Nick Bray

Air Commodore Nicholas Bray, CBE is a Royal Air Force officer. He served as Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment from 2012 to 2013.

Nick Bray
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1983 –
Rank	Air Commodore
Commands held	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

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

1. "No. 49455". The London Gazette (Supplement). 22 August 1983. p. 11168.
2. "No. 49671". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 March 1984. p. 3639.
3. "No. 50446". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 March 1986. p. 3093.
4. "No. 52060". The London Gazette. 26 February 1990. p. 2651.
5. "No. 53653". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 April 1994. p. 6168.
6. "Armed Forces: Operational Service Honours". The Indep. 7 May 1994. Retrieved 30 July 2013.
7. "No. 54265". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1995. pp. 68–70.
8. "No. 56078". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 January 2001. pp. 14622–14623.
9. "No. 58381". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 July 2007. p. 9552.
10. "New Station Commander at RAF Honington". RAF Honington. 24 February 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
11. "CCF Biannual Inspection". Royal Russell School. 26 November 2012. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
12. "No. 60009". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2011. p. 6.
13. "SENIOR ROYAL AIR FORCE APPOINTMENTS" (pdf). gulabin.com. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
14. "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.
15. "No. 62134". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 December 2017. p. 22798.

External links

• Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Commodore N Bray