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
Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1706; d. October 20 1758.
1755 – 1758
Field Marshal John Ligonier, 1st Viscount Ligonier
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 7 1680; d. April 28 1770.
1759 – 1763
Lieutenant-General John Manners, Marquess of Granby
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1721; d. October 18 1770.
1763 – 1770
Lieutenant-General George Townshend, 4th Viscount Townshend
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 28 1724; d. September 14 1807.
1772 – 1782
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 George Townshend, 4th Viscount Townshend
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 28 1724; d. September 14 1807.
1783 – 1784
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
Major-General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1756; d. September 24 1835.
1801 – 1806
Lieutenant-General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1756; d. September 24 1835.
1807 – 1810
Henry Phipps, 1st Earl of Mulgrave
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 14 1755; d. April 7 1831.
1810 – 1819
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
General Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 17 1768; d. April 29 1854.
1827 – 1828
Lieutenant-General Sir George Murray
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1772; d. July 28 1846.
1834 – 1835
Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Hussey Vivian, 1st Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1782; d. February 21 1849.
1835 – 1841
Lieutenant-General Sir George Murray
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1772; d. July 28 1846.
1841 – 1846
Field Marshal Henry William Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 17 1768; d. April 29 1854.
1821
General William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1768; d. January 8 1854.
1828 – 1830
Lieutenant-General Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1785; d. September 24 1856.
1852
Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance
General Sir John Ligonier
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 7 1680; d. April 28 1770.
1748 – 1757
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
Major-General George Townshend, 4th Viscount Townshend
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 28 1724; d. September 14 1807.
1763 – 1767
Lieutenant-General Henry Seymour Conway
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1721; d. July 9 1795.
1767 – 1772
General Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1717; d. August 3 1797.
1772 – 1782
General William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1729; d. July 12 1814.
1782 – 1804
General William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 2 1768; d. January 8 1854.
1823 – 1824
Lieutenant-General Sir George Murray
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1772; d. July 28 1846.
1824 – 1825
Surveyor-General of the Ordnance
Charles Richard Fox
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 6 1796; d. April 13 1873.
1832 – 1834
Charles Richard Fox
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 6 1796; d. April 13 1873.
1841
Jonathan Peel
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1799; d. February 13 1879.
1841 – 1846
Major-General Charles Richard Fox
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 6 1796; d. April 13 1873.
1846 – 1852
Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Knight Storks
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 5 1811; d. September 6 1874.
1870 – 1874
Lord Eustace Brownlow Henry Gascoyne-Cecil
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 24 1834; d. July 3 1921.
1874 – 1880
Clerk of the Ordnance
John Calcraft the Younger
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1765; d. September 11 1831.
1806 – 1807
Colonel Sir Henry Hardinge
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1785; d. September 24 1856.
1823 – 1827
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
Field Marshal Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1763; d. January 5 1827.
1799 – 1809
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
Field Marshal John Ligonier, 1st Viscount Ligonier
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 7 1680; d. April 28 1770.
1757 – 1759
Lieutenant-General John Manners, Marquess of Granby
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1721; d. October 18 1770.
1766 – 1769
General Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1717; d. August 3 1797.
1778 – 1782
General Henry Seymour Conway
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1721; d. July 9 1795.
1782 – 1793
General Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1717; d. August 3 1797.
1793 – 1795
Field Marshal Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1763; d. January 5 1827.
1795 – 1809
General Sir David Dundas
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1735; d. February 18 1820.
1809 – 1811
Field Marshal Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1763; d. January 5 1827.
1811 – 1827
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
General Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 11 1772; d. December 10 1842.
1828 – 1842
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 Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1785; d. September 24 1856.
1852 – 1856
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 Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1833; d. March 25 1913.
1895 – 1900
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
Thomas Winnington
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1696; d. April 23 1746.
1743 – 1746
William Pitt
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1708; d. May 11 1778.
