British Military High Command
Chief of the Defence Staff
Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 25 1900; d. August 27 1979.
1959 – 1965
Admiral Sir Michael Cecil Boyce
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1943; d. November 6 2022.
2001 – 2003
Master-General of the Ordnance
General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1650; d. June 16 1722.
1702 – 1712
General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1650; d. June 16 1722.
1714 – 1722
Field Marshal John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, 1st Duke of Greenwich
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1680; d. October 4 1743.
1725 – 1740
Field Marshal John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, 1st Duke of Greenwich
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1680; d. October 4 1743.
1741 – 1742
Lieutenant-General John Manners, Marquess of Granby
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1721; d. October 18 1770.
1763 – 1770
General Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 3rd Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Aubigny
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1735; d. December 29 1806.
1782 – 1783
General Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond, 3rd Duke of Lennox, 3rd Duke of Aubigny
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1735; d. December 29 1806.
1784 – 1795
General Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1738; d. October 5 1805.
1795 – 1801
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1769; d. September 14 1852
Noble titles: Viscount Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1809 – 1852); Count of Vimeiro in the nobility of Portugal (1811 – 1852); Earl of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Marquess of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Duke of Vitória in the nobility of Portugal (1812 – 1852); Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo in the nobility of Spain (1812 – 1852); Duke of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1814 – 1852); Prince of Waterloo in the nobility of the Netherlands (1815 – 1852)
Military ranks: Major-General (1802 – 1808); Lieutenant-General (1808 – 1811); General (1811 – 1813); Field Marshal (1813 – 1852)
1819 – 1827
Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance
Lieutenant-General George Germain
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1771; d. April 3 1853
1757 – 1759
Lieutenant-General John Manners, Marquess of Granby
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1721; d. October 18 1770.
1759 – 1762
Lieutenant-General Henry Seymour Conway
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1721; d. July 9 1795.
1767 – 1772
General William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1729; d. July 12 1814.
1782 – 1804
Chief of Joint Operations
Air Marshal Sir Glenn Lester Torpy
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1953.
2004 – 2006
Chief of the British Joint Staff Mission to Washington
Field Marshal Sir John Greer Dill
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1881; d. November 4 1944
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1930. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1936. Promoted to general, 1939. Promoted to field marshal, 1941.
1941 – 1944
Field Marshal Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1881; d. December 31 1964
Titles of nobility: Baron Wilson in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1964).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1935. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1939. Promoted to general, 1941. Promoted to field marshal, 1944.
1944 – 1947
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Arthur William Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1885; d. December 21 1945
Titles of nobility: Baron Tedder in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1967).
Military ranks: Promoted to air vice marshal, 1937. Promoted to air chief marshal, 1943. Promoted to Marshal of the Royal Air Force, 1945.
1950 – 1952
British Army
Captain-General of the British Army
General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1650; d. June 16 1722.
1702 – 1711
General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1650; d. June 16 1722.
1714 – 1717
General Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1721; d. October 31 1765.
1744 – 1757
Commander-in-Chief of the Forces
General John Churchill, 1st Earl of Marlborough
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1650; d. June 16 1722.
1690 – 1691
General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1650; d. June 16 1722.
1702 – 1708
General Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 15 1721; d. October 31 1765.
1745 – 1757
Lieutenant-General John Manners, Marquess of Granby
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1721; d. October 18 1770.
1766 – 1769
General Henry Seymour Conway
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1721; d. July 9 1795.
1782 – 1793
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1769; d. September 14 1852
Noble titles: Viscount Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1809 – 1852); Count of Vimeiro in the nobility of Portugal (1811 – 1852); Earl of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Marquess of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Duke of Vitória in the nobility of Portugal (1812 – 1852); Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo in the nobility of Spain (1812 – 1852); Duke of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1814 – 1852); Prince of Waterloo in the nobility of the Netherlands (1815 – 1852)
Military ranks: Major-General (1802 – 1808); Lieutenant-General (1808 – 1811); General (1811 – 1813); Field Marshal (1813 – 1852)
1827 – 1828
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1769; d. September 14 1852
Noble titles: Viscount Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1809 – 1852); Count of Vimeiro in the nobility of Portugal (1811 – 1852); Earl of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Marquess of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Duke of Vitória in the nobility of Portugal (1812 – 1852); Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo in the nobility of Spain (1812 – 1852); Duke of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1814 – 1852); Prince of Waterloo in the nobility of the Netherlands (1815 – 1852)
Military ranks: Major-General (1802 – 1808); Lieutenant-General (1808 – 1811); General (1811 – 1813); Field Marshal (1813 – 1852)
1842 – 1852
Field Marshal Prince George, Duke of Cambridge
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1819; d. March 17 1904
Titles of nobility: Duke of Cambridge in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1850 – 1904).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1845. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1854. Promoted to general, 1856. Promoted to field marshal, 1862.
1856 – 1895
Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 30 1832; d. November 14 1914
Titles of nobility: Baron Roberts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1892 – 1914); Earl Roberts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1901 – 1914).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1878. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1883. Promoted to general, 1891. Promoted to field marshal, 1895.
1900 – 1904
Chief of the Imperial General Staff
Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, 1st Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1864; d. June 22 1922
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1913. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1917. Promoted to general, 1918. Promoted to field marshal, 1919.
