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.
Titles:
Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Viscount Wellington and Baron Douro, August 16 1809.2 Created Earl of Wellington, February 22 1812.3 Created Marquess of Wellington, August 18 1812.4 Created Duke of Wellington and Marquess Douro, May 3 1814.5
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, September 1 18046 (converted to a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, January 2 18157). Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, March 4 1813.8
Military ranks:
Promoted to colonel, May 14 1796.9 Promoted to brigadier-general, July 25 1801.10 Promoted to major-general, May 11 1802.11 Promoted to lieutenant-general, May 7 1808.12 Promoted to brevet general (Spain and Portugal only), August 6 1811.13 Promoted to field marshal, June 21 1813.14
Elections:
Elected to the constituency of Rye, April 12 1806.15
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Arthur Wellesley,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-arthur-wellesley/index.html.
[2] “No. 16291,” The London Gazette, August 22 1809, 1342, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16291/page/1342.
[3] “No. 16576,” The London Gazette, February 18 1812, 335, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16576/page/335.
[4] “No. 16636,” The London Gazette, August 18 1812, 1677, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16636/page/1677.
[5] “No. 16894,” The London Gazette, May 3 1814, 936, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16894/page/936.
[6] “No. 15732,” The London Gazette, August 28 1804, 1069, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15732/page/1069.
[7] “No. 16972,” The London Gazette, January 4 1815, 18, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16972/page/18.
[8] “No. 16708,” The London Gazette, March 2 1813, 458, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16708/page/458.
[9] “No. 13892,” The London Gazette, May 14 1796, 460, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/13892/page/460.
[10] “No. 15389,” The London Gazette, July 21 1801, 894, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15389/page/894.
[11] “No. 15478,” The London Gazette, May 8 1802, 467, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15478/page/467.
[12] “No. 16142,” The London Gazette, May 3 1808, 622, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16142/page/622.
[13] “No. 16510,” The London Gazette, August 3 1811, 1526, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16510/page/1526.
[14] “No. 16746,” The London Gazette, July 3 1813, 1270, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16746/page/1270.
[15] “No. 15908,” The London Gazette, April 12 1806, 449, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15908/page/449.
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
Henry Stafford Northcote
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 18 1846; d. September 29 1911.
1886 – 1887
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.
Titles:
Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Viscount Wellington and Baron Douro, August 16 1809.2 Created Earl of Wellington, February 22 1812.3 Created Marquess of Wellington, August 18 1812.4 Created Duke of Wellington and Marquess Douro, May 3 1814.5
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, September 1 18046 (converted to a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, January 2 18157). Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, March 4 1813.8
Military ranks:
Promoted to colonel, May 14 1796.9 Promoted to brigadier-general, July 25 1801.10 Promoted to major-general, May 11 1802.11 Promoted to lieutenant-general, May 7 1808.12 Promoted to brevet general (Spain and Portugal only), August 6 1811.13 Promoted to field marshal, June 21 1813.14
Elections:
Elected to the constituency of Rye, April 12 1806.15
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Arthur Wellesley,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-arthur-wellesley/index.html.
[2] “No. 16291,” The London Gazette, August 22 1809, 1342, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16291/page/1342.
[3] “No. 16576,” The London Gazette, February 18 1812, 335, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16576/page/335.
[4] “No. 16636,” The London Gazette, August 18 1812, 1677, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16636/page/1677.
[5] “No. 16894,” The London Gazette, May 3 1814, 936, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16894/page/936.
[6] “No. 15732,” The London Gazette, August 28 1804, 1069, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15732/page/1069.
[7] “No. 16972,” The London Gazette, January 4 1815, 18, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16972/page/18.
[8] “No. 16708,” The London Gazette, March 2 1813, 458, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16708/page/458.
[9] “No. 13892,” The London Gazette, May 14 1796, 460, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/13892/page/460.
[10] “No. 15389,” The London Gazette, July 21 1801, 894, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15389/page/894.
[11] “No. 15478,” The London Gazette, May 8 1802, 467, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15478/page/467.
[12] “No. 16142,” The London Gazette, May 3 1808, 622, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16142/page/622.
[13] “No. 16510,” The London Gazette, August 3 1811, 1526, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16510/page/1526.
[14] “No. 16746,” The London Gazette, July 3 1813, 1270, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16746/page/1270.
[15] “No. 15908,” The London Gazette, April 12 1806, 449, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15908/page/449.
January 22 1827 – January 22 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.
Titles:
Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Viscount Wellington and Baron Douro, August 16 1809.2 Created Earl of Wellington, February 22 1812.3 Created Marquess of Wellington, August 18 1812.4 Created Duke of Wellington and Marquess Douro, May 3 1814.5
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, September 1 18046 (converted to a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, January 2 18157). Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, March 4 1813.8
Military ranks:
Promoted to colonel, May 14 1796.9 Promoted to brigadier-general, July 25 1801.10 Promoted to major-general, May 11 1802.11 Promoted to lieutenant-general, May 7 1808.12 Promoted to brevet general (Spain and Portugal only), August 6 1811.13 Promoted to field marshal, June 21 1813.14
Elections:
Elected to the constituency of Rye, April 12 1806.15
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Sir Arthur Wellesley,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/sir-arthur-wellesley/index.html.
[2] “No. 16291,” The London Gazette, August 22 1809, 1342, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16291/page/1342.
