Nick Welch (British Army officer)

Nick Welch
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  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 currently serves 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

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 49813. p. 10102. 23 July 1984. Retrieved 09 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Why do regiments matter?". BBC. 6 December 2004. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  4. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58034. p. 9061. 4 July 2006. Retrieved 09 September 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Senior Army appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Brigadier General Nick Welch steps into top Afghanistan role". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ministry of Defence and Senior Tri-Service Appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Major General Nick Welch". Corenet. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Annual Newsletter" (PDF). Regimental Association of The Rifles and The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment. 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  10. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 57588. p. 3372. 18 March 2005. Retrieved 09 September 2015.
  11. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56070. p. 6. 30 December 2000. Retrieved 09 September 2015.
  12. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 57855. p. 5. 31 December 2005. Retrieved 09 September 2015.
Military offices
Preceded by
David Cullen		 Assistant Chief of the General Staff
2015 – present 		Incumbent
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