1918 – 1922
General Sir William Edmund Ironside
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1880; d. September 22 1959
Titles of nobility: Baron Ironside in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1941 – 1959).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1919. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1931. Promoted to general, 1936. Promoted to field marshal, 1940.
1939 – 1940
General Sir John Greer Dill
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1881; d. November 4 1944
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1930. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1936. Promoted to general, 1939. Promoted to field marshal, 1941.
1940 – 1941
Field Marshal Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Baron Alanbrooke
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1883; d. June 17 1963
Titles of nobility: Baron Alanbrooke in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1945 – 1963); Viscount Alanbrooke in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1963).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1935. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1938. Promoted to general, 1941. Promoted to field marshal, 1944.
1941 – 1946
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 17 1887; d. March 24 1976
Titles of nobility: Viscount Montgomery of Alamein in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1976).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1938. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1941. Promoted to general, 1942. Promoted to field marshal, 1944.
1946 – 1948
Field Marshal Sir William Joseph Slim
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1891; d. December 14 1970
Titles of nobility: Viscount Slim in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1960 – 1970).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1941. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1944. Promoted to general, 1945. Promoted to field marshal, 1949.
1948 – 1952
Field Marshal Sir Allan Francis “John” Harding
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 10 1896; d. January 20 1989
Titles of nobility: Baron Harding of Petherton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1958 – 1989).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1944. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1946. Promoted to general, 1949. Promoted to field marshal, 1953.
1952 – 1955
Chief of the General Staff
General Sir Francis Richard Dannatt
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 23 1950.
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1994. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 2003. Promoted to general, 2005.
2006 – 2009
Vice Chief of the Imperial General Staff
General Sir John Greer Dill
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1881; d. November 4 1944
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1930. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1936. Promoted to general, 1939. Promoted to field marshal, 1941.
1940
Assistant Chief of the General Staff
Major-General Francis Richard Dannatt
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 23 1950.
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1994. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 2003. Promoted to general, 2005.
2001 – 2002
Military Secretary
Major-General Sir George Sidney Clive
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1874; d. October 7 1959
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1924. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1934.
1930 – 1934
Inspector-General of the Forces
Field Marshal Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1850; d. January 16 1942
Titles of nobility: Duke of Connaught and Strathearn in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1874 – 1942).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1880. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1886. Promoted to general, 1893. Promoted to field marshal, 1902.
1904 – 1907
Paymaster of the Forces
Robert Walpole
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1676; d. March 18 1745.
1714 – 1715
Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1684; d. September 7 1728.
1715 – 1720
Robert Walpole
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1676; d. March 18 1745.
1720 – 1721
Charles Cornwallis, 4th Baron Cornwallis
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1675; d. January 20 1721.
1721 – 1722
Spencer Compton, 1st Baron Wilmington
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1673; d. July 2 1743.
1722 – 1730
Henry Pelham
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 25 1694; d. March 6 1754.
1730 – 1743
William Pitt
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1708; d. May 11 1778.
1746 – 1755
Henry Fox
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1705; d. July 1 1774.
1757 – 1765
Frederick North, Lord North
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1732; d. August 5 1792.
1766 – 1767
Edmund Burke
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1729; d. July 9 1797.
1782
Edmund Burke
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1729; d. July 9 1797.
1783 – 1784
William Wyndham Grenville
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 25 1759; d. January 12 1834.
1784 – 1789
George Canning
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1770; d. August 8 1827.
1800 – 1801
Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, Earl Temple
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1776; d. January 17 1839.
1806 – 1807
Lord John Russell
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1792; d. May 28 1878
Titles of nobility: Earl Russell in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1861 – 1878)
1830 – 1834
Regional Army Commands – Africa
General Officer Commanding, East Africa Commmand
Lieutenant-General Sir Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1891; d. April 29 1959
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1940. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1942. Promoted to general, 1949.
1945 – 1946
Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in South Africa
Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Baron Roberts
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 30 1832; d. November 14 1914
Titles of nobility: Baron Roberts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1892 – 1914); Earl Roberts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1901 – 1914).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1878. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1883. Promoted to general, 1891. Promoted to field marshal, 1895.
1900
Lieutenant-General Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Baron Kitchener of Khartoum
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1850; d. June 5 1916
Titles of nobility: Baron Kitchener of Khartoum in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1898 – 1916); Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum (1902 – 1916); Earl Kitchener (1914 – 1916).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1896. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1900. Promoted to general, 1902. Promoted to field marshal, 1909.
1900 – 1902
Regional Army Commands – British Isles
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Aldershot Command
General Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1850; d. January 16 1942
Titles of nobility: Duke of Connaught and Strathearn in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1874 – 1942).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1880. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1886. Promoted to general, 1893. Promoted to field marshal, 1902.
1893 – 1898
General Henry Seymour Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1864; d. March 28 1925
Titles of nobility: Baron Rawlinson in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1919 – 1925).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1909. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1916. Promoted to general, 1917.
1919 – 1920
Lieutenant-General Sir John Greer Dill
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1881; d. November 4 1944
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1930. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1936. Promoted to general, 1939. Promoted to field marshal, 1941.
1937 – 1939
Lieutenant-General Bernard Law Montgomery*
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 17 1887; d. March 24 1976
Titles of nobility: Viscount Montgomery of Alamein in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1976).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1938. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1941. Promoted to general, 1942. Promoted to field marshal, 1944.
