Brontekst bekijken van Field marshal (United Kingdom)

{{Short description|Highest military rank of the British Army}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox military rank
| name          = Field Marshal
| image         = British Army (1920-1953) OF-10.svg
| image_size    = 100px
| alt           =
| caption       = The insignia of a field marshal as worn on epaulettes
| image2        = Charles III (No. 4 Dress) Salute 2024.jpg
| alt2          =
| caption2      = [[Charles III|The King]] in the [[service uniform]] of a Field Marshal in the [[British Army]]
| country       = United Kingdom
| service branch= [[British Army]]
| abbreviation  = FM
| rank group    = [[Flag officer]]
| rank          = [[Five-star rank]]
| NATO rank     = [[OF-10]]
| Non-NATO rank = [[Five-star rank|O-11]]
| formation     = 1736
| abolished     = 
| higher rank   = none
| lower rank    = [[General (United Kingdom)|General]]
| equivalents   = [[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admiral of the Fleet]] (RN)<br />[[Marshal of the Royal Air Force]] (RAF)
| history       = 
}}
'''Field marshal''' ('''FM''') has been the highest rank in the [[British Army]] since 1736.  A [[five-star rank]] with [[NATO]] code [[OF-10]], it is equivalent to an [[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)|Admiral of the Fleet]] in the [[Royal Navy]] or a [[Marshal of the Royal Air Force]] in the [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF).  A Field Marshal's insignia consists of two crossed batons surrounded by yellow leaves below [[Tudor Crown (heraldry)|the Tudor Crown]].  Like Marshals of the Royal Air Force and Admirals of the Fleet, Field Marshals traditionally remain officers for life, though on [[half-pay]] when not in an appointment or retired.{{sfn|Brewer's Dictionary}}{{sfn|''The Daily Telegraph''|12 April 2008}}  The rank has been used sporadically throughout its history, and was vacant during parts of the 18th and 19th centuries (when all former holders of the rank were deceased).  After the Second World War, it became standard practice to appoint the [[Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)|Chief of the Imperial General Staff]] (later renamed [[Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)|Chief of the General Staff]]) to the rank on his last day in the post.  Army officers occupying the post of [[Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)|Chief of the Defence Staff]], the professional head of all the [[British Armed Forces]], were usually promoted to the rank upon their appointment.{{sfn|Heathcote|p=4}}

In total, 141 men have held the rank of field marshal.  The majority led careers in the British Army or the colonial [[British Indian Army]], rising through the ranks to eventually become a field marshal.  Some members of the [[British Royal Family]], most recently [[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent]] and [[Charles III]], were promoted to the rank after shorter periods of service. Three British monarchs ([[George V]], [[Edward VIII]], and [[George VI]]) assumed the rank on their accessions to the throne, while [[Edward VII]] and Charles III were already field marshals, and two British consorts, [[Albert, Prince Consort]] and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]], were appointed by their respective queens. Other ceremonial appointments were made as diplomatic gestures. Twelve foreign monarchs have held the honour, though three ([[Wilhelm II]], German Emperor; [[Franz Joseph I of Austria|Franz Joseph I]], Emperor of Austria-Hungary; and [[Hirohito]], Emperor of Japan) were stripped of it when their countries became enemies of Britain and its allies in the two world wars. Also awarded the rank were one Frenchman ([[Ferdinand Foch]]) and one Australian ([[Thomas Blamey|Sir Thomas Blamey]]), honoured for their contributions in World War I and World War II respectively, and one South African statesman ([[Jan Smuts]]).{{sfn|Heathcote|p=1}}

A report commissioned by the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] in 1995 made a number of recommendations for financial savings in the armed forces' budget, one of which was the abolition of all five-star ranks. Part of the rationale was that these ranks were disproportionate to the size of the forces commanded by these officers, and that none of the United Kingdom's close allies, such as the United States (which reserves the rank of [[General of the Army (United States)|general of the army]] for officers who have commanded large armies in major wars), used such ranks. The recommendation was not taken up in full, but the practice of promoting service chiefs to five-star ranks was stopped, and the ranks are now reserved for special circumstances. [[Peter Inge, Baron Inge|Sir Peter Inge]] was, in 1994, the last active officer to be promoted to the rank. Inge relinquished the post of Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) in 1997, and his successor, [[Charles Guthrie, Baron Guthrie of Craigiebank|Sir Charles Guthrie]], was the first officer not to be promoted upon appointment as CDS, although he was promoted to the honorary rank of field marshal in June 2012.<ref>{{London Gazette|nolink=y|issue=60350|page=23557|date=7 December 2012}}</ref>

The most recent promotions to field marshal came in 2012, eighteen years after the moratorium on routine promotions to the rank, when Queen [[Elizabeth II]] promoted Prince Charles, her son and heir apparent, to the five-star ranks in all three services, in recognition of support provided for her in her capacity as [[Head of the British Armed Forces|Head]] of the [[British Armed Forces]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_queen_appoints_the_prince_of_wales_to_honorary_five_star_1126275880.html|title=The Queen appoints the Prince of Wales to honorary five star|website=PrinceOfWales.gov.uk|date=16 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629032823/http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/mediacentre/pressreleases/the_queen_appoints_the_prince_of_wales_to_honorary_five_star_1126275880.html|archive-date=29 June 2012}}</ref> At the same time, Guthrie, who relinquished the post of CDS and retired from active service in 2001, was promoted to honorary field marshal.{{sfn|BBC News|16 June 2012}} In June 2014, former Chief of the Defence Staff [[Michael Walker, Baron Walker of Aldringham|Lord Walker of Aldringham]] was also promoted to honorary field marshal.{{sfn|Ministry of Defence|13 June 2014}}

Although the rank of field marshal is not used in the [[Royal Marines]], the insignia is used on the uniform of the [[Captain General Royal Marines|Captain General]], the ceremonial head of the corps (equivalent to [[colonel-in-chief]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/prince-philip-duke-of-edinburgh-in-his-role-as-captain-general-royal-picture-id168897573|title=Photograph of Prince Philip as Captain General Royal Marines wearing the insignia of a field marshal|website=GettyImages.com|publisher=[[Getty Images]]|date=16 May 2013|access-date=20 December 2017|archive-date=1 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701210336/https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/prince-philip-duke-of-edinburgh-in-his-role-as-captain-general-royal-picture-id168897573|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Insignia of rank==
[[File:Field Marshal's uniform and baton.jpg|thumb|upright|Field Marshal's uniform and baton (pertaining to the late [[John Stanier (British Army officer)|Sir John Stanier]]) on display in the [[Royal Scots Dragoon Guards]] Museum, [[Edinburgh Castle]].|alt=]]
The rank insignia of a field marshal in the British Army comprises two crossed [[Baton (military)|baton]]s in a wreath of laurel leaves, with a crown above.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Dress Regulations for the Army|location=[[London]], England|publisher=[[His Majesty's Stationery Office]]|date=1934|page=3}}</ref>  In some other countries, historically under the sphere of British influence, an adapted version of the insignia is used for field marshals, often with the crown being replaced with an alternative cultural or national emblem.  On appointment, British field marshals are awarded a gold-tipped baton which they may carry on formal occasions.

