Nicholas Ashmore | |
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Born | September 1961 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1984–2017 |
Rank | Major-General |
Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
Major-General Nicholas David Ashmore CB OBE (born September 1961) is a British Army officer who served as Military Secretary and General Officer Scotland.
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]