Nick Perry | |
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Lieutenant General Perry in 2024 | |
Born | 1971or1972(age 52–53) [1] |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service | British Army |
Years of service | 1992–present |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands | 16 Air Assault Brigade |
Battles / wars | War in Afghanistan |
Awards | Distinguished Service Order Member of the Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant General Nicholas Charles Laybourne Perry, DSO , MBE (born c. 1972) is a British Army officer who served as Assistant Chief of the General Staff between 2021 and 2022.
Perry is the son of Richard Laybourne Perry and his wife Susan Margaret Cave-Browne. [2] He was educated at Ampleforth College, then an all-boys Catholic boarding school. [3]
On 12 September 1992, Perry was commissioned into the Royal Hussars, British Army, as a second lieutenant (on probation) as part of being sponsored through university on an undergraduate cadetship. [4] After completing his degree and further training at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, his commission in the King's Royal Hussars was confirmed on 10 September 1995 with seniority in the rank of second lieutenant from 7 February 1993. [5] He was also promoted to lieutenant on 10 September 1995 with seniority in that rank from 7 February 1995. [5] He was promoted to captain on 10 February 1999. [6]
After serving as Chief of Staff for Task Force Helmand in winter 2010, [7] and commanding 22 SAS Regiment in 2012, [8] Perry became military advisor to the Prime Minister in 2015. [9] He went on to be commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade in 2017, [10] and Assistant Chief of the General Staff in March 2021. [11] He was promoted to lieutenant general on 15 November 2024, [12] as he was appointed Chief of Joint Operations at Permanent Joint Headquarters. [13]
Perry was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order for his service in Afghanistan in 2008, [14] and a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his service in Afghanistan in 2010. [15]