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Master Gunner, St James's Park
The Master Gunner St James’s Park’s appointment goes back to 1678 and has generally been held by a senior officer in the Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises t .... The early incumbents (known then as the Master Gunner of Whitehall & St James's Park) were responsible for the artillery defence of Whitehall Palace and the Palace of Westminster. There has always been a connection between the Monarch and the Regiment and it remains to this day where The King is 'The Captain-General' of the Royal Regiment. The Master Gunner, whose appointment is approved by Him, is the link to the Regiment. He presides over regimental affairs by heading a Committee comprising serving and recently retired senior officers of the Regiment which provides guidance, advice and di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Artillery
The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises thirteen Regular Army regiments, the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery and five Army Reserve regiments. History Formation to 1799 Artillery was used by the English army as early as the Battle of Crécy in 1346, while Henry VIII established it as a semi-permanent function in the 16th century. Until the early 18th century, the majority of British regiments were raised for specific campaigns and disbanded on completion. An exception were gunners based at the Tower of London, Portsmouth and other forts around Britain, who were controlled by the Ordnance Office and stored and maintained equipment and provided personnel for field artillery 'traynes' that were organised as needed. These personnel, responsible in peacetime for maintaining the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Horne, 1st Baron Horne
General Henry Sinclair Horne, 1st Baron Horne, (19 February 1861 – 14 August 1929) was a military officer in the British Army, most notable for his generalship during the First World War. He was the only British artillery officer to command an army in the war. Background and education Horne was born on 19 February 1861 in the parish of Wick in Caithness, Scotland, the third son of Major James Horne and Constance Mary Shewell. He was first educated at Harrow, receiving an artillery commission from the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich in May 1880, when he was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery. Promotion to aptain followed on 17 August 1888, and to major on 23 February 1898. Early military career From 1899 to 1902 Horne fought with the cavalry in the Second Boer War in South Africa under Sir John French. He received the brevet promotion to lieutenant colonel on 29 November 1900, and in the latter stages of the war served as a remount officer and was mentione ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Gregory
Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), Lieutenant-General Sir Andrew Richard Gregory, (born 19 November 1957) is a retired British Army officer who served as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff. In September 2016, he became Controller SSAFA, The Armed Forces charity. He was appointed Master Gunner, St James's Park from 1 May 2017. Early life and education Gregory was born on 19 November 1957 to Lieutenant Colonel Richard B. Gregory and Alison Gregory (''née'' Egerton). He was educated at Sedbergh School. Military career Gregory was Officer (armed forces), commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1981. As a brigadier, he served in Iraq. Promoted to major general in 2007, Gregory was appointed Collocation Implementation Team Leader for the amalgamation of HQ Land Forces, Land Command and Headquarters Adjutant-General to the Forces, Adjutant-General at Andover, Hampshire, Andover, which took place in April 2008. He became Director General, Personnel later that year, Military Secretar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timothy Granville-Chapman
General Sir Timothy John Granville-Chapman, (born 5 January 1947) is a former British Army officer, who served as Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff of the British Armed Forces (2005–2009). Early life Granville-Chapman was born on 5 January 1947. He was educated at Charterhouse School, a public school in Godalming, Surrey. He studied law at Christ's College, Cambridge, and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1968; as per tradition, this was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA (Cantab)) degree. Military career Granville-Chapman was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1968.Biographical profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Harley
General Sir Alexander George Hamilton Harley, (born 3 May 1941) is a retired British Army officer and former Adjutant-General to the Forces. Military career Educated at Caterham School, Alexander Harley was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1962. He was mentioned in despatches for services in Northern Ireland in 1978. He was appointed Commanding Officer of 19th Regiment Royal Artillery in 1979, Commander of 33rd Armoured Brigade in 1985 and Assistant Chief of Staff Operations for the Northern Army Group in 1988.Debrett's People of Today 1994 He went on to be Assistant Chief of Defence Staff in 1990 and Commander of British Forces Cyprus and Administrator of the Sovereign Base Areas in 1993. Harley became Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments) in 1995 and Adjutant-General to the Forces in 1997 before he retired in August 2000. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1981 Queen's Birthday Honours and a Companion of the Order of the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Vincent, Baron Vincent Of Coleshill
Field Marshal Richard Frederick Vincent, Baron Vincent of Coleshill, (23 August 1931 – 8 September 2018) was a British Army officer. After serving with British Army of the Rhine he served with the Commonwealth Brigade in Malaysia during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation. He commanded 12th Light Air Defence Regiment in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, and later commanded 19th Airportable Brigade. Although he never served as one of the individual service heads, he went on to be Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff in the late 1980s and then Chief of the Defence Staff in the aftermath of the Gulf War. He subsequently became Chair of the Military Committee of NATO in the mid-1990s. Military career Vincent was born in Uxbridge, the son of Frederick Vincent and Francis Elizabeth Vincent (née Coleshill).''Who's Who 2010'', A & C Black, 2010, He was educated at Aldenham School in Hertfordshire. Vincent joined the Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Farndale
