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GRADATION LIST OF OFFIGEKS OF THE BRITISH ARMY.
FtELD-MARSHALS.
Bis Royal Hiqhiiess The Duke of CONNAUGHT
and STRATHEARN, K.G., K.T., K.P., G.C.B.,
G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I. E., G.C.V.O., G.B.E.,
V.D..T.D. Born 1/5/50. K.E. Lt. 19/6/68. R.A.
Lt. 2/11/68. KifleBde. Lt. 3/8/69. Capt. 1/5/71.
7th H. Capt. 14/4/74. Maj. 7/8/75. Rifle Bde.
Lt.-Col. 27/9/76. Col. (Brev.) 9/5/30. Maj. -Gen.
29/5/80. Lt.-Gen. 1/4/89. Gen. 1/4/93. Fieid-
Marshal 26/6/02. Col.-in-Chf. Rifle Bde.
29/5/80. CoJ. S. G'ds. 24/6/83 to 30/4/04.
Col.-in-Chf. 6th Dns. 22/6/97 to 19/11/22.
Col.-in-Chf. H.L.I. 4/9/01. Col. R.A.S.C. 2/9/02
to 2/12/32. Col.-ln-Chf. R. Dub. Fus. 7/11/03 to
31/7/22. Col. Gren. G'ds. 1/5/04. Col.-ln-Chf.
R.A.M.C. 20/2/19. Col.-in-Chf. R.A.S.C. 3/12/32.
Brig. Maj. (actg.) Aldershot 16/10/73 to 13/4/74.
Brig. Maj. Aldershot 1/5/75 to 30/7/75. A.A.G.
Gibraltar 19/10/75 to 20/4/76. Personal A.D.C.
to the Sovereign 26/5/76. Brig.-Gen. Aldershot
30/9/80 to 3/8/82. Maj.-Gen. Egypt 4/8/82 to
6/11/82. Brig.-Gen. Aldershot 1/4/83 to 30/9/83.
Maj.-Gen. Bengal 26/11/83 to 26/9/85 and
27/9/86 to 8/12/86. Lt.-Gen. Bombay 14/12/86 to
13/3/90. Lt.-Gen. S. Dist. 25/8/90 to 8/10/93.
Lt.-Gen. Comdg. Troops Aldershot 9/10/93 to
8/10/98. Gen. Comdg. the Forces Ireland 9/1/00
to 30/9/01. Gen. Comdg. the Forces Ireland
and 3rd Army Corps 1/10/01 to 30/4/04. Insp.-
Gen. of the Forces and Presdt. Selection Board
1/5/04 to 20/12/07. Field-Marshal, C.-in-C. and
High Commnr. Mediterranean 31/12/07 to
31/7/09. Gov.-Gen. and C.-in-C. Dominion of
Canada 6/10/11 to 10/11/16.
Fenian Raid into Canada 1870. M. and CI.
Egyptian Expedition 1SS2. Comded. Brig, of
Guards. Action at Mahuta and battle of Tel-
el-Kebir. Despatches L.G. 8/9/82, 6/10/82 and
7/11/82. Thanked by Houses of Parliament.
M. and CI. B.S. 2nd Class Medjidie. C.B.
X BIRDWOOD, The Lord, G.C.B., G.C.S.I., O.C.M.G.,
G.C.V.O., C.I.E., jy.S.O., D.C.L., LL.D., q.s.
Born 13/9/65. 12th L. Lt. 9/5/85. Ind. S.C.
Lt. 20/12/86. I.A. Capt. 9/5/96. Maj. (Brev.)
29/11/00. (Subst.) 9/5/03. Lt.-Col. (Brev.)
26/6/02. (Subst.) 1/9/04. Col. 26/6/05. Maj.-Gen.
3/10/11. Lt.-Gen. 28/10/15. Gen. 23/10/17.
(Viiempld. List 21111124 to 1913/25.) Field-
Marshal 20/3/25. Col. 12th L. 17/2/20. Col.
