- Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can) (30 November 1874 - 24 January 1965) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. A noted statesman, orator and strategist, Churchill was also a soldier in the British Army. He has been studied to a unique extent as part of modern British and world history. - Herbert Kitchener 1st Earl Kitchener
Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, KG, KP, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, ADC, PC (24 June 1850 - 5 June 1916) was an Irish-born British Field Marshal, diplomat and statesman popularly referred to as Lord Kitchener. - Horace Smith-Dorrien
Zulu Wars: Smith-Dorrien was present at the Battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879, serving with the British invasion force as a transport officer for the army's Royal Artillery detachment. As Zulu forces overran the British forces, Smith-Dorrien narrowly escaped on his transport pony. As such, Smith-Dorrien was one of less than fifty white survivors of the battle. - Breaker Morant
Harry 'Breaker' Harbord Morant was an Anglo-Australian drover, horseman, poet, and soldier whose renowned skill with horses earned him the nickname "The Breaker." Articulate, intelligent, and well educated, he was also a published poet and became one of the better-known "back-block bards" of the 1890s, with the bulk of his work appearing in "The Bulletin" magazine. - Robert Baden-Powell 1st Baron Baden-Powell
Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB (22 February 1857 - 8 January 1941), also known as B-P, was a lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, and founder of the Scout Movement. After having been educated at Charterhouse School, Baden-Powell served in the British Army from 1876 until 1910 in India and Africa. In 1899, during the Second Boer War in South Africa, … - John French 1st Earl of Ypres
Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl French of Ypres KP, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCMG, ADC, PC (28 September 1852 - 22 May 1925) was a British officer serving as the first Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in World War I. - Frederick Russell Burnham
Frederick Russell Burnham, DSO (1861-1947), an American scout and world travelling adventurer is best known for his service to the British Army in Colonial Africa and for teaching "woodcraft" (i.e., scoutcraft) to Robert Baden-Powell, becoming one of the inspirations to the founding of the Boy Scouts. By all accounts Burnham was a humble man who refused to exploit his reputation and instead chose to live as Fred Burnham, scout, rancher, and oil man. - J. F. C. Fuller
Major-General John Frederick Charles Fuller, CB, CBE, DSO, commonly J.F.C. Fuller, (September 1, 1878–February 10, 1966), was a British major-general, military historian and strategist, notable as an early theorist of modern armoured warfare, including categorising principles of warfare. He was also the inventor of "artificial moonlight" and an occultist. - Henry Hughes Wilson
Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, 1st Baronet, GCB, DSO, (May 5 1864 – June 22 1922) was a British Field Marshal and Conservative Party politician. Wilson was killed by the Irish Republican Army in 1922. Wilson was born in Currygrane, Ballinalee, County Longford, Ireland and was the second son of James and Constance Wilson, of Currygrane. - Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton
General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton GCB GCMG DSO TD (January 16, 1851 – October 12, 1947) was a general in the British Army and is most notably known for commanding the ill-fated Mediterranean Expeditionary Force during the Battle of Gallipoli. Hamilton's military career began in 1871 and he served in India and Africa. He was Chief of Staff to Lord Kitchener during the Second Boer War and was knighted in 1902. - Walter Cowan
Admiral Sir Walter Henry "Tich" Cowan, 1st Baronet, KCB, DSO*, MVO (11 June 1871 – 14 February 1956) was a British admiral who saw service in World War I and was, in World War II, one of the oldest British servicemen on active duty. - Frederick Sykes
Air Vice Marshal Sir Frederick Hugh Sykes, GCSI, GCIE, GBE, KCB, CMG (23 July 1877 - 30 September 1954) was a military officer, British statesman and politician. - David Henderson
Lieutenant General Sir David Henderson KCB KCVO DSO (1862 - 1921) was an officer in the British Army in the later part of the 19th century and early 20th century. Notably, he was the first commander of the Royal Flying Corps in the field and was instrumental in establishing the Royal Air Force as an independent service. Following officer training at the Royal Military College Sandhurst, Henderson was commissioned into the British Army on 25 August 1882. - John Gilmour
Sir John Gilmour, 2nd Baronet, PC, DSO (27 May 1876 - 30 March 1940) was a Scottish Unionist politician. Educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond, University of Edinburgh and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, he served in South Africa in 1900-1901 and was awarded the Queen's medal with 4 clasps and was twice mentioned in despatches. He later served in World War I, where he was again mentioned in despatches and awarded the DSO with bar. He was Master of the Fife Fox Hounds, … - Frederick Roberts 1st Earl Roberts
Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts VC KG KP GCB OM GCSI GCIE PC (30 September 1832 – 14 November 1914) was a distinguished Anglo-Irish soldier and one of the most successful commanders of the Victorian era. He was affectionately known as 'Bobs' by the troops he commanded. - Edward Plunkett 18th Baron Dunsany
Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany (24 July 1878 - 25 October 1957) was an Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist, notable for his work in fantasy published under the name Lord Dunsany. He was born to one of the oldest titles in the Irish peerage, lived much of his life at perhaps Ireland's longest-inhabited home, Dunsany Castle near Tara, and died in Dublin. - Julian Byng 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy
Field Marshal Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy, GCB, GCMG, MVO (11 September 1862-6 June 1935) was a career British Army officer who served with distinction during World War I with the British Expeditionary Force in France, in the Battle of Gallipoli of the Dardanelles campaign, as commander of the Canadian Corps, and as commander of the British Third Army. Known to friends as "Bungo", Lord Byng later became the twelfth Governor General of Canada. - Aylmer Hunter-Weston
Lieutenant General Sir Aylmer Gould Hunter-Weston KCB DSO GStJ (23 September 1864 - 18 March 1940) was a British Army general who served in the First World War. Commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1884 he served on the Indian North West Frontier and took part in the Miranzai Expedition of 1891 and was wounded during the Warziristan Expedition of 1894-1895. During this time he was promoted to brevet major. He was on General Herbert Kitchener's staff in 1896. - Edmund Allenby 1st Viscount Allenby
Sir Edmund Allenby 's official proclamation of martial law following the fall of Jerusalem, December 9 , 1917 : - Charles Warren
General Sir Charles Warren, GCMG, KCB, FRS (7 February 1840-21 January 1927) was an officer in the British Royal Engineers, and in later life was Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, the head of the London Metropolitan Police, from 1886 to 1888, during the period of the Jack the Ripper murders. - Ernest Dunlop Swinton
Major General Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton KBE, CB, DSO, RE(1868 -1951) was a military writer and British Army officer. Swinton is credited as having an influence on the development of the tank and for coining the phrase "no-mans land", the latter popularised when using the pseudonym 'Eye-Witness' reporting on military matters. Swinton was born in Bangalore, India in 1868. He became an officer in the Corps of Royal Engineers in 1888, … - Robert Brooke-Popham
Air Chief Marshal Sir (Henry) Robert Moore Brooke-Popham, GCVO, KCB, CMG, DSO, AFC, (18 September, 1878 - 20 October, 1953) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force. Most notably, Brooke-Popham was Commander-in-Chief of the British Far East Command when Singapore fell to Japanese troops. His family name was Brooke, but he added the 'Popham' in 1904 by Royal Warrant in memory of a much admired ancestor. - Redvers Buller
General Sir Redvers Henry Buller VC GCB GCMG (7 December 1839-2 June 1908) was a British general and Victoria Cross holder. - Douglas Haig 1st Earl Haig
Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, later 1st Earl Haig, Viscount Dawick, Baron Haig of Bemersyde, KT, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCIE, ADC (June 19, 1861 – January 28, 1928) was a British soldier and senior commander (Field Marshal) during World War I. He commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) during the Battle of the Somme and the 3rd Battle of Ypres. His tenure as commander of the BEF made Haig one of the most controversial military commanders in British history. - Edwin Alfred Hervey Alderson
Sir Edwin Alfred Hervey Alderson (8 April 1859 - 14 December 1927) was an English officer who served in the British Army during the Second Boer War, and later commanded the Canadian Corps during the First World War. - Robert George Broadwood
Lieutenant-General Robert George Broadwood, CB (1862 – June 21 1917) was a cavalry officer in the British Army, attaining the rank of Lieutenant General. He joined the 12th Royal Lancers (Prince of Wales) in 1881 and participated in the Dongola Expeditionary Force and Egyptian Campaign in 1896. Between 1893 and 1896 he worked closely with Egyptian forces allied with Great Britain. - William Birdwood 1st Baron Birdwood
Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, GCB, GCSI, GCMG, GCVO, GBE, CIE, DSO, (13 September, 1865 - 17 May, 1951) was a First World War general who is best known as the commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) during the Battle of Gallipoli in 1915. - Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett
Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett (11 February 1881 - 4 May 1931) was a British war correspondent during the First World War. Through his reporting of the Battle of Gallipoli, Ashmead-Bartlett was instrumental in the birth of the Anzac legend which still dominates military history in Australia and New Zealand. Through his outspoken criticism of the conduct of the campaign, he was instrumental in bringing about the dismissal of the British commander-in-chief, … - Sefton Brancker