1746 – 1755
Thomas Hay, Viscount Dupplin
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 4 1710; d. December 27 1787.
1755 – 1757
Henry Fox
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1705; d. July 1 1774.
1757 – 1765
Charles Townshend
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 27 1725; d. September 4 1767.
1765 – 1766
George Cooke
Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1705; d. 1768.
1766 – 1768
Frederick North, Lord North
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1732; d. August 5 1792.
1766 – 1767
Thomas Townshend
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1733; d. June 30 1800.
1767 – 1768
Edmund Burke
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1729; d. July 9 1797.
1782
Isaac Barré
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1726; d. July 20 1802.
1782 – 1783
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
James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1755; d. December 30 1836.
1789 – 1791
Constantine John Phipps
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1744; d. October 10 1792.
1789 – 1791
Dudley Ryder
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1762; d. December 26 1847.
1791 – 1800
Thomas Steele
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 17 1753; d. December 8 1823.
1791 – 1804
George Canning
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1770; d. August 8 1827.
1800 – 1801
Sylvester Douglas, 1st Baron Glenbervie
Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1717; d. October 15 1770.
1801 – 1803
John Hiley Addington
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1759; d. June 11 1818.
1803 – 1804
George Rose
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1744; d. January 13 1818.
1804 – 1806
Lord Charles Henry Somerset
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 12 1767; d. February 18 1831.
1804 – 1806
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 Townshend
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 19 1757; d. February 23 1833.
1806 – 1807
Charles Long
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1760; d. January 17 1838.
1807 – 1826
Lord Charles Henry Somerset
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 12 1767; d. February 18 1831.
1807 – 1813
Frederick John Robinson
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 1 1782; d. January 28 1859.
1813 – 1817
William Vesey-FitzGerald
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1783; d. May 11 1843.
1826 – 1828
John Calcraft the Younger
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1765; d. September 11 1831.
1828 – 1830
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
Sir Edward Knatchbull, 9th Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1781; d. May 24 1849.
1834 – 1835
Adjutant-General to the Forces
General Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1833; d. March 25 1913.
1882 – 1890
General Sir Redvers Henry Buller
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1839; d. June 2 1908.
1890 – 1897
Quartermaster-General to the Forces
General Sir David Dundas
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1735; d. February 18 1820.
1796 – 1803
Major-General Sir Garnet Joseph Wolseley
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1833; d. March 25 1913.
1880 – 1882
Major-General Sir Redvers Henry Buller
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1839; d. June 2 1908.
1887 – 1890
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
General Sir Redvers Henry Buller
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1839; d. June 2 1908.
1899 – 1900
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 Sir Redvers Henry Buller
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1839; d. June 2 1908.
1898 – 1899
General Sir Redvers Henry Buller
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1839; d. June 2 1908.
1901 – 1902
Lieutenant-General Sir Douglas Haig
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1861; d. January 29 1928.
1912 – 1914
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
Governor of Blackness Castle
Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland Hill
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 11 1772; d. December 10 1842.
1812 – 1814
General Sir Hugh Whitefoord Dalrymple, 1st Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1750; d. April 9 1830.
1818 – 1830
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command
General Sir Alexander Hamilton-Gordon
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 11 1817; d. May 18 1890.
1872
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
General Sir Patrick Stuart
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 10 1777; d. February 7 1855.
1836 – 1837
Governor of Fort William
Lieutenant-General John Burgoyne
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1722; d. August 4 1792.
1769 – 1779
Lieutenant-General William Harcourt
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1743; d. June 17 1830.
1794 – 1795
Governor of Gravesend and Tilbury
General Sir John William Floyd, 1st Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 22 1748; d. January 10 1818.
1812 – 1818
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
Governor of Inverness
General Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1757; d. August 18 1829.
1827 – 1829
Lieutenant-General Sir George Murray
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1772; d. July 28 1846.