Probyn's Horse 21/6/24. Col. 6 G.R. 12/3/26.
Col. Comdt. 13 F.F. Rif. 26/9/30. Col. R.H.G.
13/2/33.
Div. Prov. Marshal Tirah E. F. 18/12/97 to 5/1/98.
Spec. Serv. S. Afr. 8/11/99 to 9/1/00. Brig. Maj.
S. Afr. 10/1/00 to 14/10/00. D.A.A.G. S. Afr.
15/10/00 to 4/6/02. Mil. Sec. to G.O. C.-in-C.
the Forces S. Afr. 5/6/02 to 12/7/02. Spec, empld.
H.Q. of Army 13/7/02 to 28/10/02. Asst. Mil.
Sec. and Persian Interpreter to C.-in-C. E. Indies
28/11/02 to 31/8/04. A.A.G. India 1/9/04 to
21/12/05. Mil. Sec. to C.-in-C. E. Indies
22/12/05 to 27/6/09. {Chf. Staff Off. Mohmand
Fd. Force lOldjOS to 316108.) A.D.C. to the King
14/2/06 to 2/10/11. Brig. Comdr. (Col. on Staff)
India 28/6/09 to 31/5/11. Brig. Comdr. India
1/6/11 to 3/5/12. Q.M.G. in India 4/5/12 to
16/11/12. Sec. Armv Dept. India 17/11/12 to
11/12/14. G.O.C. Aust'l'n Impl. Force 18/9/15
to 20/9/20. [Army Corps Comdr. Med. E.F.
.. (temp. Lt.-Gen. to 27110115) 12/12114 to lS/11/15.
G.O. C.-in-C. Med. E.F. 17/10/15 to 26/10/15. Comdr.
Dardanelles Army Med. E.F. 27/10/15 to 15/1/16.]
Army Corps Comdr. France 15/2/16 to 30/5/18.
A.D.C. Gen. to the King 3/11/17 to 20/6/22. Army
Comdr. France 31/5/18 to 24/3/19. G.O.C. and
G.O.C.-in-C. N. Comd. India 31/10/20 to 30/10/24.
C.-in-C. India (aetg.) 3/8/24 to 20/11/24. C.-in-C.
India 6/8/25 to 29/11/30.
X JACOB, Sir Claud William, G.C.B., G.C.S.I.,
K.C.M.G. Born 21/11/63. Wore. R. Lt. 9/9/82.
Tnd. S.C. Lt. 16/12/84. Capt. 9/9/93.
I.A. Maj. 10/7/01. Lt.-Col. 1/10/04. Col.(Brev.)
1/10/08. (Subst.) 1/1/11. Maj.-Gen. 1/1/16.
Lt.-Gen. 3/6/17. Gen. 31/5/20. (Unempld. List
6/8/24 to 8/11/24.) Field- Marshal 30/11/26. Col.
Hazara Pnrs. 4/7/16 to 31/3/33. Col. Wore. R.
2/2/27 to 20/11/38. Col. 2/10 Baluch. R. 14/12/28.
G.S.0.1 India 2/9/12 to 11/10/14. G.S.0.1 France
12/10/14 to 4/1/15. Brig. Comdr. France (temp.
Brig.-Gen.) 5/1/15 to 6/9/15. Div. Comdr. France
(temp. Maj.-Gen. to 31/12/15) 7/9/15 to 22/5/16.
Army Corps Comdr. France (temp. Lt.-Gen. to
2/6/17) 28/5/16 to 8/12/18. Army Corps Comdr.
Rhine Army 9/12/18 to 14/9/19. Chf. of Gen.
Staff India 13/1/20 to 5/8/24. A.D.C. Gen. to the
King 31/5/20 to 30/5/24. G.O.C.-in-C. N. Comd.
India 9/11/24 to 13/4/26. [C.-in-C. India 3/4/25
to 5/8/25.] Sec, Mil. Dept. India Office 14/4/26
to 9/5/30. Constable Tower of London 19/2/38.
