Nick Borton

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Nick Borton
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Borton in 2018
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branchFlag of the British Army.svg British Army
Years of service1988–present
RankLieutenant-General
Commands heldRoyal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland
16 Air Assault Brigade
3rd (United Kingdom) Division
Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
Battles/warsIraq War
War in Afghanistan
AwardsDistinguished Service Order
Member of the Order of the British Empire

Lieutenant-General Nicholas Robert Macrae Borton DSO MBE is a senior British Army officer, who currently serves as the Commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps.[1]

Military career[]

Educated at Canford School and the University of Stirling,[2] Borton was commissioned into the Royal Highland Fusiliers on 4 September 1988.[3] After serving as a staff officer in the headquarters of Multi-National Division (South-East) (Iraq),[2] he became commanding officer of the Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland in 2008 and went on to be commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade in April 2013,[4] Director of Overseas Operations at the Ministry of Defence in September 2015,[5] and General Officer Commanding the 3rd (United Kingdom) Division in December 2016.[6] Borton became Chief of Staff (Operations), Permanent Joint Headquarters in February 2019,[1] and Commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps in December 2021.[7]

Borton also serves as both the Colonel of the Royal Regiment of Scotland,[8] and the Colonel Commandant of the Army Air Corps.[9]

He was awarded the DSO for service in Afghanistan on 6 March 2009.[10]

Publications[]

  • Borton, N. R. M. (19 October 2007) [2002]. "The 14th Army in Burma: A Case Study in Delivering Fighting Power". Defence Studies. 2 (3): 27–52. doi:10.1080/14702430208405039.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Generals April 2019" (PDF). Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Lieutenant Colonel NRM Borton MBE" (PDF). Royal Highland Fusiliers. 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. ^ "No. 51495". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 1988. p. 11380.
  4. ^ "Rebel dropped in to lead the paras". Daily Express. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Senior Tri-service and Ministry of Defence appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  6. ^ "No. 61786". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 December 2016. p. 26344.
  7. ^ "Future ARRC Commander and Mulitnational Defence Attaches Visit Exercise Steadfast Leda 2021". NATO ARRC. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Message from the New Colonel of the Regiment" (PDF). 29 January 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  9. ^ "@ArmyAirCorps Twitter post, 17 December 2020". Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  10. ^ "No. 58999". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 March 2009. p. 4082.
Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding the 3rd (United Kingdom) Division
2016–2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commander Allied Rapid Reaction Corps
2021– 		Incumbent
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