*Note: This command was styled South-Eastern Command at this time.
1941 – 1942
Governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed
General William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1729; d. July 12 1814.
1796 – 1808
General Sir Banastre Tarleton, 1st Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 21 1754; d. January 15 1833.
1808 – 1833
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command
Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Hughes Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1864; d. June 22 1922
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1913. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1917. Promoted to general, 1918. Promoted to field marshal, 1919.
1917 – 1918
General Sir William Edmund Ironside
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1880; d. September 22 1959
Titles of nobility: Baron Ironside in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1941 – 1959).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1919. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1931. Promoted to general, 1936. Promoted to field marshal, 1940.
1936 – 1938
Lieutenant-General Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1891; d. April 29 1959
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1940. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1942. Promoted to general, 1949.
1942
Lieutenant-General Sir Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1891; d. April 29 1959
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1940. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1942. Promoted to general, 1949.
1944
Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver William Hargreaves Leese, 3rd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1894; d. January 22 1978
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1941. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1944.
1945 – 1947
Governor of Edinburgh Castle
General John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, 1st Earl of Greenwich
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1680; d. October 4 1743.
1712 – 1714
General John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1705; d. April 27 1782.
1763 – 1782
Governor of Fort William
Lieutenant-General John Burgoyne
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1722; d. August 4 1792.
1769 – 1779
Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces
General Sir William Edmund Ironside
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1880; d. September 22 1959
Titles of nobility: Baron Ironside in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1941 – 1959).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1919. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1931. Promoted to general, 1936. Promoted to field marshal, 1940.
1940
General Sir Alan Francis Brooke
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1883; d. June 17 1963
Titles of nobility: Baron Alanbrooke in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1945 – 1963); Viscount Alanbrooke in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1963).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1935. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1938. Promoted to general, 1941. Promoted to field marshal, 1944.
1940 – 1941
Commander-in-Chief, Ireland
General John Burgoyne
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1722; d. August 4 1792.
1782 – 1784
General Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1738; d. October 5 1805.
1798 – 1801
Lieutenant-General Sir John Byng
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1772; d. June 3 1860
Titles of nobility: Baron Strafford in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1835 – 1853); Earl of Strafford in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1847 – 1860).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1813. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1825. Promoted to general, 1841. Promoted to field marshal, 1855.
1828 – 1831
Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Baron Roberts
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 30 1832; d. November 14 1914
Titles of nobility: Baron Roberts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1892 – 1914); Earl Roberts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1901 – 1914).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1878. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1883. Promoted to general, 1891. Promoted to field marshal, 1895.
1895 – 1900
Field Marshal Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1850; d. January 16 1942
Titles of nobility: Duke of Connaught and Strathearn in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1874 – 1942).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1880. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1886. Promoted to general, 1893. Promoted to field marshal, 1902.
1900 – 1904
Governor of Kingston-upon-Hull
John Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1662; d. July 15 1711.
1699 – 1711
Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces
General Sir Francis Richard Dannatt
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 23 1950.
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1994. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 2003. Promoted to general, 2005.
2005 – 2006
Governor of Londonderry and Culmore
Field Marshal John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1772; d. June 3 1860
Titles of nobility: Baron Strafford in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1835 – 1853); Earl of Strafford in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1847 – 1860).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1813. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1825. Promoted to general, 1841. Promoted to field marshal, 1855.
1832 – 1860
General Officer Commanding, Northern District
General Sir William Howe
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1729; d. July 12 1814.
1793 – 1795
Field Marshal Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 25 1743; d. August 25 1805.
1796 – 1802
Lieutenant-General Sir John Byng
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1772; d. June 3 1860
Titles of nobility: Baron Strafford in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1835 – 1853); Earl of Strafford in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1847 – 1860).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1813. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1825. Promoted to general, 1841. Promoted to field marshal, 1855.
1816 – 1828
Governor of Plymouth
General William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1729; d. July 12 1814.
1808 – 1814
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1769; d. September 14 1852
Noble titles: Viscount Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1809 – 1852); Count of Vimeiro in the nobility of Portugal (1811 – 1852); Earl of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Marquess of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1812 – 1852); Duke of Vitória in the nobility of Portugal (1812 – 1852); Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo in the nobility of Spain (1812 – 1852); Duke of Wellington in the peerage of the United Kingdom (1814 – 1852); Prince of Waterloo in the nobility of the Netherlands (1815 – 1852)
Military ranks: Major-General (1802 – 1808); Lieutenant-General (1808 – 1811); General (1811 – 1813); Field Marshal (1813 – 1852)
1819 – 1827
Governor of Portsmouth
Field Marshal John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, 1st Duke of Greenwich
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1680; d. October 4 1743.
1730 – 1737
Commander-in-Chief, Scotland
General John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, 1st Earl of Greenwich
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1680; d. October 4 1743.
1712 – 1716
General Officer Commanding, Southern District
Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, 1st Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 19 1767; d. January 5 1816.
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1805. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1808.
1805 – 1808
Lieutenant-General Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1850; d. January 16 1942
Titles of nobility: Duke of Connaught and Strathearn in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1874 – 1942).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1880. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1886. Promoted to general, 1893. Promoted to field marshal, 1902.