MILNE, The Lord, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., D.S.O., D.C.L.,
LL.D., p.s.cf. Born 5/11/66. R.A. Lt. 16/9/85.
Capt. 4/7/95. Maj. 1/11/00. Lt.-Col. (Brev.)
22/8/02. Col. (Brev.) 8/11/05. (Subst.) 1/11/09.
Maj.-Gen. 18/2/15. Lt.-Gen. 1/1/17. Gen.
26/4/20. Field-Marshal 30/1/28. Col. Comdt. R. A.
21/11/18. Col. Comdt. P. Corps 2/7/40. (Master-
Gunner St. James's Park 15/8/29.)
D.A.A.G. S. Afr. 18/2/00 to 22/8/02. D.A. Q.M.G. SJ
(Intel!.) and G.S.0.2 H.Q. of Army 26/1/03 to M
25/1/07. G.S.0.2 N". Comd. 1/4/08 to 31/10/09. 1
G.S.0.1 Irish Comd. 1/11/09 to 30/9/13. Comg. ■
Div. R.A. E. Comd. (te7np. Brig.-Gen.) 1/10/13 ■(
to 4/8/14. Brig.-Gen. R.A, France (temp. »'
Brig.-Gen.) 5/8/14 to 26/1/15. Brig.-Gen. Gen.
Staff France (temp. Brig.-Gen. to 17/2/15) 27/1/15
to 22/2/15. Maj.-Gen. Gen. Staff France 23/2/15
to 14/7/15. Div. Comdr. France and Med.
E.F. 15/7/15 to 13/12/15. Army Corps Comdr.
Med. E.F. (temp. Lt.-Gen.) 14/12/15 to 9/5/16.
Army Comdr. and G.O.C.-in-C. Salonika and
Black Sea (temp. Lt.-Gen. to 31/12/16; temp. Gen.
25/6/18 to 25/4/20) 10/5/16 to 16/11/20. Lt. Tower
of London 29/11/20 to 31/5/23. G.O.C.-in-C.
E. Comd. 1/6/23 to 18/2/26. A.D.C. Gen. to the
King 31/7/23 to 30/7/27. C.I.G.S. War Office
19/2/26 to 18/2/33. Constable Tower of London
19/2/33 to 18/2/38.
Nile Expedition 1898. Battle of Khartoum. E.M.
and CI. M.
S. Afr. War 1899-1902. Despatches L.G. 16/4/01.
Brev. of Lt.-Col. Q.M. CI. 3, 6, 7, 14. K.M. !
CI. 25, 26. D.S.O. -j
1914-21. France & Belgium 5/8/14 to 14/7/15. 1
Greek Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, European
Turkey and the Islands of the ^gean Sea 15/7/15
to 11/11/18. Despatches L.G. 19/10/14, 16/2/15,
17/2/15, 1/1/16 and 25/9/16. Promd. Maj.-Gen.
and Lt.-Gen. Order of Wen-Hu 1st Class.
Legion of Honour 1st and 2nd Classes. Order
of the Redeemer 1st Class. Greek Military j
Cross. Greek Medal for Military Merit 1st ■ I
Class. Order of the White Eagle, Grand Cross 1st f
Class with swords. 1914 S. and CI. B.W.M. V.M. !
K.C.M.G. G.C.M.G. K.C.B.
CAVAN, The Earl of, K.P., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O.,
G.B.E., D.C.L., LL.D. Born 16/10/65. [Previous
full pay service 29/S/S5 to 13/2/12. Half pay 14/2/12
to 7/11/13. Ret. pay 8/11/13. Res. of Off. (recalled)
11/8/14.] Maj.-Gen. 29/6/15. Lt.-Gen. 1/1/17.
Gen. 2/11/21. Field-Marshal 31/10/32. Col. I.
G'ds. 23/5/25. Col. Bedfs. & Herts. R. 15/12/28
to 15/10/35.
A.D.C. to Gov.-Gen., etc., Canada 29/4/91 to 16/7/93.
