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Western Command was established in 1905 and was originally called the Welsh & Midland Command before changing its name in 1906. [1] In 1907 Western Command relocated to Watergate House in Chester. [2] In 1938, after a brief stay in temporary accommodation at Boughton, it moved to a new purpose-built neo-Georgian property known as Churchill ...
Lt Col insignia. Lieutenant colonel ( Lt Col ), is a rank in the British Army and Royal Marines which is also used in many Commonwealth countries. The rank is superior to major, and subordinate to colonel. [1] The comparable Royal Navy rank is commander, and the comparable rank in the Royal Air Force and many Commonwealth air forces is wing ...
First World War[edit] At the end of 1914, Lieutenant General Sir Horace Smith-Dorrien, the GOCinC, left Southern Command to form II Corps in France, and Lieutenant General William Campbell was placed in command. [10] On 8 March 1916, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Sclater, took charge of Southern Command. Sclater served as GOC-in-C there until ...
Military Secretary (United Kingdom) The Military Secretary is the British Army office with responsibility for appointments, promotion, postings and discipline of high ranking officers of the British Army. [1] It is a senior British Army appointment, held by an officer holding the rank of major-general.
The Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff ( VCDS) is the deputy to the Chief of the Defence Staff, the professional head of the British Armed Forces. [1] It is also the second most senior position within the British Armed Forces. The position was titled Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff before 1964. [2] From 1966 to 1978 the post was occupied by a 3 ...
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen), formerly more commonly lieutenant-general, is a senior rank in the British Army and the Royal Marines. It is the equivalent of a multinational three-star rank; some British lieutenant generals sometimes wear three-star insignia, in addition to their standard insignia, when on multinational operations.
United Kingdom: Service/ branch: British Army: Years of service: 1987–present: Rank: Lieutenant General: Service number: 527291: Commands held: Deputy Commander, United Nations Command 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment: Battles/wars: The Troubles United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone Iraq War War in Afghanistan: Awards: Distinguished Service ...