==List of field marshals==
[[File:Victoria Cross Medal without Bar.png|120px|thumb|Four field marshals were also recipients of the [[Victoria Cross]], the UK's highest award for gallantry.|alt=A bronze cross pattée bearing the crown of Saint Edward surmounted by a lion with the inscription 'FOR VALOUR'.  A crimson ribbon is attached.]]
The vast majority of officers to hold the rank of field marshal were professional soldiers in the British Army, though eleven served as officers in the [[British Indian Army]].  At least fifty-seven field marshals were wounded in battle earlier in their careers, of whom 24 were wounded more than once, and eight had been prisoners of war.  Fifteen future field marshals were present at the [[Battle of Vitoria]], where [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|the Duke of Wellington]] earned the rank, and ten others served under Wellington at the [[Battle of Waterloo]].  However, only thirty-eight held independent commands in the field, and just twelve served as [[Commander-in-Chief of the Forces]] (the pre-1904 professional head of the army) or Chief of the Imperial General Staff during a major war.{{sfn|Heathcote|p=2}}

Four field marshals ([[Evelyn Wood (British Army officer)|Sir Evelyn Wood]], [[George White (British Army officer)|Sir George White]], [[Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts|Earl Roberts]], and [[John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort|Lord Gort]]) had previously received the [[Victoria Cross]] (VC), the United Kingdom's highest and most prestigious award for gallantry 'in the face of the enemy'.  Wood, a famously injury-prone officer, was awarded the VC for two actions in 1858, in which he first attacked a group of rebels in India, and later rescued an informant from another group of rebels.  White, a [[cavalry officer]], led two charges on enemy guns in Afghanistan in 1879, while Gort, of the [[Grenadier Guards]], commanded a series of attacks while severely wounded during the First World War in 1918.  Roberts received his VC for actions during the [[Indian Mutiny]].{{sfn|Ashcroft|pp=79–81}}{{sfn|''London Gazette'' 4 September 1860}}{{sfn|''London Gazette'' 3 June 1881}}{{sfn|''London Gazette'' 26 November 1918}}{{sfn|''London Gazette'' 24 December 1858}}

Wellington, 44 at the time of his promotion, was the youngest non-royal officer to earn the rank of field marshal.  [[Charles Moore, 1st Marquess of Drogheda]] was the oldest, promoted at the age of 91, while a further twenty-three officers were promoted to field marshal in their eighties.  Wellington was also the only field marshal to become [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]].{{sfn|Heathcote|p=7}}

No officer whose career was spent in the British Army has ever reached the rank of field marshal without having served in the [[Cavalry regiments of the British Army|cavalry]], [[Infantry of the British Army|infantry]], [[Royal Armoured Corps]], [[Royal Artillery]], or [[Royal Engineers]].{{sfn|Heathcote|p=7}}  One non-British officer has been appointed field marshal in the British Army; [[Ferdinand Foch]] of France, in recognition of his contributions in the First World War, while one, [[Sir William Robertson, 1st Baronet|Sir William Robertson]], held every rank in the British Army, from private soldier to field marshal.<ref name=ODNB>{{Cite ODNB|last=Woodward|first=David R.|date=May 2006|orig-year=September 2004|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/35786|title=Robertson, Sir William Robert, first baronet (1860–1933)|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/35786}}</ref>

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|+Field Marshals of the British Army
!scope=col style=width:18<sup>e</sup>m|Name and style{{Efn|Titles and styles are those held by the field marshal when they died, or those currently held in the case of living field marshals; in most cases, these are not the same as the titles and styles held by an officer upon their promotion to the rank, nor (in the case of operational field marshals) those held when the officer retired from active service.  All post-nominal letters, with the exception of 'VC' (denoting the [[Victoria Cross]]) are omitted.}}
!scope=col style=width:15em|Regiment{{Efn|The regiment given is the regiment into which the field marshal was commissioned.  This is not necessarily the regiment the officer first joined, nor is it necessarily the regiment in which the officer spent most of his career.  An '—' indicates either that the officer did not lead a career in the [[British Army]], or that the officer was not initially commissioned into a formal regiment.}}
!scope=col style=width:8em class=unsortable|Image
!scope=col|Born
!scope=col style=width:10em|Promotion date{{sfn|Heathcote|loc=Table 1|pp=320–326}}
!scope=col|Died
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Douglas|[[George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney]]}}
|[[Royal Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:1stEarlOfOrkney.jpg|100px|alt=George Douglas-Hamilton]]||1666||{{Date table sorting|1736-01-12|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=166–167}}||1737
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Campbell|[[John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll]]}}
|[[Earl of Argyll's Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll and Duke of Greenwich by William Aikman.jpg|100px|alt=John Campbell]]||1680||{{Date table sorting|1736-01-14|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=71–73}}||1743
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Boyle|[[Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon]]}}
|[[Horse Guards Regiment]]||[[File:Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt.jpg|100px|alt=Richard Boyle]]||1674||{{Date table sorting|1739-07-02|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=52–53}}||1740
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Rochefoucauld|[[François de La Rochefoucauld, Marquis de Montandre]]}}
| || ||1672||{{Date table sorting|1739-07-02|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=99–101}}||1739
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Dalrymple|[[John Dalrymple, 2nd Earl of Stair]]}}
|[[26th (Cameronian) Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:John Dalrymple 2nd Earl of Stair (1673-1747) General and Diplomat.jpg|100px|alt=John Dalrymple]]||1673||{{Date table sorting|1742-03-18|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=97–99}}||1747
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Temple|[[Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham]]}}
|[[6th Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham by Jean Baptiste van Loo.jpg|100px|alt=Richard Temple]]||1669||{{Date table sorting|1742-12-14|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=272–273}}||1749
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Wade|[[George Wade]]}}
|[[Earl of Bath's Regiment]]||[[File:Attributed to Johan van Diest - Field-Marshal George Wade, 1673 - 1748. Commander-in-chief in Scotland - Google Art Project.jpg|100px|alt=George Wade]]||1673||{{Date table sorting|1742-12-14|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=285–287}}||1748
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Rich|[[Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet]]}}
|[[Grenadier Guards]] (1st Foot Guards)||[[File:William Aikman (1682-1731) - Field Marshal Sir Robert Rich (1685–1768), 4th Bt - 355567 - National Trust.jpg|100px]]||1685||{{Date table sorting|1757-11-28|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=245–246}}||1768
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Molesworth|[[Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth]]}}
|[[Royal Scots]]||[[File:Lord Molesworth, English School 18th century.jpg|100px|alt=Richard Molesworth]]||1680||{{Date table sorting|1757-11-29|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=211–212}}||1758
