Nick Perry (British Army officer)

Lieutenant General Nicholas Charles Laybourne Perry, DSO, MBE (born 1972) is a British Army officer who served as Assistant Chief of the General Staff between 2021 and 2022.

Nick Perry
Lieutenant General Perry in 2024
Born	1971 or 1972 (age 52–53)[1]
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	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

Early life and education

Perry was born in 1972, 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]

Military career

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]