Nick Bray
Nick Bray CBE | |
|---|---|
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "No. 49455". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 August 1983. p. 11168.
- ^ "No. 49671". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 March 1984. p. 3639.
- ^ "No. 50446". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 March 1986. p. 3093.
- ^ "No. 52060". The London Gazette. 26 February 1990. p. 2651.
- ^ a b "No. 53653". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 April 1994. p. 6168.
- ^ "Armed Forces: Operational Service Honours". The Indep. 7 May 1994. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
- ^ "No. 54265". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1995. pp. 68–70.
- ^ "No. 56078". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 January 2001. pp. 14622–14623.
- ^ "No. 58381". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 July 2007. p. 9552.
- ^ "New Station Commander at RAF Honington". RAF Honington. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "CCF Biannual Inspection". Royal Russell School. 26 November 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "No. 60009". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2011. p. 6.
- ^ a b "SENIOR ROYAL AIR FORCE APPOINTMENTS" (PDF). gulabin.com. 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. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ "No. 62134". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 December 2017. p. 22798.