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The first break in rotational order was precipitated by the death of Marshal of the RAF Sir Andrew Humphrey. From the creation of the post until 1997, the Chief of the Defence Staff was appointed to the highest rank in the respective branch of the British armed forces to which he belonged, being an admiral of the Fleet , a field marshal or marshal of the Royal Air Force , ( NATO rank code OF-10 ).
Claude Auchinleck. Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck, ( / ˌɒxɪnˈlɛk / OKH-in-LEK ), GCB, GCIE, CSI, DSO, OBE (21 June 1884 – 23 March 1981), was a British Indian Army commander who saw active service during the world wars. A career soldier who spent much of his military career in India, he rose to become commander-in-chief of ...
Field Marshal Richard Michael Power Carver, Baron Carver, GCB, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC (24 April 1915 – 9 December 2001) was a senior British Army officer. Lord Carver served as the Chief of the General Staff (CGS), the professional head of the British Army, and then as the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), the professional head of the British ...
Contents 1Insignia of rank 2List of field marshals 3See also 4Notes 5References Highest military rank of the British ArmyField MarshalThe insignia of a field marshal as worn on epaulettesThe Earl Roberts painted 1906 in the full dress uniform of a British Army Field MarshalCountryUnited KingdomService branchBritish ArmyAbbreviationFMRankFive-star rankNATO rank codeOF-...
Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, VC, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, VD, PC, FRSGS (30 September 1832 – 14 November 1914) was a British Victorian era general who became one of the most successful British military commanders of his time. Born in India to an Anglo-Irish family, Roberts joined the East India Company Army ...
List of British Field Marshals. This is a list of Field Marshal s of the United Kingdom, with their respective years of appointment. #The Earl of Orkney (1736) #The Duke of Argyll and Greenwich (1736) #The Viscount Shannon (1739) #The Marquis de Montandré (1739) #The Earl of Stair (1742) #The Viscount Cobham (1742) # George Wade (1743) #Sir ...
Brigadier (United Kingdom) Brigadier ( Brig) is a senior rank in the British Army and the Royal Marines. Brigadier is the superior rank to colonel, and subordinate to major-general. It corresponds to the rank of brigadier general in many other nations. The rank has a NATO rank code of OF-6, placing it equivalent to the Royal Navy commodore and ...