1890 – 1893
Lieutenant-General Alan Francis Brooke
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1883; d. June 17 1963
Titles of nobility: Baron Alanbrooke in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1945 – 1963); Viscount Alanbrooke in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1963).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1935. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1938. Promoted to general, 1941. Promoted to field marshal, 1944.
1939
Lieutenant-General Alan Francis Brooke
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1883; d. June 17 1963
Titles of nobility: Baron Alanbrooke in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1945 – 1963); Viscount Alanbrooke in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1963).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1935. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1938. Promoted to general, 1941. Promoted to field marshal, 1944.
1940
Lieutenant-General Claude John Eyre Auchinleck
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1884; d. March 23 1981
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1935. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1940. Promoted to general, 1940. Promoted to field marshal, 1946.
1940
Lieutenant-General Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 10 1891; d. June 16 1969
Titles of nobility: Viscount Alexander of Tunis in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1969); Earl Alexander of Tunis in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1952 – 1969).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1937. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1938. Promoted to general, 1942. Promoted to field marshal, 1944.
1940 – 1942
Lieutenant-General Sir Allan Francis “John” Harding
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 10 1896; d. January 20 1989
Titles of nobility: Baron Harding of Petherton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1958 – 1989).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1944. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1946. Promoted to general, 1949. Promoted to field marshal, 1953.
1947 – 1948
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas D’Oyly Snow
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1858; d. August 30 1940
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1910. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1917.
1918 – 1919
Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Gwynne Horrocks
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 7 1895; d. January 4 1985
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1943. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1946.
1946 – 1948
Regional Army Commands – East Asia and the Pacific
Commander-in-Chief, Far East Land Forces
General Sir Allan Francis “John” Harding
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 10 1896; d. January 20 1989
Titles of nobility: Baron Harding of Petherton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1958 – 1989).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1944. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1946. Promoted to general, 1949. Promoted to field marshal, 1953.
1948 – 1951
Regional Army Commands – Europe and the Mediterranean
Field Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, Mediterranean
Field Marshal Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1850; d. January 16 1942
Titles of nobility: Duke of Connaught and Strathearn in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1874 – 1942).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1880. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1886. Promoted to general, 1893. Promoted to field marshal, 1902.
1907 – 1909
Commander-in-Chief, British Army of the Rhine
Field Marshal Sir Bernard Law Montgomery
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 17 1887; d. March 24 1976
Titles of nobility: Viscount Montgomery of Alamein in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1976).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1938. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1941. Promoted to general, 1942. Promoted to field marshal, 1944.
1945 – 1946
Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Loudon McCreery
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 1 1898; d. October 18 1967
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1940. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1944. Promoted to general, 1949.
1946 – 1948
Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Gwynne Horrocks
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 7 1895; d. January 4 1985
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1943. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1946.
1948
General Sir Allan Francis “John” Harding
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 10 1896; d. January 20 1989
Titles of nobility: Baron Harding of Petherton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1958 – 1989).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1944. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1946. Promoted to general, 1949. Promoted to field marshal, 1953.
1951 – 1952
Regional Army Commands – Middle East
Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
General Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1884; d. March 23 1981
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1935. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1940. Promoted to general, 1940. Promoted to field marshal, 1946.
1941 – 1942
General Sir Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 10 1891; d. June 16 1969
Titles of nobility: Viscount Alexander of Tunis in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1969); Earl Alexander of Tunis in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1952 – 1969).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1937. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1938. Promoted to general, 1942. Promoted to field marshal, 1944.
1942 – 1943
General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1881; d. December 31 1964
Titles of nobility: Baron Wilson in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1964).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1935. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1939. Promoted to general, 1941. Promoted to field marshal, 1944.
1943 – 1944
Commander-in-Chief, Persia and Iraq Command
General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1881; d. December 31 1964
Titles of nobility: Baron Wilson in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1964).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1935. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1939. Promoted to general, 1941. Promoted to field marshal, 1944.
1942 – 1943
Sirdar of the Egyptian Army
Major-General Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Baron Kitchener of Khartoum
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1850; d. June 5 1916
Titles of nobility: Baron Kitchener of Khartoum in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1898 – 1916); Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum (1902 – 1916); Earl Kitchener (1914 – 1916).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1896. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1900. Promoted to general, 1902. Promoted to field marshal, 1909.
1892 – 1899
General Officer Commanding British Troops in Egypt
Major-General Julian Hedworth George Byng
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1862; d. June 6 1935
Titles of nobility: Baron Byng of Vimy in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1919 – 1935); Viscount Byng of Vimy in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1928 – 1935).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1909. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1915. Promoted to general, 1917. Promoted to field marshal, 1932.
1912 – 1914
General Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1861; d. May 14 1936
Titles of nobility: Viscount Allenby in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1919 – 1936).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1909. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1916. Promoted to general, 1917. Promoted to field marshal, 1919.
1917 – 1919
Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1881; d. December 31 1964
Titles of nobility: Baron Wilson in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1964).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1935. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1939. Promoted to general, 1941. Promoted to field marshal, 1944.
1939 – 1941
General Officer Commanding, British Troops in Palestine and Transjordan
Lieutenant-General John Greer Dill
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1881; d. November 4 1944
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1930. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1936. Promoted to general, 1939. Promoted to field marshal, 1941.
1936 – 1937
General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1881; d. December 31 1964
Titles of nobility: Baron Wilson in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1964).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1935. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1939. Promoted to general, 1941. Promoted to field marshal, 1944.