1829 – 1833
Commander-in-Chief, Ireland
General John Burgoyne
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1722; d. August 4 1792.
1782 – 1784
Lieutenant-General Sir Ralph Abercromby
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 7 1734; d. March 28 1801.
1798
Lieutenant-General Gerard Lake
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1744; d. February 20 1808.
1798
General Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1738; d. October 5 1805.
1798 – 1801
General Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1757; d. August 18 1829.
1820 – 1822
Lieutenant-General Stapleton Cotton, 1st Baron Combermere
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 14 1773; d. February 21 1865.
1822 – 1825
Lieutenant-General Sir George Murray
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1772; d. July 28 1846.
1825 – 1828
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
Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Hussey Vivian, 1st Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1782; d. February 21 1849.
1831 – 1836
Field Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 4 1833; d. March 25 1913.
1890 – 1895
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
Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1706; d. October 20 1758.
1738 – 1740
General Philip Honywood
Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1710; d. February 21 1785.
1766 – 1785
General George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 28 1724; d. September 14 1807.
1794 – 1795
General William Harcourt
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1743; d. June 17 1830.
1795 – 1801
General Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, 4th Duke of Lennox
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 9 1764; d. August 28 1819.
1813 – 1814
General Rowland Hill, 1st Baron Hill
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 11 1772; d. December 10 1842.
1814 – 1830
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
General Officer Commanding London District
General Sir Charles John Cecil Grant
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 13 1877; d. November 9 1950.
1932 – 1934
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 Hugh Whitefoord Dalrymple
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1750; d. April 9 1830.
1802 – 1806
General Sir David Dundas
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1735; d. February 18 1820.
1807 – 1809
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
Field Marshal John Ligonier, 1st Viscount Ligonier
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 7 1680; d. April 28 1770.
1752 – 1759
Major-General John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1756; d. September 24 1835.
1805 – 1807
General Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1744; d. February 20 1808.
1807 – 1808
General William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1729; d. July 12 1814.
1808 – 1814
General Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond, 4th Duke of Lennox
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 9 1764; d. August 28 1819.
1814 – 1819
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
Field Marshal William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1743; d. June 17 1830.
1827 – 1830
General Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 11 1772; d. December 10 1842.
1830 – 1842
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
Field Marshal William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1743; d. June 17 1830.
1811 – 1826
Field Marshal Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1776; d. November 30 1834.
1827 – 1834
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 Sir Patrick Stuart
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 10 1777; d. February 7 1855.
1830 – 1837
General Sir Charles John Cecil Grant
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 13 1877; d. November 9 1950.
1937 – 1940
General Officer Commanding, Southeastern District
Lieutenant-General Sir Colin Campbell
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1792; d. August 14 1863.
1856
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
General Robert Ellice
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1784; d. June 18 1856.
1840 – 1842
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
Commander-in-Chief, British Expeditionary Force
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1861; d. January 29 1928.
1915 – 1919
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
Major-General Sir Jeffery Amherst
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 29 1717; d. August 3 1797.
1758 – 1763
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 Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1810; d. January 14 1890.
1865 – 1869
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
General Officer Commanding, Ceylon
Major-General Sir Thomas Maitland
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1760; d. January 17 1824.
1805 – 1811
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 Gerard Lake, 1st Baron Lake
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1744; d. February 20 1808.
1801 – 1805
General Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1738; d. October 5 1805.
1805
General Gerard Lake, 1st Baron Lake
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1744; d. February 20 1808.
1805 – 1807
General Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 14 1773; d. February 21 1865.
1825 – 1830
General George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 23 1770; d. March 21 1838.
1830 – 1832
Lieutenant-General Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 14 1774; d. June 17 1839.
1833 – 1835
General Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1792; d. August 14 1863.
1857 – 1861
General Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1810; d. January 14 1890.
1870 – 1876
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
Chief of the General Staff (India)
Lieutenant-General Sir Douglas Haig
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1861; d. January 29 1928.
