Nick Welch (British Army officer)
Nick Welch | |
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_(Welch_cropped).jpg) Brigadier Welch in 2011 | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1984–present |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands held | 1 Battalion Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment 7 Armoured Brigade |
| Battles/wars | Bosnian War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service |
Major General Nicholas Welch OBE is a British Army officer who served as the Assistant Chief of the General Staff.
Military career
Welch was commissioned into the Gloucestershire Regiment on 20 April 1984.[1] His deployments included Berlin, Northern Ireland and Belize.[2]
Welch became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment in 2002[3] and having been promoted to colonel on 30 June 2006,[4] he became commander of 7 Armoured Brigade based in Bergen-Hohne, Germany in March 2009.[5] He was deployed with 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade as the deputy commander of Regional Command (South West) in Afghanistan in September 2011[6] and briefly served as Deputy Director of Strategic Studies in the Ministry of Defence before becoming Director Army Division at the Joint Services Command and Staff College in August 2012.[7] He went on to be Chief of Staff, Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in July 2014[5] and Assistant Chief of the General Staff in December 2015.[8][9]
Welch was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service for service in the former Yugoslavia in March 2005.[10] He was appointed to a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2001 New Year Honours[11] and an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2006 New Year Honours.[12]
References
- ^ "No. 49813". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 July 1984. p. 10102.
- ^ "Shedhead Major General returns to Gloucestershire as chief of staff for ARRC - with one eye on Gloucester vs Bath". Gloucester Citizen. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Why do regiments matter?". BBC. 6 December 2004. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "No. 58034". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 July 2006. p. 9061.
- ^ a b "Senior Army appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Brigadier General Nick Welch steps into top Afghanistan role". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Ministry of Defence and Senior Tri-Service Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Major General Nick Welch". Corenet. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "Annual Newsletter" (PDF). Regimental Association of The Rifles and The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "No. 57588". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 March 2005. p. 3372.
- ^ "No. 56070". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2000. p. 6.
- ^ "No. 57855". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2005. p. 5.