1941
Regional Army Commands – North America and the Caribbean
Commander-in-Chief, North America
Major-General Edward Braddock
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1695; d. July 13 1755.
1755
Major-General William Shirley
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1694; d. March 24 1771.
1755 – 1756
Major-General John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1705; d. April 27 1782.
1756 – 1757
General Thomas Gage
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1718/1719; d. April 2 1787.
1763 – 1775
Major-General Sir William Howe
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1729; d. July 12 1814.
1775 – 1778
General Sir Henry Clinton
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1730; d. December 23 1795.
1778 – 1782
General Sir Guy Carleton
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 3 1724; d. November 10 1808.
Titles of nobility: Baron Dorchester in the Peerage of Great Britain (1786 – 1808).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1772. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1777. Promoted to general, ??.
1782 – 1783
Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, 1st Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 19 1767; d. January 5 1816.
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1805. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1808.
1811
Regional Army Commands – South Asia
Commander-in-Chief, Bombay Army
Lieutenant-General Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 1 1850; d. January 16 1942
Titles of nobility: Duke of Connaught and Strathearn in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1874 – 1942).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1880. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1886. Promoted to general, 1893. Promoted to field marshal, 1902.
1886 – 1890
Commander-in-Chief, India
Major-General Robert Clive
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1725; d. November 22 1774.
1756 – 1760
Major-General Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1725; d. November 22 1774.
1765 – 1767
General Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1738; d. October 5 1805.
1786 – 1793
General Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1738; d. October 5 1805.
1805
General Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Baron Roberts
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 30 1832; d. November 14 1914
Titles of nobility: Baron Roberts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1892 – 1914); Earl Roberts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1901 – 1914).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1878. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1883. Promoted to general, 1891. Promoted to field marshal, 1895.
1885 – 1893
General Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1850; d. June 5 1916
Titles of nobility: Baron Kitchener of Khartoum in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1898 – 1916); Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum (1902 – 1916); Earl Kitchener (1914 – 1916).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1896. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1900. Promoted to general, 1902. Promoted to field marshal, 1909.
1902 – 1909
General Henry Seymour Rawlinson, 1st Baron Rawlinson
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1864; d. March 28 1925
Titles of nobility: Baron Rawlinson in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1919 – 1925).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1909. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1916. Promoted to general, 1917.
1920 – 1925
General Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1884; d. March 23 1981
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1935. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1940. Promoted to general, 1940. Promoted to field marshal, 1946.
1941
Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1884; d. March 23 1981
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1935. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1940. Promoted to general, 1940. Promoted to field marshal, 1946.
1943 – 1947
Commander-in-Chief, Madras Army
Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Hislop, 1st Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 5 1764; d. May 3 1843
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1810. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1812.
1814 – 1820
Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 30 1832; d. November 14 1914
Titles of nobility: Baron Roberts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1892 – 1914); Earl Roberts in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1901 – 1914).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1878. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1883. Promoted to general, 1891. Promoted to field marshal, 1895.
1880 – 1885
Individual Army Commands
General Officer Commanding, First Army
Major-General Sir Henry Seymour Rawlinson, 2nd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1864; d. March 28 1925
Titles of nobility: Baron Rawlinson in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1919 – 1925).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1909. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1916. Promoted to general, 1917.
1915 – 1916
Lieutenant-General Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1891; d. April 29 1959
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1940. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1942. Promoted to general, 1949.
1942 – 1943
General Officer Commanding, Second Army
General Sir Henry Seymour Rawlinson, 2nd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1864; d. March 28 1925
Titles of nobility: Baron Rawlinson in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1919 – 1925).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1909. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1916. Promoted to general, 1917.
1917 – 1918
Lieutenant-General Sir Kenneth Arthur Noel Anderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1891; d. April 29 1959
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1940. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1942. Promoted to general, 1949.
1943 – 1944
General Officer Commanding, Third Army
Lieutenant-General Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1861; d. May 14 1936
Titles of nobility: Viscount Allenby in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1919 – 1936).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1909. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1916. Promoted to general, 1917. Promoted to field marshal, 1919.
1915 – 1917
General Sir Julian Hedworth George Byng
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1862; d. June 6 1935
Titles of nobility: Baron Byng of Vimy in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1919 – 1935); Viscount Byng of Vimy in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1928 – 1935).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1909. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1915. Promoted to general, 1917. Promoted to field marshal, 1932.
1917 – 1919
General Officer Commanding, Fourth Army
Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Seymour Rawlinson, 2nd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1864; d. March 28 1925
Titles of nobility: Baron Rawlinson in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1919 – 1925).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1909. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1916. Promoted to general, 1917.
1916 – 1917
General Officer Commanding, Fifth Army
General Sir Henry Seymour Rawlinson, 2nd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1864; d. March 28 1925
Titles of nobility: Baron Rawlinson in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1919 – 1925).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1909. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1916. Promoted to general, 1917.
1918 – 1919
General Officer Commanding, Eighth Army
General Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1884; d. March 23 1981
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1935. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1940. Promoted to general, 1940. Promoted to field marshal, 1946.
1942
General Sir Bernard Law Montgomery
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 17 1887; d. March 24 1976
Titles of nobility: Viscount Montgomery of Alamein in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1976).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1938. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1941. Promoted to general, 1942. Promoted to field marshal, 1944.