1909 – 1912
Commander-in-Chief, Madras Army
Major-General George Harris
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1746; d. May 19 1829.
1797 – 1800
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
General Sir Peregrine Maitland
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1777; d. May 30 1854.
1836 – 1838
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
General Sir Douglas Haig
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1861; d. January 29 1928.
1914 – 1915
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
General at Sea
General at Sea Robert Blake
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 27 1598; d. August 7 1657.
1649 – 1657
Admiral of the Fleet
Admiral of the Fleet George Clinton
Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1686; d. July 10 1761.
1757 – 1761
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 Edward Hawke, 1st Baron Hawke
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 21 1705; d. October 17 1781.
1768 – 1781
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
Admiral of the Blue Edward Boscawen
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1711; d. January 10 1761.
1756 – 1757
Admiral of the Blue Edward Boscawen
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1711; d. January 10 1761.
1757 – 1761
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 Naval Lord
Augustus John Hervey
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 19 1724; d. December 23 1779.
1771 – 1775
Rear-Admiral John Leveson-Gower
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 11 1740; d. August 15 1792.
1783 – 1789
Admiral Sir Charles Middleton
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1726; d. June 17 1813.
1795
Admiral Sir Frederick William Grey
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 23 1805; d. May 2 1878.
1861 – 1866
Admiral of the Fleet John Arbuthnot “Jacky” Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1841; d. July 10 1920.
1904 – 1910
Admiral of the Fleet John Arbuthnot “Jacky” Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1841; d. July 10 1920.
1914 – 1915
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
Admiral Sir John Arbuthnot “Jacky” Fisher
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1841; d. July 10 1920.
1902 – 1903
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
Third Naval Lord
Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell, 3rd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1785; d. November 3 1849.
1830 – 1834
Commander George Elliot
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1784; d. June 24 1863.
1835 – 1837
Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell, 3rd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1785; d. November 3 1849.
1841
Vice-Admiral Sir John Arbuthnot “Jacky” Fisher
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1841; d. July 10 1920.
1892 – 1897
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
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Edward Hawke
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 21 1705; d. October 17 1781.
1766 – 1771
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
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 9 1756; d. September 24 1835.
1788 – 1794
George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1758; d. November 10 1834.
1794 – 1801
Admiral of the Blue John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1735; d. March 13 1823.
1801 – 1804
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1742; d. May 28 1811.
1804 – 1805
Admiral Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 14 1726; d. June 17 1813.
1805 – 1806
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
Henry Phipps, 1st Baron Mulgrave
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 14 1755; d. April 7 1831.
1807 – 1810
Charles Philip Yorke
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1764; d. March 13 1834.
1810 – 1812
Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1771; d. June 10 1851.
1812 – 1827
Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1771; d. June 10 1851.
1828 – 1830
Sir James Robert George Graham, 2nd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1792; d. October 25 1861.
1830 – 1834
George Eden, 2nd Baron Auckland
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1784; d. January 1 1849.
1834
George Eden, 2nd Baron Auckland
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1784; d. January 1 1849.
1835
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 16 1782; d. July 31 1859.
1835 – 1841
Sidney Herbert
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1810; d. August 2 1861.
1841 – 1845
Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1790; d. December 22 1871.
1846
George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1784; d. January 1 1849.
1846 – 1849
Sir James Robert George Graham, 2nd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1792; d. October 25 1861.
1852 – 1855
Sir Charles Wood, 3rd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1800; d. August 8 1885.
1855 – 1858
Edward Adolphus St Maur, 12th Duke of Somerset
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1804; d. November 28 1885.
1859 – 1866
Hugh Culling Eardley Childers
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 25 1827; d. January 29 1896.
1868 – 1871
George Joachim Goschen
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1831; d. February 7 1907.
1871 – 1874
George Ward Hunt
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1825; d. July 29 1877.
