Nicholas Ashmore

Major-General Nicholas David Ashmore CB OBE (born September 1961) is a British Army officer who served as Military Secretary and General Officer Scotland.

Nicholas Ashmore
BornSeptember 1961
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1984–2017
RankMajor-General
Battles/warsIraq War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Military career

Ashmore was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 3 January 1984.[1] After seeing active service during the Iraq War, he became Colonel Army Plans in December 2004, Commander Royal Artillery for 3rd (UK) Division in July 2007[2] and Director Plans at Army Headquarters in July 2009 before becoming Director Strategic Asset-Management and Programme Team at the Defence Infrastructure Organisation in September 2011.[3] He went on to be Military Secretary in March 2015 and, additionally, General Officer, Scotland, in July 2015.[4][5]

He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) on 31 October 2003 for his service during the Iraq War[6] and Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2016 Birthday Honours.[7]

References
  1. "No. 49687". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 March 1984. p. 4417.
  2. "War heroes receive a country's thanks". Chichester Observer. 9 December 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  3. "A strategic solution" (PDF). Defence Infrastructure Organisation. p. 6. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  4. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  5. The Times, 2015, "Senior military appointments", The Times, 24 June 2015, Pg. 55
  6. "No. 57100". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 October 2003. p. 2.
  7. "No. 61608". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 June 2016. p. B3.
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