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Ligonier|[[John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier]]}}
|[[10th Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:1st Earl Ligonier.jpg|100px|alt=John Ligonier]]||1680||{{Date table sorting|1757-11-30|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=202–204}}||1770
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|O'Hara|[[James O'Hara, 2nd Baron Tyrawley]]}}
|[[39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot]]|| ||1690||{{Date table sorting|1763-06-01|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=234–235}}||1773
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Conway|[[Henry Seymour Conway]]}}
|[[5th Royal Irish Lancers]]||[[File:Henryseymour.jpg|100px|alt=Henry Seymour Conway]]||1721||{{Date table sorting|1793-10-12|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=92–94}}||1794
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|William|[[Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh]]}}
|[[13th Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:WilliamHenryDukeOfGloucesterThomasGainsborough.jpg|100px|alt=Prince William Henry]]||1743||{{Date table sorting|1793-10-12|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=302–303}}||1805
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Howard|[[George Howard (British Army officer)|Sir George Howard]]}}
|[[24th Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:Lieutenant-General (later Field Marshal Sir) George Howard (1718– c.1796), c.1762.jpg|100px|alt=George Howard]]||1720||{{Date table sorting|1793-10-12|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=179–180}}||1796
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Frederick|[[Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany]]}}
|[[Grenadier Guards]]||[[File:Frederick, Duke of York 1800-1820.jpg|100px|alt=Prince Frederick]]||1763||{{Date table sorting|1795-02-10|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=127–130}}||1827
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Campbell|[[John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll]]}}
|[[Royal Scots Fusiliers]]||[[File:John Campbell, 5th Duke of Argyll (1723-1806) by Thomas Gainsborough.jpg|100px|alt=John Campbell]]||1723||{{Date table sorting|1796-07-30|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=73–75}}||1806
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Amherst|[[Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst]]}}
|[[Grenadier Guards]]||[[File:Jeffreyamherst.jpg|100px|alt=Jeffery Amherst]]||1717||{{Date table sorting|1796-07-30|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=23–26}}||1797
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Griffin|[[John Griffin, 4th Baron Howard de Walden]]}}
|[[Scots Guards]]||[[File:Sir John Griffin Griffin, 4th Lord Howard de Walden.jpg|100px|alt=John Griffin]]||1719||{{Date table sorting|1796-07-30|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=153–154}}||1797
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Hodgson|[[Studholme Hodgson]]}}
|[[Grenadier Guards]]||[[File:Studholme Hodgson-cropped.jpg|100px|Studholme Hodgson]]||1708||{{Date table sorting|1796-07-30|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=178–179}}||1798
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Townshend|[[George Townshend, 1st Marquess Townshend]]}}
|[[7th Queen's Own Hussars]]||[[File:George Townshend.jpg|100px|alt=George Townshend]]||1724||{{Date table sorting|1796-07-30|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=277–279}}||1807
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Cavendish|[[Lord Frederick Cavendish (British Army officer)|Lord Frederick Cavendish]]}}
|[[Coldstream Guards]]|| ||1729||{{Date table sorting|1796-07-30|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=82–83}}||1803
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Lennox|[[Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond]]}}
|[[Coldstream Guards]]||[[File:Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond.jpg|100px|alt=Charles Lennox]]||1735||{{Date table sorting|1796-07-30|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=199–200}}||1806
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Edward|[[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn]]}}
|[[Royal Fusiliers]]||[[File:Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn by Sir William Beechey.jpg|100px|alt=Prince Edward]]||1767||{{Date table sorting|1805-09-05|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=112–113}}||1820
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Wellesley|[[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington]]}}
|[[33rd Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:Sir Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington.png|100px|alt=Arthur Wellesley]]||1769||{{Date table sorting|1813-06-21|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=291–295}}||1852
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Augustus|[[Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover|Prince Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale]]}}
|— (Royal Family;<br>afterwards [[King of Hanover]])||[[File:Ernest Augustus by Fischer 1823.jpg|100px|alt=Ernest Augustus I]]||1771||{{Date table sorting|1813-11-06|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=116–118}}||1851
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Adolphus|[[Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge]]}}
|[[Hanoverian Guards]]||[[File:Adolphus Frederick duke of Cambridge.jpg|100px|alt=Prince Adolphus]]||1774||{{Date table sorting|1813-11-26|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=9–10}}||1850
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|William|[[Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh]]}}
|[[Scots Guards]]||[[File:2ndDukeOfGloucester.jpg|100px|alt=Prince William Frederick]]||1776||{{Date table sorting|1816-05-24|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=301–302}}||1834
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Leopold|[[Leopold I of Belgium|Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]}}
|— (Royal Family;<br>afterwards [[King of the Belgians]])||[[File:Saksen-Koburg Leopold-2a.jpg|100px|alt=Leopold I]]||1790||{{Date table sorting|1816-05-24|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=200–202}}||1865
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Moore|[[Charles Moore, 1st Marquess of Drogheda]]}}
|[[12th Royal Lancers|12th Dragoons]]||[[File:Charles Moore, 1st Marquess of Drogheda.jpg|100px|alt=Charles Moore]]||1730||{{Date table sorting|1821-07-19|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=222–223}}||1821
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Harcourt|[[William Harcourt, 3rd Earl Harcourt]]}}
|[[Grenadier Guards]]||[[File:3rdEarlHarcourt.jpg|100px|alt=William Harcourt]]||1743||{{Date table sorting|1821-07-19|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=166–167}}||1830
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Clarke|[[Alured Clarke|Sir Alured Clarke]]}}
|[[50th (Queen's Own) Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:Field Marshal Sir Alured Clarke.jpg|100px|alt=Alured Clarke]]||1745||{{Date table sorting|1830-07-22|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=89–90}}||1832
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Hulse|[[Samuel Hulse|Sir Samuel Hulse]]}}
|[[Grenadier Guards]]||[[File:Portrait of Sir Samuel Hulse-detail.jpg|100px|alt=Samuel Hulse]]||1747 or 1748||{{Date table sorting|1830-07-22|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=182–183}}||1837
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Albert, Prince Consort|[[Albert, Prince Consort|Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]}}