1942 – 1943
Major-General Oliver William Hargreaves Leese, 3rd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1894; d. January 22 1978
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1941. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1944.
1943 – 1944
Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Loudon McCreery
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 1 1898; d. October 18 1967
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1940. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1944. Promoted to general, 1949.
1944 – 1945
General Officer Commanding, Ninth Army
General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1881; d. December 31 1964
Titles of nobility: Baron Wilson in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1964).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1935. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1939. Promoted to general, 1941. Promoted to field marshal, 1944.
1941 – 1942
General Officer Commanding, Fourteenth Army
Lieutenant-General Sir William Joseph Slim
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1891; d. December 14 1970
Titles of nobility: Viscount Slim in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1960 – 1970).
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1941. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1944. Promoted to general, 1945. Promoted to field marshal, 1949.
1943 – 1945
Military Intelligence
Director of Military Operations
Major-General Henry Hughes Wilson
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1864; d. June 22 1922
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1913. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1917. Promoted to general, 1918. Promoted to field marshal, 1919.
1910 – 1914
Director of Military Operations and Intelligence
Major-General John Greer Dill
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1881; d. November 4 1944
Military ranks: Promoted to major-general, 1930. Promoted to lieutenant-general, 1936. Promoted to general, 1939. Promoted to field marshal, 1941.
1934 – 1936
Royal Navy
Royal Navy Leadership
Admiral of the Fleet
Admiral of the Fleet George Anson, 1st Baron Anson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1684; d. July 7 1764.
1761 – 1762
Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1726; d. August 5 1799.
1796 – 1799
Senior Naval Lord
Admiral of the Blue George Anson, 1st Baron Anson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1684; d. July 7 1764.
1749 – 1751
Commodore Richard Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1726; d. August 5 1799.
1763 – 1765
Commodore Richard Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1726; d. August 5 1799.
1763 – 1765
Rear-Admiral Augustus Keppel
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 25 1725; d. October 2 1786.
1766
First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff
Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1st Baron Cunningham of Hyndhope
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1883; d. June 12 1963
Titles of nobility: Baron Cunningham of Hyndhope (1945 – 1963); Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (1946 – 1963).
Military ranks: Promoted to rear-admiral, 1933. Promoted to vice-admiral, 1936. Promoted to admiral, 1939(?). Promoted to Admiral of the Fleet, 1943.
1943 – 1946
Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 25 1900; d. August 27 1979.
1955 – 1959
Admiral Sir Michael Cecil Boyce
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1943; d. November 6 2022.
1998 – 2001
Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff
Vice-Admiral Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1883; d. June 12 1963
Titles of nobility: Baron Cunningham of Hyndhope (1945 – 1963); Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (1946 – 1963).
Military ranks: Promoted to rear-admiral, 1933. Promoted to vice-admiral, 1936. Promoted to admiral, 1939(?). Promoted to Admiral of the Fleet, 1943.
1938 – 1939
Admiral Sir Michael Cecil Boyce
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1943; d. November 6 2022.
2005 – 2007
Fleet Commander
Admiral Sir Michael Cecil Boyce
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1943; d. November 6 2022.
2007 – 2008
Vice-Admiral Jeremy Paul Kyd
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1967.
2019 – 2021
First Lord of the Admiralty
Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1647; d. January 1 1730.
1681 – 1684
Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, 3rd Earl of Nottingham
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 24 1689; d. August 2 1769.
1742 – 1744
John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 30 1710; d. January 5 1771.
1744 – 1748
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1718; d. April 30 1792.
1748 – 1751
Admiral of the Blue George Anson, 1st Baron Anson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1684; d. July 7 1764.
1751 – 1756
Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 26 1711; d. September 12 1779.
1756 – 1757
Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, 3rd Earl of Nottingham
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 24 1689; d. August 2 1769.
1757
Admiral of the Fleet George Anson, 1st Baron Anson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1684; d. July 7 1764.
1757 – 1762
Admiral of the Fleet George Anson, 1st Baron Anson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1684; d. July 7 1764.
1762
George Grenville
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1712; d. November 13 1770.
1762 – 1763
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1718; d. April 30 1792.
1763
John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24/25 1711; d. December 4 1770.
1763 – 1766
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1718; d. April 30 1792.
1771 – 1782
Admiral Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 25 1725; d. October 2 1786.
1782 – 1783
Admiral Richard Howe, 1st Viscount Howe
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1726; d. August 5 1799.
1783
Admiral Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 25 1725; d. October 2 1786.
1783
Admiral Richard Howe, 1st Viscount Howe
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1726; d. August 5 1799.
1783 – 1788
Charles Grey, Viscount Howick
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 13 1764; d. July 17 1845
Titles of nobility: Earl Grey in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1807 – 1845)
1806
Thomas Grenville
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1755; d. December 17 1846.
1806 – 1807
George Frederick Samuel Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1827; d. July 9 1909
Noble titles: Earl of Ripon (1859 – 1909); Marquess of Ripon (1871 – 1909)
1886
William Waldegrave Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1859; d. February 26 1942
Titles of nobility: Earl of Selborne in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1895 – 1942)
1900 – 1905
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1874; d. January 24 1965
1911 – 1915
Arthur James Balfour
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1848; d. March 19 1930
Titles of nobility: Earl of Balfour in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1922 – 1930)
1915 – 1916
Alfred Duff Cooper
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1890; d. January 1 1954
Titles of nobility: Viscount Norwich in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1952 – 1954).