General Sir Martin Baker Farndale, (6 January 1929 – 10 May 2000) was a British Army officer who reached high office in the 1980s. Military career Educated at Yorebridge Grammar School, Askrigg, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Farndale was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1948. He went to the Staff College, Camberley in 1959. In 1969 Farndale was appointed Commanding Officer of 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artillery, which was deployed to Northern Ireland at the early stages of The Troubles. In 1973 he was appointed commander of the 7th Armoured Brigade in Germany before, in 1978, he returned to the UK to become Director of Operations at the Ministry of Defence in which role he had to organise the disarming of guerillas in order to facilitate the creation of the future nation of Zimbabwe. He was appointed General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2nd Armoured Division in Germany in 1980. In 1983, Farndale became GOC of 1st British Corps. In 1985, he was made GOC o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Morony
General Sir Thomas Lovett Morony (23 September 1926 – 27 May 1989) was a British Army General who reached high office in the 1980s. Military career Morony was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1947. His first senior appointment was as Director of the Royal Artillery in 1975. He was then appointed, in 1978, Commandant of the Royal Military College of Science. In 1980 he was made Vice Chief of the General Staff and in 1983 he was appointed UK Military Representative to NATO. He was also Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery from 1978 and of the Royal Horse Artillery from 1982. He was ADC General Aide-de-camp general is a senior honorary appointment for generals in the British Army. The recipient is appointed as an aide-de-camp general to the head of state, currently King Charles III. They are entitled to the post-nominals "ADC (Gen.)". The ... to the Queen from 1984 to 1986. References , - , - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Morony, Thomas 1926 births 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Tuzo
General Sir Harry Crawford Tuzo, (26 August 1917 – 7 August 1998), was a British Army officer who was Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe and General Officer Commanding of the British Army in Northern Ireland during the early period of the Troubles. Early life Harry Craufurd Tuzo was born in Bangalore, India, on 26 August 1917, the son of John Atkinson Tuzo, a British Army officer and civil engineer, and his wife Annie Catherine (née Craufurd).Obituary: General Sir Harry Tuzo '''', 19 August 1998, archived by findarticles.com from the original. Retrieved 30 September 2008. Tuzo was educated at |
Geoffrey Baker (British Army Officer)
Field Marshal Sir Geoffrey Harding Baker, (20 June 1912 – 8 May 1980) was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, from 1968 to 1971. He served in the Second World War and became Director of Operations and Chief of Staff for the campaign against EOKA in Cyprus during the Cyprus Emergency and later in his career provided advice to the British Government on the deployment of troops to Northern Ireland at the start of the Troubles. Military career Born the son of Colonel Cecil Norris Baker and Ella Mary Baker (née Hutchinson) and educated at Wellington College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich,Heathcote, Anthony pg 37 Baker was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 28 January 1932. He was promoted to lieutenant on 28 January 1935 and was posted later that year to Meerut in India. Baker served in the Second World War and, having been promoted to captain on 28 January 1940, and posted as a staff officer to Headquarters Middle East in May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Mansergh
General Sir Eric Carden Robert Mansergh, (12 May 1900 – 8 November 1970) was a senior British Army officer during and after the Second World War. Military career Robert Mansergh was born in Cape Colony and educated at the Rondebosch Boys' High School in Cape Town and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.Who Was Who, 1951–1970,pg 748 He was commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery in 1920. He served with the British Military Mission to Iraq between 1931 and 1935, being awarded the Military Cross in 1932. During the Second World War, Mansergh served with the Royal Artillery in Eritrea, Abyssinia, the Western Desert of Libya, the Middle East, Persia, Iraq, Arakan, Assam and Burma. Having been promoted acting major general in 1944, he commanding the 11th (East Africa) Division and the 5th Indian Infantry Division. Promoted acting lieutenant general in 1946, Mansergh commanded the XV Indian Corps and was then appointed Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces in the Netherlands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Nicholson
General Sir Cameron Gordon Graham Nicholson, (30 June 1898 – 7 July 1979) was a British Army officer who served as Adjutant-General to the Forces. He later served as Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea. Military career After being educated at Wellington College, Berkshire and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Cameron Nicholson was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in July 1915.Who Was Who Volume V11 1971 to 1980 (1981) He served in the First World War and was awarded Military Cross and Bar in 1918. Nicholson served with the Royal Horse Artillery in France, India, Iraq, Palestine and Egypt from 1917 to 1927. He served as an instructor at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich from 1927 to 1930, attended the Staff College, Camberley from 1931 to 1932, and then worked as an instructor at the Staff College from 1938 to 1939. He served in the Second World War and was awarded Distinguished Service Order and Bar in 1940. The beginning of the war in September 1939 found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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