|— (Royal Family)||[[File:Prince Albert - Franz Xaver Winterhalter 1842.jpg|100px|alt=Prince Albert]]||1819||{{Date table sorting|1840-02-08|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=12–13}}||1861
|-
!scope=row|[[William II of the Netherlands|William II]]
|— ([[King of the Netherlands]])||[[File:King Willem II.jpg|100px|alt=William II]]||1792||{{Date table sorting|1845-07-28|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=297–299}}||1849
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Nugent|[[Sir George Nugent, 1st Baronet]]}}
|[[39th (Dorsetshire) Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:Georgenugent.gif|100px|alt=George Nugent]]||1757||{{Date table sorting|1846-11-09|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=232–234}}||1849
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Grosvenor|[[Thomas Grosvenor (British Army officer)|Thomas Grosvenor]]}}
|[[Grenadier Guards]]||[[File:Thomas Grosvenor by Robert Bowyer.jpg|100px|alt=Thomas Grosvenor]]||1764||{{Date table sorting|1846-11-09|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=154–155}}||1851
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Paget|[[Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey]]}}
|[[80th Regiment of Foot (Staffordshire Volunteers)]]||[[File:Op77.jpg|100px|alt=Henry Paget]]||1768||{{Date table sorting|1846-11-09|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=235–237}}||1854
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Somerset|[[FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan]]}}
|[[4th Queen's Own Hussars|4th Light Dragoons]]||[[File:Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan by William Salter.jpg|100px|alt=FitzRoy Somerse]]||1788||{{Date table sorting|1854-11-05|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=267–269}}||1855
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Cotton|[[Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere]]}}
|[[Royal Welch Fusiliers|23rd Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere by Mary Martha Pearson (née Dutton).jpg|100px|alt=Stapleton Cotton]]||1773||{{Date table sorting|1855-10-02|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=94–96}}||1865
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Byng|[[John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford]]}}
|[[Duke of Wellington's Regiment|33rd Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:John Byng, 1st Earl of Strafford by William Salter.jpg|100px|alt=Stapleton Cotton]]||1772||{{Date table sorting|1855-10-02|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=63–64}}||1860
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Hardinge|[[Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge]]}}
|[[Queen's Rangers]]||[[File:Henryhardinge.jpg|100px|alt=Henry Hardinge]]||1785||{{Date table sorting|1855-10-02|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=171–173}}||1856
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Colborne|[[John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton]]}}
|[[East Devonshire Regiment]]||[[File:John Colborne.jpg|100px|alt=John Colborne]]||1779||{{Date table sorting|1860-04-01|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=90–92}}||1863
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Blakeney|[[Edward Blakeney|Sir Edward Blakeney]]}}
|[[99th Regiment of Foot (1794)|99th Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:Edwardblakeney.png|100px|alt=Edward Blakeney]]||1778||{{Date table sorting|1862-11-09|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=46–47}}||1868
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Gough|[[Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough]]}}
|[[Seaforth Highlanders]]||[[File:Hugh Gough, 1st Viscount Gough, 1850.png|100px|alt=Hugh Gough]]||1779||{{Date table sorting|1862-11-09|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=148–150}}||1869
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!scope=row|{{Sort|George|[[Prince George, Duke of Cambridge]]}}
|[[12th Royal Lancers]]||[[File:George 2nd Cambridge.png|100px|alt=Prince George]]||1819||{{Date table sorting|1862-11-09|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=141–144}}||1904
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Campbell|[[Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde]]}}
|[[9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:Lord-clyde.jpg|100px|alt=Colin Campbell]]||1792||{{Date table sorting|1862-11-09|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=69–71}}||1863
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Woodford|[[Alexander George Woodford|Sir Alexander Woodford]]}}
|[[9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:Alexander Woodford.png|100px|alt=Alexander Woodford]]||1782
|{{Date table sorting|1868-01-01|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=316–318}}||1870
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Gomm|[[William Maynard Gomm|Sir William Gomm]]}}
|[[9th (East Norfolk) Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:Sir William Maynard Gomm by William Salter.jpg|100px|alt=William Gomm]]||1784||{{Date table sorting|1868-01-01|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=146–148}}||1875
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Ross|[[Hew Dalrymple Ross|Sir Hew Ross]]}}
|[[Royal Artillery]]||[[File:Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross by Thomas Heaphy.jpg|100px|alt=Hew Ross]]||1779||{{Date table sorting|1868-01-01|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=255–256}}||1868
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Burgoyne|[[John Fox Burgoyne|Sir John Burgoyne]]}}
|[[Royal Engineers]]||[[File:John-fox-burgoyne.jpg|100px|alt=John Burgoyne]]||1782||{{Date table sorting|1868-01-01|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=60–63}}||1871
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Pollock|[[Sir George Pollock, 1st Baronet]]}}
|[[Bengal Artillery]]||[[File:Sir George Pollock, 1st Baronet(3 4 Profile).jpg|100px|alt=George Pollock]]||1786||{{Date table sorting|1870-05-24|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=243–245}}||1872
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!scope=row|{{Sort|FitzGerald|[[John Forster FitzGerald|Sir John FitzGerald]]}}
|— (retired)|| ||1785||{{Date table sorting|1875-05-29|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=121–122}}||1877
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Hay|[[George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale]]}}
|[[Grenadier Guards]]||[[File:8thMarquessOfTweeddale.jpg|100px|alt=George Hay]]||1787||{{Date table sorting|1875-05-29|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=173–174}}||1876
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!scope=row|[[Edward VII|King Edward VII]]
|— (Royal Family)||[[File:Edward VII in coronation robes.jpg|100px|alt=Edward VII]]||1841||{{Date table sorting|1875-05-29|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=105–108}}||1910
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Rowan|[[William Rowan|Sir William Rowan]]}}
|[[52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:Sir William Rowan.jpg|100px|alt=William Rowan]]||1789||{{Date table sorting|1877-06-02|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=256–257}}||1879
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Yorke|[[Charles Yorke (British Army officer)|Sir Charles Yorke]]}}
|[[35th (Royal Sussex) Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:Field Marshal Sir Charles Yorke.jpg|100px|alt=Charles Yorke]]||1790||{{Date table sorting|1877-06-02|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=318–319}}||1880
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Rose|[[Hugh Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn]]}}
|[[93rd (Sutherland Highlanders) Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:Hugh Henry Rose, 1st Baron Strathnairn.png|100px|alt=Hugh Rose]]||1801||{{Date table sorting|1877-06-02|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=253–255}}||1885
