Field Marshal Sir John Lyon Chapple,was a British Army officer who served as Chief of the General Staff (CGS),the professional head of the British Army,from 1988 to 1992. Early in his military career he saw action during the Malayan Emergency and again during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation and later in his career he provided advice to the British government during the Gulf War.
Field Marshal Michael John Dawson Walker,Baron Walker of Aldringham,is a retired British Army officer. Commissioned in 1966,he served in Cyprus,Northern Ireland,and in a variety of staff posts in the United Kingdom until 1984. After being given command of a battalion,he was mentioned in despatches for his service during a second tour of duty in Northern Ireland,this time in Derry,and subsequently served a tour on Gibraltar. He was promoted to brigadier,unusually having never held the rank of colonel,and took command of 20th Armoured Brigade in Germany before becoming I Corps chief of staff.
An equerry is an officer of honour. Historically,it was a senior attendant with responsibilities for the horses of a person of rank. In contemporary use,it is a personal attendant,usually upon a sovereign,a member of a royal family,or a national representative. The role is equivalent to an aide-de-camp,but the term is now prevalent only among some members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
General David Julian Richards,Baron Richards of Herstmonceux,is a retired senior British Army officer and Peer who was formerly the Chief of the Defence Staff,the professional head of the British Armed Forces. He succeeded Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup in this role on 29 October 2010.
General Francis Richard Dannatt,Baron Dannatt,is a retired senior British Army officer and member of the House of Lords. He was Chief of the General Staff from 2006 to 2009.
General Sir Nicholas Ralph Parker,is a former British Army officer who served as Commander Land Forces until December 2012.
General Sir Adrian John Bradshaw,is a former British Army officer who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe. He also served as Director Special Forces from 2006 to 2009 and Commander Land Forces in 2013.
General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter,is a retired senior British Army officer who served as Chief of the Defence Staff from June 2018 to November 2021.
General Sir Richard Lawson Barrons,is a retired British Army officer. He was Commander Joint Forces Command from April 2013 until his retirement in April 2016.
Lieutenant General Sir James Benjamin "Jim" Dutton,is a retired Royal Marines officer and former Governor of Gibraltar. He held various staff positions in his early career,before commanding 40 Commando. As a brigadier,he held two high-level staff posts—the first at the Ministry of Defence in London,as Director of NATO policy,and the second as a British liaison to The Pentagon shortly after the September 11 attacks,where he was involved in the planning for the subsequent invasion of Afghanistan.
Lieutenant General Sir James Jeffrey Corfield Bucknall,is a retired British Army officer and former Commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps.
Lieutenant General Sir George Pemberton Ross Norton,is a retired British Army officer. He was the UK Military Representative to NATO from 2016 to 2020,and has served as the Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies since 2020.
Lieutenant General Timothy Paul Evans,is a retired British Army officer,who served as Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst from 2012 to 2013 and then commander of the Allied Rapid Reaction Corps from 2013 to 2016.
Lieutenant General Edward Grant Martin Davis,is a former senior Royal Marines officer. He was Commandant General Royal Marines from December 2011 to June 2014,and the Deputy Commander of NATO's Allied Land Command in Izmir,Turkey,from 2014 to 2015. He was Governor of Gibraltar from 2016 to 2020.
General Sir Mark Alexander Popham Carleton-Smith,is a senior British Army officer who served as Chief of the General Staff from June 2018 to June 2022. He previously served as Director Special Forces and commanded 22 Special Air Service Regiment.
General Sir Timothy Buchan Radford,is a retired British Army officer who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe,Commander Allied Rapid Reaction Corps and Deputy Commander Resolute Support Mission.
General Sir Patrick Nicholas Yardley Monrad Sanders,is a senior British Army officer who served as Chief of the General Staff from 13 June 2022 until 15 June 2024.
Lieutenant General Richard John Cripwell,is a former senior British Army officer. He serves as the Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey since 2022.
Lieutenant-General Sir Benjamin John Bathurst,is a retired senior British Army officer. He is currently serving as Governor of Gibraltar,having replaced Sir David Steel,in June 2024.
General Sir James Richard Hockenhull,is a senior British Army officer who has served as Commander Strategic Command since May 2022.