Air Vice-Marshal Sir William Sefton Brancker, commonly known as Sir Sefton Brancker, (1877-1930) was an important personality in the history of English civil aviation. He was trained for the Army, served in the Boer War, and later for a number of years in India, where he made his first flight in 1910. During World War I, he held important administrative posts in the Royal Flying Corps and later the Royal Air Force. - Hugh Trenchard 1st Viscount Trenchard
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard GCB OM GCVO DSO (February 3, 1873 - February 10, 1956) was the British Chief of the Air Staff during World War I, and was instrumental in establishing the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Trenchard Aircraft Apprentice scheme. He is recognised today as one of the first advocates of military strategic bombing. - Lionel Curtis
Lionel Curtis (1872-1955) British official and author who advocated British Empire Federalism and, late in life, a world state. His ideas concerning dyarchy were important in the development of the Government of India Act 1919 and more generally, his writings influenced the evolution of the Commonwealth of Nations. Curtis was educated at Haileybury College and then at University of Oxford subsequently becoming a lawyer. - Robert Erskine Childers
Robert Erskine Childers DSO (25 June, 1870 - 24 November, 1922) was an author and Irish nationalist who was executed by the authorities of the newly independent Irish Free State during the Irish Civil War. He was the son of British Orientalist scholar Robert Caesar Childers; the cousin of Hugh Childers and Robert Barton; and the father of the fourth President of Ireland, Erskine Hamilton Childers. - Hector MacDonald
Major-General Hector Archibald MacDonald (April 13 1853-March 25 1903) was a distinguished officer in the British army. He committed suicide after being accused of being a homosexual. Unlike most British generals of the time, he came from a humble background, and worked his way up from the ranks. Also unlike many generals, he was popular with his men, nicknamed Fighting Mac. Hector Macdonald was born on a farm at Rootfield, near Dingwall, Rossshire, … - Auckland Geddes 1st Baron Geddes
Auckland Campbell-Geddes, 1st Baron Geddes, GCMG, KCB (June 21, 1879 - June 8, 1954) was a British politician and diplomat. The son of Auckland Campbell-Geddes, he was a Lieutenant (3rd class) in the Highland Light Infantry, from 1901 to 1902, and served in the Second Boer War. From 1906 to 1909, he was an Assistant Professor of Anatomy at Edinburgh University and from 1913 to 1914 he was a Professor of Anatomy at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. - Hugh Elles
Sir Hugh Jamieson Elles KCB KCMG KCVO DSO (1880-1945) was a British General and the first commander of the newly formed Tank Corps in the First World War. Born in British India on 27 May 1880, Hugh Elles was the younger son of Lt Gen Sir Edmond Elles. He was educated at Clifton College, near Bristol, and the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, after which he was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in June 1899. - William Dobbie
Lieutenant-General Sir William George Shedden Dobbie, GCMG, KCB, DSO (12 July 1879 - 1964) was commissioned into the Royal Engineers and served as the military governor of Malta during World War II. Dobbie was a member of the Protestant Plymouth Brethren and was a veteran of the Second Boer War and World War I. He was also the former Commandant of the Royal School of Military Engineering. He was General Officer Commanding Malaya (1935 - 1939). - Walter Long
Brigadier General Walter Long CMG, DSO (26 July 1879 - 27 January 1917) was a British soldier. The eldest son of the 1st Viscount Long and his wife Lady Dorothy (Doreen) Boyle, he was baptised 11 September 1879 at St John's Church, West Ashton, Wiltshire. - Archibald Hunter
General Sir Archibald Hunter (1856 - 1936) was a General in the British Army who distinguished himself during the Boer War. He was Governor of Omdurman, in Sudan, and later of Gibraltar. - John Stewart-Murray 8th Duke of Atholl
Lt.-Col. John George Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl KT GCVO CB DSO PC ADC (December 15 1871 - March 16 1942) was a British peer and soldier, known as the Marquess of Tullibardine from 1871 to 1917. Lord Tullibardine was born in 1871 at Blair Castle, Perthshire, the son of John Stewart-Murray, 7th Duke of Atholl and was educated at Eton College. - Clive Morrison-Bell
Sir Arthur Clive Morrison-Bell, 1st Baronet (19 April 1871 - 16 April 1956) was a British soldier and Conservative Party parliamentarian. He was educated at Eton and Sandhurst and was commissioned in the Scots Guards in 1890. He served in the Boer War, was appointed Major in 1908 and retired from the army in 1908. At the January 1910 general election he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Honiton and remained as MP until 1931 when he retired due to ill-health.
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