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Napier|[[Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala]]}}
|[[Bengal Engineer Group]]||[[File:Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala - Project Gutenberg eText 16528.png|100px|alt=Robert Napier]]||1810||{{Date table sorting|1883-01-01|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=223–225}}||1890
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Grant|[[Patrick Grant (Indian Army officer)|Sir Patrick Grant]]}}
|11th [[Bengal Native Infantry]]||[[File:Patrick Grant.jpg|100px|alt=Patrick Grant]]||1804||{{Date table sorting|1883-06-24|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=150–151}}||1895
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Michel|[[John Michel|Sir John Michel]]}}
|[[64th (2nd Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:John-michel-by-william-notman.jpg|100px|alt=John Michel]]||1804||{{Date table sorting|1886-03-27|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=207–208}}||1886
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Dacres|[[Richard Dacres (British Army officer)|Sir Richard Dacres]]}}
|[[Royal Artillery]]||[[File:Richard James Dacres.jpg|100px|alt=Richard Dacres]]||1799||{{Date table sorting|1886-03-27|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=96–97}}||1886
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Paulet|[[Lord William Paulet]]}}
|[[85th Regiment of Foot (Bucks Volunteers)]]||[[File:Lord William Paulet.jpg|100px|alt=William Paulet]]||1804||{{Date table sorting|1886-07-10|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=237–238}}||1893
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Bingham|[[George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan]]}}
|[[6th Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan.png|100px|alt=George Bingham]]||1800||{{Date table sorting|1887-06-21|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=41–43}}||1888
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Simmons|[[Lintorn Simmons|Sir Lintorn Simmons]]}}
|[[Royal Engineers]]||[[File:SirJohnLintonSimmons.jpg|100px|alt=Lintorn Simmons]]||1821||{{Date table sorting|1890-05-21|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=257–259}}||1903
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Haines|[[Frederick Haines|Sir Frederick Haines]]}}
|[[4th Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:Frederick Haines.jpg|100px|alt=Frederick Haines]]||1818||{{Date table sorting|1890-05-21|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=163–165}}||1909
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Stewart|[[Sir Donald Stewart, 1st Baronet]]}}
|9th [[Bengal Native Infantry]]||[[File:Donald Martin Stewart.jpg|100px|alt=Donald Stewart]]||1824||{{Date table sorting|1894-05-24|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=270–272}}||1900
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Wolseley|[[Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley]]}}
|[[12th Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:Garnet Wolseley.jpg|100px|alt=Garnet Wolseley]]||1833||{{Date table sorting|1894-05-24|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=311–314}}||1913
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Roberts|[[Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts]], [[Victoria Cross|VC]]}}
|[[Bengal Artillery]]||[[File:Frederick Roberts.jpg|100px|alt=Frederick Roberts]]||1832||{{Date table sorting|1895-05-25|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=246–250}}||1914
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Edward|[[Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar]]}}
|[[67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar 1855.jpg|100px|alt=Prince Edward]]||1823||{{Date table sorting|1897-06-22|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=114–115}}||1902
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Chamberlain|[[Neville Bowles Chamberlain|Sir Neville Bowles Chamberlain]]}}
|55th [[Bengal Native Infantry]]||[[File:Field Marshal Sir Neville Bowles Chamberlain.jpg|100px|alt=Neville Chamberlain]]||1820||{{Date table sorting|1900-04-25|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=83–85}}||1902
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!scope=row|[[Wilhelm II, German Emperor]]
|— ([[German Emperor]]; [[King of Prussia]])||[[File:Arthur Stockdale Cope - Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany 1905.jpg|100px|alt=Wilhelm II]]||1859||{{Date table sorting|1901-01-27|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=299–301}}||1941
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Norman|[[Henry Wylie Norman|Sir Henry Norman]]}}
|1st [[Bengal Native Infantry]]||[[File:StateLibQld 1 113832 Sir Henry Wylie Norman.jpg|100px|alt=Henry Norman]]||1826||{{Date table sorting|1902-06-26|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=230–232}}||1904
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Arthur|[[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn]]}}
|[[Royal Engineers]]||[[File:Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught.jpg|100px|alt=Prince Arthur]]||1850||{{Date table sorting|1902-06-26|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=26–28}}||1942
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Wood|[[Evelyn Wood (British Army officer)|Sir Evelyn Wood]], [[List of Victoria Cross recipients (N–Z)|VC]]}}
|[[13th Light Dragoons]]||[[File:Wood-evelyn.jpg|100px|alt=Evelyn Wood]]||1838||{{Date table sorting|1903-04-08|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=314–316}}||1919
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!scope=row|{{Sort|White|[[George White (British Army officer)|Sir George White]], [[List of Victoria Cross recipients (N–Z)|VC]]}}
|[[27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:George Stewart White-001.jpg|100px|alt=George White]]||1835||{{Date table sorting|1903-04-08|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=295–297}}||1912
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!scope=row|[[Franz Joseph I of Austria]]
|— ([[Emperor of Austria]]; [[King of Hungary]])||[[File:TomvonDregerFranzJosephSchönbrunn.jpg|100px|alt=Franz Joseph I]]||1830||{{Date table sorting|1903-09-01|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=125–127}}||1916
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Grenfell|[[Francis Grenfell, 1st Baron Grenfell]]}}
|[[King's Royal Rifle Corps]]||[[File:Francis Wallace Grenfell.jpg|100px|alt=Francis Grenfell]]||1841||{{Date table sorting|1908-04-11|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=151–153}}||1925
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Brownlow|[[Charles Henry Brownlow|Sir Charles Brownlow]]}}
|[[51st Sikhs (Frontier Force)]]||[[File:Charles Brownlow.jpg|100px|alt=Charles Brownlow]]||1831||{{Date table sorting|1908-06-20|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=59–60}}||1916
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Kitchener|[[Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener]]}}
|[[Royal Engineers]]||[[File:Horatio Herbert Kitchener (cropped).jpg|100px|alt=Herbert Kitchener]]||1850||{{Date table sorting|1909-09-10|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=191–197}}||1916
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!scope=row|[[George V|King George V]]
|[[Royal Welsh Fusiliers]] — (Royal Family)||[[File:King George 1923 LCCN2014715558 (cropped).jpg|100px|alt=George V]]||1865||{{Date table sorting|1910-05-07|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=135–137}}||1936
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Methuen|[[Paul Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen]]}}
|[[Scots Guards]]||[[File:Paul Methuen, 3rd Baron Methuen.png|100px|alt=Paul Methuen]]||1845||{{Date table sorting|1911-06-19|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=205–207}}||1932