FtELD-MARSHALS.
Bis Royal Hiqhiiess The Duke of CONNAUGHT
and STRATHEARN, K.G., K.T., K.P., G.C.B.,
G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I. E., G.C.V.O., G.B.E.,
V.D..T.D. Born 1/5/50. K.E. Lt. 19/6/68. R.A.
Lt. 2/11/68. KifleBde. Lt. 3/8/69. Capt. 1/5/71.
7th H. Capt. 14/4/74. Maj. 7/8/75. Rifle Bde.
Lt.-Col. 27/9/76. Col. (Brev.) 9/5/30. Maj. -Gen.
29/5/80. Lt.-Gen. 1/4/89. Gen. 1/4/93. Fieid-
Marshal 26/6/02. Col.-in-Chf. Rifle Bde.
29/5/80. CoJ. S. G'ds. 24/6/83 to 30/4/04.
Col.-in-Chf. 6th Dns. 22/6/97 to 19/11/22.
Col.-in-Chf. H.L.I. 4/9/01. Col. R.A.S.C. 2/9/02
to 2/12/32. Col.-ln-Chf. R. Dub. Fus. 7/11/03 to
31/7/22. Col. Gren. G'ds. 1/5/04. Col.-ln-Chf.
R.A.M.C. 20/2/19. Col.-in-Chf. R.A.S.C. 3/12/32.
Brig. Maj. (actg.) Aldershot 16/10/73 to 13/4/74.
Brig. Maj. Aldershot 1/5/75 to 30/7/75. A.A.G.
Gibraltar 19/10/75 to 20/4/76. Personal A.D.C.
to the Sovereign 26/5/76. Brig.-Gen. Aldershot
30/9/80 to 3/8/82. Maj.-Gen. Egypt 4/8/82 to
6/11/82. Brig.-Gen. Aldershot 1/4/83 to 30/9/83.
Maj.-Gen. Bengal 26/11/83 to 26/9/85 and
27/9/86 to 8/12/86. Lt.-Gen. Bombay 14/12/86 to
13/3/90. Lt.-Gen. S. Dist. 25/8/90 to 8/10/93.
Lt.-Gen. Comdg. Troops Aldershot 9/10/93 to
8/10/98. Gen. Comdg. the Forces Ireland 9/1/00
to 30/9/01. Gen. Comdg. the Forces Ireland
and 3rd Army Corps 1/10/01 to 30/4/04. Insp.-
Gen. of the Forces and Presdt. Selection Board
1/5/04 to 20/12/07. Field-Marshal, C.-in-C. and
High Commnr. Mediterranean 31/12/07 to
31/7/09. Gov.-Gen. and C.-in-C. Dominion of
Canada 6/10/11 to 10/11/16.
Fenian Raid into Canada 1870. M. and CI.
Egyptian Expedition 1SS2. Comded. Brig, of
Guards. Action at Mahuta and battle of Tel-
el-Kebir. Despatches L.G. 8/9/82, 6/10/82 and
7/11/82. Thanked by Houses of Parliament.
M. and CI. B.S. 2nd Class Medjidie. C.B.
X BIRDWOOD, The Lord, G.C.B., G.C.S.I., O.C.M.G.,
G.C.V.O., C.I.E., jy.S.O., D.C.L., LL.D., q.s.
Born 13/9/65. 12th L. Lt. 9/5/85. Ind. S.C.
Lt. 20/12/86. I.A. Capt. 9/5/96. Maj. (Brev.)
29/11/00. (Subst.) 9/5/03. Lt.-Col. (Brev.)
26/6/02. (Subst.) 1/9/04. Col. 26/6/05. Maj.-Gen.
3/10/11. Lt.-Gen. 28/10/15. Gen. 23/10/17.
(Viiempld. List 21111124 to 1913/25.) Field-
Marshal 20/3/25. Col. 12th L. 17/2/20. Col.
Probyn's Horse 21/6/24. Col. 6 G.R. 12/3/26.
