Born in south London in 1958, Nick joined the Royal Navy in May 1977 and, in addition to Naval Medical Staff work, trained as a State Registered Nurse. After specialising in Intensive Care and service in the South Atlantic, he left in September 1983 to to take up a research post at the London Hospital Medical College while he studied with the Open University and the Aston Training Scheme.

From 1985 to 1988 he attended Chichester Theological College and read for the BTh through Southampton University. Ordained deacon in Gloucester Cathedral in 1988 he was appointed to a curacy at Prestbury, Cheltenham and was ordained priest in 1989. During this time he took a commission as an Army Cadet Chaplain. From 1991 to 1994 he served as priest-in-charge at Ss Michael & George, Fullwell, Teddington while reading for an MA in Education and Theology at King's College London. He also took a Territorial Army Commission at this time.

In 1994 he was appointed Chaplain and Head of Divinity at St John's School, Leatherhead. In 1997 he was received into the Roman Catholic Church and ordained for the Archdiocese of Westminster by Cardinal Basil Hume in May 1998. He was immediately sent to serve in the Bishopric of the Forces and has been a Regular Army Chaplain ever since. Having served at a new entry Training Establishment he was sent to Kosovo in November 1999 for six months as the Force RC Chaplain on OP AGRICOLA.

Returning to his Unit he was posted to 101 Logistic Brigade in January 2001 and seconded for duty to 16 Air Assault Brigade in January 2003 for the war phase of OP TELIC in Iraq where he served with a Close Support Medical Regiment. Throughout this time he was on the staff of the Cathedral of the Bishop of the Forces, being made the Dean in September 2003.

In August 2004 he was posted to Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow and is currently the Chaplain to 1st Battalion The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment, with additional responsibility for a number of minor units. Married since 1981 to Alison, whom he met when they were in the VIth Form together, he has two sons, Matthew 19 years and Jonathan 17 years. The youngest, and by far craziest, member of the family is Rupert, their five year old cocker spaniel.

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