Nicolas Bowen

Nicolas Bowen (born 1 July 1961) is a Brunanter Warrant Major and the present Warrant Major of the Guard. Bowen has held that appointment since 2013.

Biography
Bowen joined the Royal Guard in 1984. Due to his studies he was never conscripted and instead joined as a reserve soldier in the 14th Infantry Company in Brunant Military Base as an infantry soldier. He was promoted to corporal in 1986, whereupon he transferred to being an active soldier in the 9th Company and switched to logistics.

He was promoted to sergeant in 1988, and in that rank saw deployment to Kuwait as part of Operations Desert Shield in 1990. In 1991 and 1992 he was part of Brunant's contribution to the United Nations Mission to Nicaragua (ONUCA) and El Salvador (ONUSAL). Upon returning to Brunant in 1993 he was promoted to 1st Sergeant. He was pert of Brunant's contribution to the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) in 2000, later in 2001 being attached to and then sent back to Kosovo as part of the British Army.

By then a Warrant Officer (1998), he became the Warrant Officer of the 9th Company. In 2004 he was promoted to Warrant Major and became the Warrant Major of the 1st Battalion. He did a tour of Afghanistan in 2007 as the senior logistics non-officer, in charge of supply and administration. In 2009 he was appointed Warrant Major of the 1st Regiment.

Bowen was accorded his present appointment in February 2013 in a ceremony alongside General Gabriel Styler.