1937 – 1938
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1874; d. January 24 1965
1939 – 1940
Treasurer of the Navy
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Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1751; d. July 7 1816
1806 – 1807
Fourth Sea Lord
Vice-Admiral Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 25 1900; d. August 27 1979.
1950 – 1952
Fifth Sea Lord
Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Robert Maule Ramsay
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 29 1881; d. October 8 1972
Military ranks: Promoted to rear-admiral, 1933. Promoted to vice-admiral, 1936. Promoted to admiral, 1939.
1938 – 1939
Treasurer of the Navy
Robert Walpole
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1676; d. March 18 1745.
1710 – 1711
John Aislabie
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 4 1670; d. June 18 1742.
1714 – 1718
Arthur Onslow
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1 1691; d. February 17 1768.
1734 – 1742
George Bubb Dodington
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1691; d. July 28 1762.
1744 – 1749
Henry Bilson-Legge
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 29 1708; d. August 23 1764.
1749 – 1754
George Grenville
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1712; d. November 13 1770.
1756
George Bubb Dodington
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1691; d. July 28 1762.
1756
George Grenville
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1712; d. November 13 1770.
1756 – 1762
William Wildman Shute Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1717; d. February 1 1793.
1762 – 1765
Commodore Richard Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1726; d. August 5 1799.
1765 – 1770
George Canning
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1770; d. August 8 1827.
1804 – 1806
Royal Navy Posts
Commander United Kingdom Maritime Forces
Rear-Admiral Jeremy Paul Kyd
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1967.
2018 – 2019
Commander, Battlecruiser Squadron
Vice-Admiral Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1883; d. June 12 1963
Titles of nobility: Baron Cunningham of Hyndhope (1945 – 1963); Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (1946 – 1963).
Military ranks: Promoted to rear-admiral, 1933. Promoted to vice-admiral, 1936. Promoted to admiral, 1939(?). Promoted to Admiral of the Fleet, 1943.
1936 – 1938
Commander-in-Chief, Cape of Good Hope Station
Vice-Admiral George Keith Elphinstone, 1st Baron Keith
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1746; d. March 10 1823
Noble titles: Baron Keith in the Peerage of Ireland (1797 – 1823); Baron Keith in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1801 – 1823); Viscount Keith in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1814 – 1823)
Military ranks: Promoted to rear-admiral, 1794. Promoted to vice-admiral, 1795. Promoted to admiral, 1801. Source: https://morethannelson.com/officer/hon-george-keith-elphinstone-1st-viscount-keith/
1795 – 1796
Commander-in-Chief, Channel Fleet
Vice-Admiral Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1844; d. July 30 1900
Military ranks: Promoted to rear-admiral, 1878. Promoted to vice-admiral, 1882. Promoted to admiral, 1887. Promoted to Admiral of the Fleet, 1893.
1883 – 1884
Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station
Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Robert Maule Ramsay
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 29 1881; d. October 8 1972
Military ranks: Promoted to rear-admiral, 1933. Promoted to vice-admiral, 1936. Promoted to admiral, 1939.
1936 – 1938
Commander-in-Chief, Jamaica Station
Commodore Edward Vernon
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 12 1684; d. October 30 1757.
1720
Vice-Admiral of the Blue Edward Vernon
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 12 1684; d. October 30 1757.
1739 – 1742
Rear-Admiral Augustus Keppel
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 25 1725; d. October 2 1786.
1762 – 1764
Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Inglis Cochrane
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1758; d. January 26 1832.
1814 – 1815
Commander-in-Chief, Leeward Islands Station
Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Inglis Cochrane
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1758; d. January 26 1832.
1805 – 1811
Commander-in-Chief, Leith
Rear-Admiral John Byng
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 29 1704; d. March 14 1757.
1745 – 1746
Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet
Vice-Admiral John Byng
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 29 1704; d. March 14 1757.
1747 – 1748
Admiral John Byng
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 29 1704; d. March 14 1757.
1756
Rear-Admiral Richard Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1726; d. August 5 1799.
1770 – 1774
Admiral George Keith Elphinstone, 1st Baron Keith
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1746; d. March 10 1823
Noble titles: Baron Keith in the Peerage of Ireland (1797 – 1823); Baron Keith in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1801 – 1823); Viscount Keith in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1814 – 1823)
Military ranks: Promoted to rear-admiral, 1794. Promoted to vice-admiral, 1795. Promoted to admiral, 1801. Source: https://morethannelson.com/officer/hon-george-keith-elphinstone-1st-viscount-keith/
1799 – 1802
Admiral Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1844; d. July 30 1900
Military ranks: Promoted to rear-admiral, 1878. Promoted to vice-admiral, 1882. Promoted to admiral, 1887. Promoted to Admiral of the Fleet, 1893.
1886 – 1889
Admiral Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1883; d. June 12 1963
Titles of nobility: Baron Cunningham of Hyndhope (1945 – 1963); Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (1946 – 1963).
Military ranks: Promoted to rear-admiral, 1933. Promoted to vice-admiral, 1936. Promoted to admiral, 1939(?). Promoted to Admiral of the Fleet, 1943.
1939 – 1942
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1883; d. June 12 1963
Titles of nobility: Baron Cunningham of Hyndhope (1945 – 1963); Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (1946 – 1963).