[3] “No. 16576,” The London Gazette, February 18 1812, 335, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16576/page/335.
[4] “No. 16636,” The London Gazette, August 18 1812, 1677, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16636/page/1677.
[5] “No. 16894,” The London Gazette, May 3 1814, 936, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16894/page/936.
[6] “No. 15732,” The London Gazette, August 28 1804, 1069, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15732/page/1069.
[7] “No. 16972,” The London Gazette, January 4 1815, 18, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16972/page/18.
[8] “No. 16708,” The London Gazette, March 2 1813, 458, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16708/page/458.
[9] “No. 13892,” The London Gazette, May 14 1796, 460, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/13892/page/460.
[10] “No. 15389,” The London Gazette, July 21 1801, 894, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15389/page/894.
[11] “No. 15478,” The London Gazette, May 8 1802, 467, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15478/page/467.
[12] “No. 16142,” The London Gazette, May 3 1808, 622, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16142/page/622.
[13] “No. 16510,” The London Gazette, August 3 1811, 1526, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16510/page/1526.
[14] “No. 16746,” The London Gazette, July 3 1813, 1270, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16746/page/1270.
[15] “No. 15908,” The London Gazette, April 12 1806, 449, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15908/page/449.
August 15 1842 – September 14 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.
Titles:
Raised to the Peerage of Great Britain as Baron Grenville, of Wotton under Bernewood in the County of Buckingham, November 27 1790.1
References:
[1] “No. 13259,” The London Gazette, November 23 1790, 710, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/13259/page/710.
December 26 1783 – September 4 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:
Known by the courtesy title Lord John Russell from birth until July 27 1861. Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl Russell and Viscount Amberley, July 27 1861.1
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, May 21 1862.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Lord John Russell,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-john-russell/index.html.
[2] “No. 22534,” The London Gazette, July 30 1861, 3193, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/22534/page/3193.
December 30 1830 – December 30 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.
Titles:
Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Viscount Wellington and Baron Douro, August 16 1809.2 Created Earl of Wellington, February 22 1812.3 Created Marquess of Wellington, August 18 1812.4 Created Duke of Wellington and Marquess Douro, May 3 1814.5
Honours:
Created a Knight Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, September 1 18046 (converted to a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, January 2 18157). Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, March 4 1813.8
Military ranks:
Promoted to colonel, May 14 1796.9 Promoted to brigadier-general, July 25 1801.10 Promoted to major-general, May 11 1802.11 Promoted to lieutenant-general, May 7 1808.12 Promoted to brevet general (Spain and Portugal only), August 6 1811.13 Promoted to field marshal, June 21 1813.14
Elections:
Elected to the constituency of Rye, April 12 1806.15
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Lord John Russell,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 24 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/lord-john-russell/index.html.
[2] “No. 16291,” The London Gazette, August 22 1809, 1342, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16291/page/1342.
[3] “No. 16576,” The London Gazette, February 18 1812, 335, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16576/page/335.
[4] “No. 16636,” The London Gazette, August 18 1812, 1677, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16636/page/1677.
[5] “No. 16894,” The London Gazette, May 3 1814, 936, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16894/page/936.
[6] “No. 15732,” The London Gazette, August 28 1804, 1069, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15732/page/1069.
[7] “No. 16972,” The London Gazette, January 4 1815, 18, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16972/page/18.
[8] “No. 16708,” The London Gazette, March 2 1813, 458, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16708/page/458.
[9] “No. 13892,” The London Gazette, May 14 1796, 460, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/13892/page/460.
[10] “No. 15389,” The London Gazette, July 21 1801, 894, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15389/page/894.
[11] “No. 15478,” The London Gazette, May 8 1802, 467, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15478/page/467.
[12] “No. 16142,” The London Gazette, May 3 1808, 622, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16142/page/622.
[13] “No. 16510,” The London Gazette, August 3 1811, 1526, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16510/page/1526.
[14] “No. 16746,” The London Gazette, July 3 1813, 1270, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/16746/page/1270.
[15] “No. 15908,” The London Gazette, April 12 1806, 449, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/15908/page/449.
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.
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, April 24 1953.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Winston Churchill,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-winston-churchill/index.html.
[2] “No. 39838,” The London Gazette, April 28 1953, 2357, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39838/page/2357/.
October 24 1911 – May 25 1915
Arthur James Balfour
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1848; d. March 19 1930.
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, March 3 1922.2 Raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Earl of Balfour and Viscount Traprain, May 5 1922.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Arthur Balfour,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-arthur-balfour/index.html.
[2] “No. 32638,” The London Gazette, March 14 1922, 2137, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32638/page/2137.
[3] “No. 32691,” The London Gazette, May 5 1922, 3512, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32691/page/3512.
May 25 1915 – December 10 1916
Sir Edward Henry Carson
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1854; d. October 22 1935.
Honours:
Created a Knight Bachelor, May 11 1900.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Edward Carson,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 22 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-edward-carson/index.html.
[2] “No. 27192,” The London Gazette, Supplement, May 15 1900, 3070, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27192/page/3070.
December 10 1916 – July 17 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.
Honours:
Created a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, April 24 1953.2
References:
[1] UK Parliament, “Winston Churchill,” Historic Hansard 1803–2005, accessed April 21 2026, https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-winston-churchill/index.html.
[2] “No. 39838,” The London Gazette, April 28 1953, 2357, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/39838/page/2357/.
September 3 1939 – May 11 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