Col. Comdt. 13 F.F. Rif. 26/9/30. Col. R.H.G.
13/2/33.
Div. Prov. Marshal Tirah E. F. 18/12/97 to 5/1/98.
Spec. Serv. S. Afr. 8/11/99 to 9/1/00. Brig. Maj.
S. Afr. 10/1/00 to 14/10/00. D.A.A.G. S. Afr.
15/10/00 to 4/6/02. Mil. Sec. to G.O. C.-in-C.
the Forces S. Afr. 5/6/02 to 12/7/02. Spec, empld.
H.Q. of Army 13/7/02 to 28/10/02. Asst. Mil.
Sec. and Persian Interpreter to C.-in-C. E. Indies
28/11/02 to 31/8/04. A.A.G. India 1/9/04 to
21/12/05. Mil. Sec. to C.-in-C. E. Indies
22/12/05 to 27/6/09. {Chf. Staff Off. Mohmand
Fd. Force lOldjOS to 316108.) A.D.C. to the King
14/2/06 to 2/10/11. Brig. Comdr. (Col. on Staff)
India 28/6/09 to 31/5/11. Brig. Comdr. India
1/6/11 to 3/5/12. Q.M.G. in India 4/5/12 to
16/11/12. Sec. Armv Dept. India 17/11/12 to
11/12/14. G.O.C. Aust'l'n Impl. Force 18/9/15
to 20/9/20. [Army Corps Comdr. Med. E.F.
.. (temp. Lt.-Gen. to 27110115) 12/12114 to lS/11/15.
G.O. C.-in-C. Med. E.F. 17/10/15 to 26/10/15. Comdr.
Dardanelles Army Med. E.F. 27/10/15 to 15/1/16.]
Army Corps Comdr. France 15/2/16 to 30/5/18.
A.D.C. Gen. to the King 3/11/17 to 20/6/22. Army
Comdr. France 31/5/18 to 24/3/19. G.O.C. and
G.O.C.-in-C. N. Comd. India 31/10/20 to 30/10/24.
C.-in-C. India (aetg.) 3/8/24 to 20/11/24. C.-in-C.
India 6/8/25 to 29/11/30.
X JACOB, Sir Claud William, G.C.B., G.C.S.I.,
K.C.M.G. Born 21/11/63. Wore. R. Lt. 9/9/82.
Tnd. S.C. Lt. 16/12/84. Capt. 9/9/93.
I.A. Maj. 10/7/01. Lt.-Col. 1/10/04. Col.(Brev.)
1/10/08. (Subst.) 1/1/11. Maj.-Gen. 1/1/16.
Lt.-Gen. 3/6/17. Gen. 31/5/20. (Unempld. List
6/8/24 to 8/11/24.) Field- Marshal 30/11/26. Col.
Hazara Pnrs. 4/7/16 to 31/3/33. Col. Wore. R.
2/2/27 to 20/11/38. Col. 2/10 Baluch. R. 14/12/28.
G.S.0.1 India 2/9/12 to 11/10/14. G.S.0.1 France
12/10/14 to 4/1/15. Brig. Comdr. France (temp.
Brig.-Gen.) 5/1/15 to 6/9/15. Div. Comdr. France
(temp. Maj.-Gen. to 31/12/15) 7/9/15 to 22/5/16.
Army Corps Comdr. France (temp. Lt.-Gen. to
2/6/17) 28/5/16 to 8/12/18. Army Corps Comdr.
Rhine Army 9/12/18 to 14/9/19. Chf. of Gen.
Staff India 13/1/20 to 5/8/24. A.D.C. Gen. to the
King 31/5/20 to 30/5/24. G.O.C.-in-C. N. Comd.
India 9/11/24 to 13/4/26. [C.-in-C. India 3/4/25
to 5/8/25.] Sec, Mil. Dept. India Office 14/4/26
to 9/5/30. Constable Tower of London 19/2/38.
