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List of Old Etonians in the armed services

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This is a list of Old Etonians (former pupils of Eton College) who are notable because of their time in any of the armed services, whether those of the United Kingdom and its predecessor states (England, Scotland, Ireland and Great Britain), or of other countries of the British Empire and Commonwealth such as Australia, New Zealand, and British India, or of foreign countries.

Recipients of the Victoria Cross

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Thirty-seven Old Etonians have been awarded the Victoria Cross, and the conflicts in which they performed those acts range from the Crimean War to the Falklands War. There have also been four Old Etonians eligible for the George Cross, although one of those eligible did not convert his Empire Gallantry Medal to a George Cross.[1]

Recipients of the George Cross

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Eligible but did not convert Empire Gallantry Medal

Service Chiefs

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Portrait Name Took office Left office Position
General Sir Mark Carleton Smith20182022Chief of the General Staff [2]
Admiral Sir Benjamin Bathurst19931995First Sea Lord [3]
Field Marshal Edwin Bramall, Lord Bramall1982 (as CDS)1985Chief of the General Staff and Chief of the Defence Staff [4][5][6]
General Sir Roland Gibbs19761979Chief of the General Staff [7][8]
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Dudley Pound19391943First Sea Lord [9]
Field Marshal Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan19221926Chief of the Imperial General Staff [10]
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur Wilson19101911First Sea Lord [11]
General Sir Neville Lyttelton19041908Chief of the General Staff [12]
Field Marshal Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts19011904Commander-in-Chief of the Forces [13]
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington1842 (Earlier term 1827-8)1852 (died in office)Commander-in-Chief of the Forces [14]
Field Marshal Henry Seymour Conway17821793Commander-in-Chief of the Forces [15]
Lieutenant General John Manners, Marquess of Granby17661770Commander-in-Chief of the Forces [16]
Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe17631765First Sea Lord [17]

Indian Army

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References

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  1. ^ Eton College website
  2. ^ "Lieutenant General Mark Carleton-Smith appointed new Chief of the General Staff". gov.uk. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  3. ^ Heathcote, Tony (2002). The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734–1995. Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0-85052-835-6.
  4. ^ "Lord Bramall". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  5. ^ "No. 49142". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 October 1982. p. 13571.
  6. ^ "No. 47916". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 July 1979. p. 9695.
  7. ^ "Field Marshal Sir Roland Gibbs". The Daily Telegraph. 2 November 2004. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  8. ^ "No. 46965". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 July 1976. p. 9899.
  9. ^ Heathcote, Tony (2002). The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734–1995. Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0-85052-835-6.
  10. ^ "No. 32615". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 February 1922. p. 1489.
  11. ^ Heathcote, Tony (2002). The British Admirals of the Fleet 1734–1995. Pen & Sword Ltd. ISBN 0-85052-835-6.
  12. ^ "No. 27645". The London Gazette. 12 February 1904. p. 939.
  13. ^ "No. 27263". The London Gazette. 4 January 1901. p. 83.
  14. ^ "No. 20130". The London Gazette. 16 August 1842. p. 2217.
  15. ^ Heathcote 1999, p. 94
  16. ^ Massie, Alastair W. (2004). "John Manners, Marquess of Granby". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/17958. Retrieved 21 January 2014. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  17. ^ Rodger, N.A.M. (1979). The Admiralty. Offices of State. Lavenham: T. Dalton Ltd. ISBN 0900963948. p51-2
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