Military ranks: Promoted to rear-admiral, 1933. Promoted to vice-admiral, 1936. Promoted to admiral, 1939(?). Promoted to Admiral of the Fleet, 1943.
1943
Admiral Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 25 1900; d. August 27 1979.
1952 – 1954
Commander-in-Chief, the Nore
Admiral George Keith Elphinstone, 1st Baron Keith
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1746; d. March 10 1823
Noble titles: Baron Keith in the Peerage of Ireland (1797 – 1823); Baron Keith in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1801 – 1823); Viscount Keith in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1814 – 1823)
Military ranks: Promoted to rear-admiral, 1794. Promoted to vice-admiral, 1795. Promoted to admiral, 1801. Source: https://morethannelson.com/officer/hon-george-keith-elphinstone-1st-viscount-keith/
1803 – 1807
Commander-in-Chief, North America Station
Vice-Admiral Richard Howe, 3rd Viscount Howe
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1726; d. August 5 1799.
1776 – 1778
Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Inglis Cochrane
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1758; d. January 26 1832.
1814 – 1815
Commander-in-Chief, North Sea
Admiral George Keith Elphinstone, 1st Baron Keith
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1746; d. March 10 1823
Noble titles: Baron Keith in the Peerage of Ireland (1797 – 1823); Baron Keith in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1801 – 1823); Viscount Keith in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1814 – 1823)
Military ranks: Promoted to rear-admiral, 1794. Promoted to vice-admiral, 1795. Promoted to admiral, 1801. Source: https://morethannelson.com/officer/hon-george-keith-elphinstone-1st-viscount-keith/
1803 – 1807
Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth
Admiral of the Blue Sir Alexander Inglis Cochrane
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1758; d. January 26 1832.
1821 – 1824
Admiral Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1844; d. July 30 1900
Military ranks: Promoted to rear-admiral, 1878. Promoted to vice-admiral, 1882. Promoted to admiral, 1887. Promoted to Admiral of the Fleet, 1893.
1890 – 1893
Commander-in-Chief, Reserve Fleet
Vice-Admiral Sir Victor Albert Stanley
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 17 1867; d. June 9 1934
Military ranks: Promoted to vice-admiral, 1924. Promoted to admiral, 1926.
1924 – 1926
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force High Command
Chief of the Air Staff
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Arthur William Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1885; d. December 21 1945
Titles of nobility: Baron Tedder in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1967).
Military ranks: Promoted to air vice marshal, 1937. Promoted to air chief marshal, 1943. Promoted to Marshal of the Royal Air Force, 1945.
1946 – 1950
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Edward Johns
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 28 1939.
1997 – 2000
Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Lester Torpy
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1953.
2006 – 2009
Air Chief Marshal Sir Steven Gary George Dalton
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1954.
2009 – 2013
Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Douglas Pulford
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1958.
2013 – 2016
Air Member for Materiel
Air Marshal Sir Barry Michael Thornton
Date of birth/date of death: b. ??.
2007 – 2009
Air Member for Personnel
Air Marshal Sir Barry Michael Thornton
Date of birth/date of death: b. ??.
2006 – 2007
Air Marshal Steven Gary George Dalton
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1954.
2007 – 2009
Air Chief Marshal Simon Bryant
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1956.
2009 – 2010
Air Marshal Sir Andrew Douglas Pulford
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1958.
2010 – 2013
Royal Air Force Air Command
Commander-in-Chief Air Command
Air Chief Marshal Sir Simon Bryant
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1956.
2010 – 2012
Commander-in-Chief Personnel and Training Command
Air Marshal Sir Barry Michael Thornton
Date of birth/date of death: b. ??.
2006 – 2007
Commander-in-Chief Strike Command
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Edward Johns
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 28 1939.
1994
Deputy Commander-in-Chief Strike Command
Air Marshal Sir Richard Edward Johns
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 28 1939.
1993 – 1994
Air Marshal Glenn Lester Torpy
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1953.
2003 – 2004
Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group
Air Vice Marshal Richard Edward Johns
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 28 1939.
1991 – 1993
Air Vice Marshal Glenn Lester Torpy
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1953.
2001 – 2003
Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group
Air Vice Marshal Andrew Douglas Pulford
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1958.
2007 – 2008
Royal Air Force Regional Commands
Commander of Royal Air Force Far East Command
Air Vice Marshal Arthur William Tedder
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1885; d. December 21 1945
Titles of nobility: Baron Tedder in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1967).
Military ranks: Promoted to air vice marshal, 1937. Promoted to air chief marshal, 1943. Promoted to Marshal of the Royal Air Force, 1945.
1936 – 1938
Air Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Air Command
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur William Tedder
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1885; d. December 21 1945
Titles of nobility: Baron Tedder in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1967).
Military ranks: Promoted to air vice marshal, 1937. Promoted to air chief marshal, 1943. Promoted to Marshal of the Royal Air Force, 1945.
1943
Air Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Command
Air Vice Marshal Sir Arthur William Tedder
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1885; d. December 21 1945
Titles of nobility: Baron Tedder in the Peerage of the United Kingdom (1946 – 1967).
Military ranks: Promoted to air vice marshal, 1937. Promoted to air chief marshal, 1943. Promoted to Marshal of the Royal Air Force, 1945.
1941 – 1943