MILNE, The Lord, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., D.S.O., D.C.L.,
LL.D., p.s.cf. Born 5/11/66. R.A. Lt. 16/9/85.
Capt. 4/7/95. Maj. 1/11/00. Lt.-Col. (Brev.)
22/8/02. Col. (Brev.) 8/11/05. (Subst.) 1/11/09.
Maj.-Gen. 18/2/15. Lt.-Gen. 1/1/17. Gen.
26/4/20. Field-Marshal 30/1/28. Col. Comdt. R. A.
21/11/18. Col. Comdt. P. Corps 2/7/40. (Master-
Gunner St. James's Park 15/8/29.)
D.A.A.G. S. Afr. 18/2/00 to 22/8/02. D.A. Q.M.G. SJ
(Intel!.) and G.S.0.2 H.Q. of Army 26/1/03 to M
25/1/07. G.S.0.2 N". Comd. 1/4/08 to 31/10/09. 1
G.S.0.1 Irish Comd. 1/11/09 to 30/9/13. Comg. ■
Div. R.A. E. Comd. (te7np. Brig.-Gen.) 1/10/13 ■(
to 4/8/14. Brig.-Gen. R.A, France (temp. »'
Brig.-Gen.) 5/8/14 to 26/1/15. Brig.-Gen. Gen.
Staff France (temp. Brig.-Gen. to 17/2/15) 27/1/15
to 22/2/15. Maj.-Gen. Gen. Staff France 23/2/15
to 14/7/15. Div. Comdr. France and Med.
E.F. 15/7/15 to 13/12/15. Army Corps Comdr.
Med. E.F. (temp. Lt.-Gen.) 14/12/15 to 9/5/16.
Army Comdr. and G.O.C.-in-C. Salonika and
Black Sea (temp. Lt.-Gen. to 31/12/16; temp. Gen.
25/6/18 to 25/4/20) 10/5/16 to 16/11/20. Lt. Tower
of London 29/11/20 to 31/5/23. G.O.C.-in-C.
E. Comd. 1/6/23 to 18/2/26. A.D.C. Gen. to the
King 31/7/23 to 30/7/27. C.I.G.S. War Office
19/2/26 to 18/2/33. Constable Tower of London
19/2/33 to 18/2/38.
Nile Expedition 1898. Battle of Khartoum. E.M.
and CI. M.
S. Afr. War 1899-1902. Despatches L.G. 16/4/01.
Brev. of Lt.-Col. Q.M. CI. 3, 6, 7, 14. K.M. !
CI. 25, 26. D.S.O. -j
1914-21. France & Belgium 5/8/14 to 14/7/15. 1
Greek Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, European
Turkey and the Islands of the ^gean Sea 15/7/15
to 11/11/18. Despatches L.G. 19/10/14, 16/2/15,
17/2/15, 1/1/16 and 25/9/16. Promd. Maj.-Gen.
and Lt.-Gen. Order of Wen-Hu 1st Class.
Legion of Honour 1st and 2nd Classes. Order
of the Redeemer 1st Class. Greek Military j
Cross. Greek Medal for Military Merit 1st ■ I
Class. Order of the White Eagle, Grand Cross 1st f
Class with swords. 1914 S. and CI. B.W.M. V.M. !
K.C.M.G. G.C.M.G. K.C.B.
CAVAN, The Earl of, K.P., G.C.B., G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O.,
G.B.E., D.C.L., LL.D. Born 16/10/65. [Previous
full pay service 29/S/S5 to 13/2/12. Half pay 14/2/12
to 7/11/13. Ret. pay 8/11/13. Res. of Off. (recalled)
11/8/14.] Maj.-Gen. 29/6/15. Lt.-Gen. 1/1/17.
Gen. 2/11/21. Field-Marshal 31/10/32. Col. I.
G'ds. 23/5/25. Col. Bedfs. & Herts. R. 15/12/28
to 15/10/35.
A.D.C. to Gov.-Gen., etc., Canada 29/4/91 to 16/7/93.
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