Nick Bray | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1983 – |
| Rank | Air Commodore |
| Commands | RAF Regiment (2012–13) RAF Honington (2009–11) |
| Battles / wars | War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service |
Air Commodore Nicholas Bray, CBE is a Royal Air Force officer. He served as Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment from 2012 to 2013.
Military career[]
On 29 July 1983, the then Aircraftman Bray was commissioned into the Security Branch of the Royal Air Force as an acting pilot officer. He was given the service number 8024046L.[1] He was regraded to pilot officer on 29 January 1984.[2] He was promoted to flying officer on 29 January 1986,[3] and to flight lieutenant on 29 January 1990.[4] He served in the former Republic of Yugoslavia from April to November 1993,[5] for which he was awarded a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service 'in recognition of [his] services".[5][6] As part of the half-yearly promotions, he was promoted to squadron leader on 1 January 1996,[7] and to wing commander on 1 January 2001.[8]
On 1 July 2007, he was promoted to group captain.[9] He was appointed station commander of RAF Honington in February 2009.[10] In 2011, as part of the NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, he served as an adviser in the Ministry of the Interior. He also acted as the lead planner of the Afghan National Police.[11] Appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2012 New Year Honours,[12] Bray was made Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment in January the same year.[13][14] In May 2013, he relinquished the appointment.[13]
On 16 October 2017, he was granted a commission in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force in the rank of air commodore.[15]
References[]
- ↑ "No. 49455". 22 August 1983. p. 11168. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49455/supplement/11168
- ↑ "No. 49671". 12 March 1984. p. 3639. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/49671/supplement/3639
- ↑ "No. 50446". 3 March 1986. p. 3093. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/50446/supplement/3093
- ↑ "No. 52060". 26 February 1990. p. 2651. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/52060/page/2651
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "No. 53653". 25 April 1994. p. 6168. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/53653/supplement/6168
- ↑ "Armed Forces: Operational Service Honours". 7 May 1994. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/armed-forces-operational-service-honours-1434256.html. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ↑ "No. 54265". 29 December 1995. pp. 68–70. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/54265/supplement/68
- ↑ "No. 56078". 2 January 2001. pp. 14622–14623. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/56078/supplement/14622
- ↑ "No. 58381". 3 July 2007. p. 9552. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/58381/supplement/9552
- ↑ "New Station Commander at RAF Honington". RAF Honington. 24 February 2009. http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafhonington/newsweather/index.cfm?storyid=A8C8EE3C-1143-EC82-2E44AEEA441D6F4A. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ↑ "CCF Biannual Inspection". Royal Russell School. 26 November 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131105032219/http://www.attainmagazine.co.uk/news/story/2386. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ↑ "No. 60009". 31 December 2011. p. 6. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/60009/supplement/6
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "SENIOR ROYAL AIR FORCE APPOINTMENTS" (pdf). gulabin.com. http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Royal%20Air%20Force%20Senior%20Appointments.pdf. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ↑ "Queen Elizabeth’s and Prince Philip’s week, starting February 13". 22 February 2012. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. https://archive.is/20140811055651/http://britishroyalfamilyworld.com/queen-elizabeth-prince-philip-2012022/. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ↑ "No. 62134". 12 December 2017. p. 22798. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/62134/supplement/22798
External links[]
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