11:33 EDT, 5 March 2021
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An Army general accused of swindling nearly £50,000 in private school fees was reported by a colonel concerned he was never at home, a court martial heard today.
Major General Nick Welch, 54, allegedly claimed his wife Charlotte was living at the London residence he moved into upon staring a top job at the Ministry of Defence.
It meant he was eligible for an Army allowance towards his children s education that is given to servicemen on remote assignments, provided that the family is living with them.
But Col Jeremy Lamb, who lived on the same street in Putney, told the court he hardly ever saw the family at the home.