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Nicholson|[[William Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson]]}}
|[[Royal Engineers]]||[[File:Wnicholson.jpg|100px|alt=William Nicholson]]||1845||{{Date table sorting|1911-06-19|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=228–230}}||1918
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|French|[[John French, 1st Earl of Ypres]]}}
|[[8th King's Royal Irish Hussars]]||[[File:Major-General Sir J.D.P. French.jpg|100px|alt=John French]]||1852||{{Date table sorting|1913-06-03|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=130–135}}||1925
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!scope=row|[[Nicholas II of Russia]]
|— ([[Emperor of Russia]])||[[File:Nicholas II of Russia painted by Earnest Lipgart.jpg|100px|alt=Nicholas II]]||1868||{{Date table sorting|1916-01-01|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=225–228}}||1918
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Haig|[[Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig]]}}
|[[7th Queen's Own Hussars]]||[[File:Douglas Haig.jpg|100px|alt=Douglas Haig]]||1861||{{Date table sorting|1917-01-01|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=155–160}}||1928
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Egerton|[[Charles Egerton (Indian Army officer)|Sir Charles Egerton]]}}
|[[31st (Huntingdonshire) Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:Sir Charles Egerton.jpg|100px|alt= Sir Charles Egerton]]||1848||{{Date table sorting|1917-03-16|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=115–116}}||1921
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Taishō|[[Emperor Taishō]] (Yoshihito)}}
|— ([[Emperor of Japan]])||[[File:Emperor Taishō.jpg|100px|alt=Taishō]]||1879||{{Date table sorting|1918-01-01|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=319–320}}||1926
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Foch, Ferdinand|[[Ferdinand Foch]]}}
|[[35th Parachute Artillery Regiment|35th Artillery Regiment]] – (French Army)||[[File:Foch.jpg|100px|alt=Ferdinand Foch]]||1851||{{Date table sorting|1919-07-19|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=122–125}}||1929
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Plumer|[[Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer]]}}
|[[York and Lancaster Regiment]]||[[File:Gen sir herbert plumer.jpg|100px|alt=Herbert Plumer]]||1857||{{Date table sorting|1919-07-31|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=240–243}}||1932
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Allenby|[[Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby]]}}
|[[6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons]]||[[File:Allenby.jpg|100px|alt=Edmund Allenby]]||1861||{{Date table sorting|1919-07-31|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=19–23}}||1936
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Wilson|[[Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet]]}}
|[[Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)]]||[[File:Henry Hughes Wilson, British general, photo portrait standing in uniform.jpg|100px|alt=Henry Wilson]]||1864||{{Date table sorting|1919-07-31|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=303–308}}||1922
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Robertson|[[Sir William Robertson, 1st Baronet]]}}
|[[3rd Dragoon Guards]]||[[File:Sir William Robertson.jpg|100px|alt=William Robertson]]||1860||{{Date table sorting|1920-03-29|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=250–253}}||1933
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Barrett|[[Arthur Barrett (Indian Army officer)|Sir Arthur Barrett]]}}
|[[44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot]]||[[File:Field Marshal Sir Arthur Barrett.jpg|100px|alt=Arthur Barrett]]||1857||{{Date table sorting|1921-04-12|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=39–41}}||1926
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!scope=row|[[Albert I of Belgium]]
|— (King of the Belgians)||[[File:Albert I Koning der Belgen.jpg|100px|alt=Albert I]]||1875||{{Date table sorting|1921-05-04|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=10–12}}||1934
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Birdwood|[[William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood]]}}
|[[Royal Scots Fusiliers]]||[[File:William Birdwood.jpg|100px|alt=William Birdwood]]||1865||{{Date table sorting|1925-03-20|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=43–45}}||1951
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Jacob|[[Claud Jacob|Sir Claud Jacob]]}}
|[[Worcestershire Regiment]]||[[File:LtGen Claud William Jacob.jpg|100px|alt=Claud Jacob]]||1863||{{Date table sorting|1926-11-30|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=190–191}}||1948
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Milne|[[George Milne, 1st Baron Milne]]}}
|[[Royal Artillery]]||[[File:George Francis Milne.jpg|100px|alt=George Milne]]||1866||{{Date table sorting|1928-01-30|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=208–211}}||1948
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!scope=row|[[Alfonso XIII of Spain]]
|— ([[King of Spain]])||[[File:Alfonso XIII in uniform of a British Field Marshall.jpg|100px|alt=Alfonso XIII]]||1886||{{Date table sorting|1928-06-03|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=17–19}}||1941
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!scope=row|[[Hirohito]] (Emperor Shōwa)
|— (Emperor of Japan)||[[File:Hirohito in dress uniform.jpg|100px|alt=Hirohito]]||1901||{{Date table sorting|1928-06-26|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=176–178}}||1989
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Byng|[[Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy]]}}
|[[King's Royal Rifle Corps]]||[[File:Julian Byng.jpg|100px|alt=Julian Byng]]||1861||{{Date table sorting|1932-07-17|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=64–69}}||1935
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Lambert|[[Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan]]}}
|[[Grenadier Guards]]||[[File:Earl of Cavan.jpg|100px|alt=Rudolph Lambart]]||1865||{{Date table sorting|1932-10-31|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=197–199}}||1946
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Chetwode|[[Philip Chetwode, 1st Baron Chetwode]]}}
|[[Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry]]||[[File:Philipchetwode.jpg|100px|alt=Philip Chetwode]]||1869||{{Date table sorting|1933-02-13|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=86–89}}||1950
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Montgomery-Massingberd|[[Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd|Sir Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd]]}}
|[[Royal Artillery]]||[[File:Mmassingberd.jpg|100px|alt=Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd]]||1871||{{Date table sorting|1935-06-07|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=219–222}}||1947
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!scope=row|[[Edward VIII|King Edward VIII]]
|— (Royal Family)||[[File:Edward Prince of Wales during his visit to Canada in 1919.jpg|100px|alt=Edward VIII]]||1894||{{Date table sorting|1936-01-21|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=108–112}}||1972
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Deverell|[[Cyril Deverell|Sir Cyril Deverell]]}}
|[[West Yorkshire Regiment]]||[[File:Sir Cyril John Deverell.jpg|100px|alt=Cyril Deverell]]||1874||{{Date table sorting|1936-05-15|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=101–102}}||1947
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!scope=row|[[George VI|King George VI]]
