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 an 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. "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.