King of Arms of the Order of the Bath
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Kings of Arms
- 1725–1745: Grey Longueville
- 1745–?: Edward Younge
- ?–1757: William Woodley
- 1757–1771: Samuel Horsey
- 1771–1800: Sir Thomas Cullum, 7th BaronetThomas Gery CullumSir Thomas Gery Cullum, 7th Baronet was a medical doctor educated at London Charterhouse and Trinity College, Cambridge, and who later practiced surgery at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, where he served as an alderman and DL for Suffolk...
- 1800–1829: John Palmer Cullum, Esq. (son of Sir Thomas CullumThomas Gery CullumSir Thomas Gery Cullum, 7th Baronet was a medical doctor educated at London Charterhouse and Trinity College, Cambridge, and who later practiced surgery at Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, where he served as an alderman and DL for Suffolk...
) - 1829–1864: Algernon Frederick GrevilleAlgernon GrevilleAlgernon Frederick Greville was an English soldier and cricketer who served as private secretary to the Duke of Wellington....
- 1865–1891: Admiral Hon. George Grey
- 1891–1896: Lord Frederic Kerr
- 1896-1897: Sir Lynedoch Gardiner
- 1898–1904: Major-General Sir John McNeillJohn Carstairs McNeillMajor General Sir John Carstairs McNeill VC, GCVO, KCB, KCMG was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Early life:He was the son of Anne Elizabeth McNeill née...
- 1904–1915: Sir Spencer Ponsonby-FaneSpencer Ponsonby-FaneSir Spencer Cecil Brabazon Ponsonby, later Ponsonby-Fane, GCB ISO was an English cricketer and civil servant.He was born in 1824 in Mayfair, the sixth son of John Ponsonby, 4th Earl of Bessborough.-Cricket:...
- 1919–1920: Admiral of the Fleet Sir George CallaghanGeorge CallaghanAdmiral of the Fleet Sir George Astley Callaghan GCB GCVO was a senior officer in the Royal Navy.-Naval career:...
- 1920–1929: General Sir Charles MonroSir Charles Monro, 1st BaronetGeneral Sir Charles Carmichael Monro, 1st Baronet of Bearcrofts, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, was a British Army General during World War I and Governor of Gibraltar from 1923 to 1929.-Military career:...
- 1930–1933: Vice-Admiral Sir William PakenhamWilliam Christopher PakenhamAdmiral Sir William Christopher Pakenham, KCB, KCMG, KCVO was a British observer with the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War, during World War I he commanded the 2nd Battle Cruiser Squadron during the Battle of Jutland, and from December 1916 was Commander-in-Chief of the Battle...
- 1933–1946: Major-General Sir Walter BraithwaiteWalter BraithwaiteGeneral Sir Walter Pipon Braithwaite, GCB was a British general during World War I. After being dismissed from his position as Chief of Staff for the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, he received some acclaim as a competent divisional commander on the Western Front...
- 1946–1951: Admiral Sir Max HortonMax Kennedy HortonAdmiral Sir Max Kennedy Horton, GCB, DSO and two bars was a British submariner in World War I and commander-in-chief of the Western Approaches in the latter half of World War II, responsible for British participation in the Second World War's Battle of the Atlantic.-First World War:Horton joined...
- 1952–1965: Air Chief Marshal Sir James RobbJames Robb (RAF officer)Air Chief Marshal Sir James Milne Robb GCB, KBE, DSO, DFC, AFC, RAF, was a senior Royal Air Force commander. After early service in the First World War with the Northumberland Fusiliers, Robb joined the Royal Flying Corps and became a flying ace credited with seven aerial victories...
- 1965–1976: Sir Richard GoodbodyRichard GoodbodyGeneral Sir Richard Wakefield Goodbody GCB KBE DSO was a senior British Army officer and a former Adjutant-General to the Forces.-Military career:...
- 1976–1985: Admiral of the Fleet Sir Michael PollockMichael PollockAdmiral of the Fleet Sir Michael Patrick Pollock GCB, LVO, DSC was a British officer in the Royal Navy who rose to become First Sea Lord from 1971 to 1974...
- 1985–1999: Air Chief Marshal Sir David EvansDavid Evans (RAF officer)Air Chief Marshal Sir David George Evans GCB, CBE, RAF was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force.-Military career:Born and educated in Canada, Evans was commissioned into the Royal Air Force under an emergency commission in 1944 during World War II...
- 1999–2009: General Sir Brian KennyBrian Kenny (British Army officer)General Sir Brian Leslie Graham Kenny GCB CBE is a British Army General who was Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe.-Military career:Educated at Canford School, Brian Kenny was commissioned into the 4th Queen's Own Hussars in 1954....
- 2009-Present: Admiral Lord BoyceMichael Boyce, Baron BoyceAdmiral Michael Cecil Boyce, Baron Boyce, KG, GCB, OBE, DL , is a cross bench member of the British House of Lords. Lord Boyce is a former First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy and Chief of the Defence Staff. He was born in Cape Town, South Africa.-Naval career:Educated at Hurstpierpoint College, Boyce...