|— (Royal Family)||[[File:King George VI of England, formal photo portrait, circa 1940-1946.jpg|100px|alt=George VI]]||1895||{{Date table sorting|1936-12-12|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=137–141}}||1952
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Ironside|[[Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside]]}}
|[[Royal Artillery]]||[[File:Edmund Ironside.jpg|100px|alt=Edmund Ironside]]||1880||{{Date table sorting|1940-07-20|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=185–190}}||1959
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!scope=row|{{Sortname|Jan|Smuts}}
|— ([[South African Army]])||[[File:JanSmutsFM.png|100px|alt=Jan Smuts]]||1870||{{Date table sorting|1941-05-24|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=264–267}}||1950
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Dill|[[John Dill|Sir John Dill]]}}
|[[Prince of Wales's Leinster Regiment]]||[[File:The British Army in North Africa, 1941 E2384E.jpg|100px|alt=John Dill]]||1881||{{Date table sorting|1941-11-18|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=102–105}}||1944
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Gort|[[John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort]], [[List of Victoria Cross recipients (N–Z)|VC]]}}
|[[Grenadier Guards]]||[[File:General the Viscount Gort Vc, Gcb, Cbe, Dso, Mvo, Mc Art.IWMARTLD730.jpg|100px|alt=John Vereker]]||1886||{{Date table sorting|1943-01-01|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=279–283}}||1946
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Wavell|[[Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell]]}}
|[[Black Watch]]||[[File:Archibald Wavell2.jpg|100px|alt=Archibald Wavell]]||1883||{{Date table sorting|1943-01-01|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=287–291}}||1950
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Brooke|[[Alan Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke]]}}
|[[Royal Artillery]]||[[File:Alan Brooke at desk 1942.jpg|100px|alt=Alan Brooke]]||1883||{{Date table sorting|1944-01-01|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=56–59}}||1963
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Alexander|[[Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis]]}}
|[[Irish Guards]]||[[File:Harold Alexander E010750678-v8.jpg|100px|alt=Harold Alexander]]||1891||{{Date table sorting|1944-06-04|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=13–17}}||1969
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Montgomery|[[Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein]]}}
|[[Royal Warwickshire Regiment]]||[[File:Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery, 1944 TR2721.jpg|100px|alt=Bernard Montgomery]]||1887||{{Date table sorting|1944-09-01|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=212–219}}||1976
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Wilson|[[Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson]]}}
|[[Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own)]]||[[File:Hmwilson1944.jpg|100px|alt=Henry Maitland Wilson]]||1881||{{Date table sorting|1944-12-29|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=308–311}}||1964
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Auchinleck|[[Claude Auchinleck|Sir Claude Auchinleck]]}}
|[[62nd Punjabis]] ([[British Indian Army|Indian Army]])||[[File:Auchinleck.jpg|100px|alt=Claude Auchinleck]]||1884||{{Date table sorting|1946-06-01|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=28–35}}||1981
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Slim|[[William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim|William 'Bill' Slim, 1st Viscount Slim]]}}
|[[Royal Warwickshire Regiment]]||[[File:FM william Slim.jpg|100px|alt=William Slim]]||1891||{{Date table sorting|1948-01-04|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=259–264}}||1970
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Blamey|[[Thomas Blamey|Sir Thomas Blamey]]}}
|— (Australian Army)||[[File:Blamey.jpg|100px|alt=Thomas Blamey]]||1884||{{Date table sorting|1950-06-08|format=dmy}}<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=38930|page=2811|date=2 June 1950|supp=y}}</ref>||1951
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Philip|[[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]]}}
|[[Royal Navy]] – (Royal Family)||[[File:Prince Phillip of Edinburgh.jpg|100px|alt=Prince Philip]]||1921||{{Date table sorting|1953-01-15|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=238–240}}<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=39752|page=339|date=13 January 1953|supp=y}}</ref>||2021
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!scope=row|{{Sort|Harding|[[John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton]]}}
|[[Somerset Light Infantry]]||[[File:Jharding.jpg|100px|alt=John Harding]]||1896||{{Date table sorting|1953-07-21|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=167–171}}||1989
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Henry|[[Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester]]}}
|[[King's Royal Rifle Corps]]||[[File:Dukeofgloucester.jpg|100px|alt=Prince Henry]]||1900||{{Date table sorting|1955-03-31|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=174–176}}||1974
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Templer|[[Gerald Templer|Sir Gerald Templer]]}}
|[[Royal Irish Fusiliers]]||[[File:Sir gerald templer.gif|100px|alt=Gerald Templer]]||1898||{{Date table sorting|1956-11-27|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=273–277}}||1979
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Festing|[[Francis Festing|Sir Francis Festing]]}}
|[[Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own)]]||[[File:Ffesting.jpg|100px|alt=Francis Festing]]||1902||{{Date table sorting|1960-09-01|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=118–121}}||1976
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Mahendra|[[Mahendra of Nepal|Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah]]}}
|— ([[King of Nepal]])||[[File:Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah.jpg|100px|alt=Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah]]||1920||{{Date table sorting|1962-10-17|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=204–205}}||1972
|-
!scope=row|[[Haile Selassie]]
|— ([[Emperor of Ethiopia]])||[[File:Haile Selassie in full dress (cropped).jpg|100px|alt=Haile Selassie I]]||1892||{{Date table sorting|1965-01-20|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=160–163}}||1975
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Hull|[[Richard Hull|Sir Richard Hull]]}}
|[[17th/21st Lancers]]|| ||1907||{{Date table sorting|1965-02-08|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=180–182}}||1989
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Cassels|[[James Cassels (British Army officer)|Sir James Cassels]]}}
|[[Seaforth Highlanders]]|| ||1907||{{Date table sorting|1968-02-29|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=79–82}}||1996
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Baker|[[Geoffrey Baker (British Army officer)|Sir Geoffrey Baker]]}}
|[[Royal Artillery]]||[[File:GHB Constable of HM The Tower of London photo frame size.jpg|100px|alt=Sir Geoffrey Baker]]||1912||{{Date table sorting|1971-01-31|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=37–39}}||1980
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Carver|[[Michael Carver|Michael Carver, Baron Carver]]}}
|[[Royal Tank Regiment|Royal Tank Corps]]|| ||1915||{{Date table sorting|1973-07-18|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=75–79}}||2001{{sfn|''The Guardian''|12 December 2001}}
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Gibbs|[[Roland Gibbs|Sir Roland Gibbs]]}}
|[[King's Royal Rifle Corps]]|| ||1921||{{Date table sorting|1979-07-13|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=144–146}}||2004{{sfn|''The Daily Telegraph''|2 November 2004}}
