointments
Parker was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2009 Birthday Honours.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d Defence Academy
- ^ 20th Armoured Brigade list of commanders
- ^ Sierra Leone News Archive (20 October 2001)
- ^ Army ending its operation in Northern Ireland
- ^ Senior Officer Appointments
- ^ General's son lost leg in Afghanistan explosion
- ^ TA Quarterly September 2009
- ^ "No. 59090". The London Gazette (invalid
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