1874 – 1877
William Henry Smith
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1825; d. October 6 1891.
1877 – 1880
Thomas George Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 22 1826; d. November 15 1904.
1880 – 1885
Lord George Francis Hamilton
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1845; September 22 1927.
1885 – 1886
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
Lord George Francis Hamilton
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1845; September 22 1927.
1886 – 1892
John Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1835; d. August 13 1910.
1892 – 1895
George Joachim Goschen
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1831; d. February 7 1907.
1895 – 1900
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
Edward Marjoribanks, 2nd Baron Tweedmouth
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1849; d. September 15 1909.
1905 – 1908
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
Sir Edward Henry Carson
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1854; d. October 22 1935.
1916 – 1917
Sir Joseph Austen Chamberlain
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1863; d. March 16 1937.
1931
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
Fourth Sea Lord
Captain George Barrington
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1794; d. January 2 1835.
1830 – 1833
Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell, 3rd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1785; d. November 3 1849.
1839 – 1841
Rear-Admiral Sir John Charles Dalrymple-Hay, 3rd Baronet
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1821; d. January 28 1912.
1866 – 1868
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
Isaac Barré
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1726; d. July 20 1802.
1782
Henry Dundas
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1742; d. May 28 1811.
1782 – 1783
Henry Dundas
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1742; d. May 28 1811.
1784 – 1800
Dudley Ryder
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1762; d. December 26 1847.
1800 – 1801
Charles Bragge
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1754; d. August 13 1831.
1801 – 1803
George Tierney
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1761; d. January 25 1830.
1803 – 1804
George Canning
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1770; d. August 8 1827.
1804 – 1806
Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 30 1751; d. July 7 1816
1806 – 1807
George Rose
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1744; d. January 13 1818.
1807 – 1818
Frederick John Robinson
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 1 1782; d. January 28 1859.
1818 – 1823
William Huskisson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1770; d. September 15 1830.
1823 – 1827
Charles Grant
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1625; d. May 28 1672.
1827 – 1828
William Vesey-FitzGerald
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1783; d. May 11 1843.
1828 – 1830
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
Rear-Admiral George Elliot
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1784; d. June 24 1863.
1837 – 1840
Rear-Admiral Sir Frederick William Grey
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 23 1805; d. May 2 1878.
1857 – 1860
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
Rear-Admiral George Elliot
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1784; d. June 24 1863.
1840
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
Rear-Admiral John Ford
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1738; d. September 14 1796.
1793 – 1795
Vice-Admiral Lord Hugh Seymour
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 29 1759; d. September 11 1801.
1800 – 1801
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 of the Blue Sir John Jervis
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1735; d. March 13 1823.
1793 – 1794
Vice-Admiral Lord Hugh Seymour
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 29 1759; d. September 11 1801.
1799 – 1800
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 of the Blue Sir John Jervis
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1735; d. March 13 1823.
1796 – 1799
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
Vice-Admiral of the White Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronte
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1758; d. October 21 1805.
1803 – 1805
Rear-Admiral of the Blue Edmund Lyons, 1st Baron Lyons
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 21 1790; d. November 23 1858.
1854 – 1858
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 John Arbuthnot “Jacky” Fisher
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1841; d. July 10 1920.
1899 – 1902
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
Vice-Admiral George Elliot
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1784; d. June 24 1863.
1848 – 1851
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
Vice-Admiral Sir John Arbuthnot “Jacky” Fisher
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1841; d. July 10 1920.
1897 – 1899
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, Portsmouth
Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hawke
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 21 1705; d. October 17 1781.
1748 – 1752
Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hawke
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 21 1705; d. October 17 1781.
1755 – 1756
Admiral Sir John Arbuthnot “Jacky” Fisher
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1841; d. July 10 1920.
1903 – 1904
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 Chief Marshal Sir Lewis Macdonald Hodges
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1918; d. January 4 2007.
1970 – 1973
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