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Birendra|[[Birendra of Nepal|Birendra Bir Bikram Shah]]}}
|— (King of Nepal)||[[File:Birendra Bir Bikram Shah.jpg|100px|alt=Birendra Bir Bikram Shah]]||1945||{{Date table sorting|1980-11-18|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=45–46}}||2001{{sfn|BBC News|2 June 2001}}
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Bramall|[[Edwin Bramall, Baron Bramall]]}}
|[[King's Royal Rifle Corps]]||[[File:Lord Bramall.jpg|100px|alt=Edwin Bramall]]||1923||{{Date table sorting|1982-01-01|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=53–56}}||2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-50397069|title=Ex-Armed Forces head Lord Bramall dies aged 95|website=BBC.co.uk|date=12 November 2019|publisher=[[BBC News]]|access-date=12 November 2019|archive-date=12 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112180427/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-50397069|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Stanier|[[John Stanier (British Army officer)|Sir John Stanier]]}}
|[[7th Queen's Own Hussars]]|| ||1925||{{Date table sorting|1985-07-10|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=269–270}}||2007{{sfn|''The Times''|13 November 2007}}
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Bagnall|[[Nigel Bagnall|Sir Nigel Bagnall]]}}
|[[Green Howards]]|| ||1927||{{Date table sorting|1988-09-09|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=35–37}}||2002{{sfn|''The Independent''|11 April 2002}}
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Vincent|[[Richard Vincent, Baron Vincent of Coleshill]]}}
|[[Royal Artillery]]|| ||1931||{{Date table sorting|1991-04-02|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=283–285}}||2018
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Chapple|[[John Chapple (British Army officer)|Sir John Chapple]]}}
|[[2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)]]|| ||1931||{{Date table sorting|1992-02-14|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=85–86}}||2022
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Edward|[[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent]]}}
|[[Royal Scots Greys]] – (Royal Family)||[[File:Duke of Kent2013,6.jpg|100px|alt=Prince Edward]]||1935||{{Date table sorting|1993-06-11|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=113–114}}||living
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Inge|[[Peter Inge, Baron Inge]]}}
|[[Green Howards]]||[[File:Field Marshal Sir Peter Inge KG, GCB.jpg|100px|alt=Peter Inge]]||1935||{{Date table sorting|1994-03-15|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Heathcote|pp=183–185}}||2022
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Charles|[[Charles III|King Charles III]]}}
|[[Welsh Guards]], [[Royal Navy]], and [[Royal Air Force]] – (Royal Family)||[[File:Charles III (No. 4 Dress) Salute 2024.jpg|alt=Charles, Prince of Wales|133x133px]]||1948||{{Date table sorting|2012-06-16|format=dmy}}{{sfn|BBC News|16 June 2012}}||living
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Guthrie|[[Charles Guthrie, Baron Guthrie of Craigiebank]]}}
|[[Welsh Guards]]||[[File:General Guthrie.jpg|100px|alt=Charles Guthrie]]||1938||{{Date table sorting|2012-06-16|format=dmy}}{{sfn|BBC News|16 June 2012}}||living
|-
!scope=row|{{Sort|Guthrie|[[Michael Walker, Baron Walker of Aldringham]]}}
|[[Royal Anglian Regiment]]||[[File:General Sir Michael Walker.png|100px|alt=Michael Walker]]||1944||{{Date table sorting|2014-06-13|format=dmy}}{{sfn|Ministry of Defence|13 June 2014}}||living
|}

==See also==
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*[[British Army Other Ranks rank insignia]]
**[[Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)]]
**[[Marshal of the Royal Air Force]]
*[[British Army officer rank insignia]]
*[[British and U.S. military ranks compared]]

==Notes==
{{Notes}}

==References==
'''Footnotes'''
{{Reflist}}

'''Works cited'''
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*{{Cite book|last=Heathcote|first=Tony|date=1999|title=The British Field Marshals, 1736–1997: A Biographical Dictionary|location=[[Barnsley]], England|publisher=[[Pen and Sword Books]]|isbn=978-0-85052-696-7|ref={{sfnRef|Heathcote}}}}
*{{Wikicite|reference={{London Gazette|issue=22212|date=24 December 1858|page=5516}}|ref={{sfnRef|''London Gazette'' 24 December 1858}}}}
*{{Wikicite|reference={{London Gazette|issue=22419|supp=y|page=3257|date=4 September 1860}}|ref={{sfnRef|''London Gazette'' 4 September 1860}}}}
*{{Wikicite|reference={{London Gazette|issue=24981|supp=y|page=2859|date=3 June 1881}}|ref={{sfnRef|''London Gazette'' 3 June 1881}}}}
*{{Wikicite|reference={{London Gazette|issue=31034|supp=y|page=14039|date= 26 November 1918}}|ref={{sfnRef|''London Gazette'' 26 November 1918}}}}
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*{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/about-us/style-book/1435306/Telegraph-style-book-the-Services.html|title=Telegraph style book: the Services|website=Telegraph.co.uk|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=12 April 2008|access-date=13 June 2011|ref={{sfnRef|''The Daily Telegraph''|12 April 2008}}|archive-date=10 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310024359/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/about-us/style-book/1435306/Telegraph-style-book-the-Services.html|url-status=live}}
*{{Cite news|last=van der Vat|first=Dan|date=12 December 2001|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/dec/12/guardianobituaries|title=Obituary: Field Marshal Lord Carver|website=TheGuardian.com|publisher=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=11 June 2011|ref={{sfnRef|''The Guardian''|12 December 2001}}|archive-date=3 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203165120/http://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/dec/12/guardianobituaries|url-status=live}}
*{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1475599/Field-Marshal-Sir-Roland-Gibbs.html|title=Obituaries: Field Marshal Sir Roland Gibbs|website=Telegraph.co.uk|publisher=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|date=2 November 2004|access-date=11 June 2011|ref={{sfnRef|''The Daily Telegraph''|2 November 2004}}|archive-date=13 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113043024/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1475599/Field-Marshal-Sir-Roland-Gibbs.html|url-status=live}}
*{{Cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2858878.ece|title=Obituary: Field Marshal Sir John Stanier|website=TimesOnline.co.uk|publisher=[[The Times]]|date=13 November 2007|access-date=11 June 2011|ref={{sfnRef|''The Times''|13 November 2007}}|archive-date=29 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629140300/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2858878.ece|url-status=live}}
*{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/field-marshal-sir-nigel-bagnall-729912.html|title=Obituary: Field Marshal Sir Nigel Bagnall|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|publisher=Independent Print Limited|date=11 April 2002|access-date=11 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618052913/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/field-marshal-sir-nigel-bagnall-729912.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 June 2010|ref={{sfnRef|''The Independent''|11 April 2002}}}}
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*{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18468118|title=Prince Charles awarded highest military ranks by Queen|website=BBC.co.uk|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=15 June 2012|access-date=16 June 2012|ref={{sfnRef|BBC News|16 June 2012}}|archive-date=17 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120617024727/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18468118|url-status=live}}
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