Major-General Nicholas David Ashmore CB

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(born September 1961) is a

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officer who served as Military Secretary and General Officer Scotland.

Military career

Ashmore was commissioned into the

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on 3 January 1984. After seeing active service during the

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, he became Colonel Army Plans in December 2004, Commander Royal Artillery for

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in July 2007 and Director Plans at Army Headquarters in July 2009 before becoming Director Strategic Asset-Management and Programme Team at the

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in September 2011. He went on to be Military Secretary in March 2015 and, additionally, General Officer, Scotland, in July 2015. He was appointed

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(OBE) on 31 October 2003 for his service during the

and

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(CB) in the 2016 Birthday Honours.

References

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