Nicholas Cottam

Nicholas Cottam
Born	1951 (age 59–60)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1973-2008
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	5th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	Operation Banner
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Nicholas Jeremy Cottam CB OBE (born 1951) was a senior British Army officer who went on to be Military Secretary.

Military career

Cottam was commissioned into the Royal Green Jackets in 1973.^[1] He became Commanding Officer of his Regiment and was deployed in Northern Ireland in the early 1990s being appointed to the OBE^[2] and mentioned in despatches for his service there.^[3] In 1994 he went to South Africa as part of a Commonwealth Peace Keeping Force.^[4]

He became Director of Personnel Services in 2001 for the Army^[5] and went on to be General Officer Commanding 5th Infantry Division in 2003^[6] and Military Secretary in 2005.^[6] In that role he increased the retirement age for officers in the Territorial Army to 60^[7] and carried out a review of the Reserves recommending that they be used for augmentation as much as for maximum effort.^[8]

In retirement he became Registrar of St Paul's Cathedral.^[9]

References

1. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 46125. p. 13473. 12 November 1973. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
2. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 52137. p. 9153. 14 May 1990. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
3. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 53453. p. 16388. 11 October 1993. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
4. ^ Reports of the African National Congress 11 February 1994
5. ^ Families lobby for Deepcut inquiry BBC News, 29 October 2002
6. ^ ^{a b} Debrett's People of Today
7. ^ Dad's Army fills officer shortage The Times, 9 October 2005
8. ^ Reserves Review TA Quarterly, April 2009
9. ^ Appointments Church Times, 14 November 2008

Military offices
Preceded by Arthur Denaro	General Officer Commanding the 5th Division 2003–2005	Succeeded by Andrew Farquhar
Preceded by Freddie Viggers	Military Secretary 2005–2008	Succeeded by Mark Mans

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Name	Cottam, Nicholas
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