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Information Regarding an Updated Copy of the Current Honorary Colonels in the British Army Army Secretariat Army Headquarters IDL 24 Blenheim Building Marlborough Lines Andover Hampshire, SP11 8HJ United Kingdom E-mail: [email protected] Ref: FOI2019/09945/13/04 Website: www.army.mod.uk XXXX XXXX 27 September 2019 XXXXXXXXXXXXX Dear XXXXXXX, Thank you for your email of 29 August in which you requested the following information: An updated copy of the current Honorary Colonels in the British Army. I am treating your correspondence as a request for information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000. A search for the information has now been completed within the Ministry of Defence, and I can confirm that the information in scope of your request is held and can be found attached. If you have any queries regarding the content of this letter, please contact this office in the first instance. Following this, if you wish to complain about the handling of your request, or the content of this response, you can request an independent internal review by contacting the Information Rights Compliance team, Ground Floor, MOD Main Building, Whitehall, SW1A 2HB (e-mail [email protected]). Please note that any request for an internal review should be made within 40 working days of the date of this response. If you remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you may raise your complaint directly to the Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act. Please note that the Information Commissioner will not normally investigate your case until the MOD internal review process has been completed. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Further details of the role and powers of the Information Commissioner can be found on the Commissioner's website at https://ico.org.uk/. Yours sincerely, X XXXXXXXXX Manning Team Army Secretariat COLONELS AND COLONELS COMMANDANT Serial Appointment Rank, Name & Decorations Date of Tenure Appt Expires 1 The Life Guards Maj Gen Sir Edward SMYTH- 3.6.19 See Note 1 (Colonel) OSBOURNE KCVO CBE 2 The Blues and Royals HRH The Princess Royal KG KT GCVO 1.9.98 See Note 1 (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) QSO (Colonel) 3 Household Cavalry Col C A LOCKHART MBE 26.3.19 26.3.24 (Lieutenant Colonel Commanding) (Crispin) 4 Royal Armoured Corps Maj Gen Sir Edward SMYTH- 13.5.19 13.5.22 (Colonel Commandant) OSBOURNE KCVO CBE 5 1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards Brig A S RICHMOND OBE 23.5.19 23.5.24 (Colonel) (Alan) 6 The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Brig (Retd) H D ALLFREY MBE 1.10.15 1.10.20 (Colonel) (David) 7 The Royal Dragoon Guards Col (Retd) N C T MILLEN OBE 26.11.14 29.11.19 (Colonel) (Nick) 8 The Queen’s Royal Hussars Lt Gen (Retd) Sir Thomas BECKETT 30.11.14 30.11.21 (Colonel) KCB CBE 9 The Royal Lancers Col (Retd) R A CHARRINGTON 10.6.19 10.6.24 (Colonel) (Richard) 10 The King’s Royal Hussars Gen (Retd) Sir Adrian BRADSHAW 5.12.17 5.12.22 (Colonel) KCB OBE 11 The Light Dragoons Maj Gen (Retd) D J RUTHERFORD– 13.5.13 13.5.23 (Colonel) JONES CB (David) 12 Royal Tank Regiment Brig G J THOMPSON 7.12.18 7.12.23 (Colonel Commandant) (Gavin) 13 Royal Tank Regiment Col N J COWEY MBE 7.12.18 7.12.23 (Deputy Colonel Commandant) (Nick) 14 Royal Tank Regiment Col J S WILLIAMS 7.12.18 7.12.23 (Deputy Colonel Commandant) (Jason) 15 Master Gunner Lt Gen (Retd) Sir Andrew GREGORY 1.5.17 1.5.22 St James’s Park KBE CB 16 Royal Regiment of Artillery Lt Gen (Retd) Sir Andrew GREGORY 1.3.12 1.5.22 (Colonel Commandant) KCB CB 17 Royal Regiment of Artillery Lt Gen R E NUGEE CVO CBE 8.6.12 1.4.24 (Colonel Commandant) (Richard) 18 Royal Regiment of Artillery Maj Gen (Retd) N MARSHALL OBE 1.3.17 1.3.22 (Colonel Commandant) (Neil) 19 Royal Regiment of Artillery Maj Gen (Retd) R P M WEIGHILL CBE 1.3.17 1.3.22 (Colonel Commandant) (Rob) 20 Royal Regiment of Artillery Brig (Retd) I G HARRISON CBE 1.3.17 1.3.22 (Colonel Commandant) (Iain) 21 Royal Regiment of Artillery Colonel (Retd) B W JENKINS 1.3.17 1.3.22 (Colonel Commandant) (Barry) 22 Royal Regiment of Artillery Maj Gen W J F BRAMBLE CBE 1.6.18 1.6.23 (Colonel Commandant) (William) 23 Royal Regiment of Artillery Lt Gen S R SKEATES CBE 1.6.18 1.6.23 (Colonel Commandant) (Stuart) 24 Royal Regiment of Artillery Appointment Vacant (Colonel Commandant) 25 Royal Regiment of Artillery Appointment Vacant (Colonel Commandant) 26 Royal Regiment of Artillery Appointment Vacant (Colonel Commandant) 27 Chief Royal Engineer & Colonel Lt Gen T R URCH CBE 14.9.18 14.9.23 Commandant (Both appointments to be held concurrently) Serial Appointment Rank, Name & Decorations Date of Tenure Appt Expires 28 Corps of Royal Engineers Maj Gen (Retd) K H CIMA CB 1.9.03 1.11.20 (Colonel Commandant) (Keith) 29 Corps of Royal Engineers Maj Gen (Retd) Gen R R DAVIS CB 1.3.11 1.3.20 (Colonel Commandant) CBE (Dickie) 30 Corps of Royal Engineers Maj Gen (Retd) S A BURLEY CB MBE 1.5.11 1.5.20 (Colonel Commandant) (Shaun) 31 Corps of Royal Engineers Maj Gen C L TICKELL CBE 16.10.13 16.10.20 (Colonel Commandant) (Chris) 32 Corps of Royal Engineers Maj Gen (Retd) R J SEMPLE CBE 25.11.13 25.11.20 (Colonel Commandant) (Richard) 33 Corps of Royal Engineers Lt Gen R J CRIPWELL CB CBE 1.8.14 31.12.24 (Colonel Commandant) (Richard) 34 Corps of Royal Engineers Maj Gen (Retd) A S DICKINSON CBE 14.10.14 31.12.24 (Colonel Commandant) (Alastair) 35 Corps of Royal Engineers Maj Gen R WARDLAW OBE 1.10.15 1.10.20 (Colonel Commandant) (Richard) 36 Corps of Royal Engineers Lt Gen I B L JONES CB 1.11.15 1.11.20 (Colonel Commandant) (Ivan) 37 Corps of Royal Engineers Maj Gen N J CAVANAGH CB 20.10.16 20.10.21 (Colonel Commandant) (Nick) 38 Corps of Royal Engineers Brig D W SOUTHALL CBE 1.4.19 1.4.24 (Colonel Commandant) (David) 39 Master of Signals & Colonel Lt Gen Sir Nicholas POPE KCB CBE 6.3.14 1.7.20 Commandant (Both appointments to be held concurrently) 40 Royal Corps of Signals Brig (Retd) M LITHGOW CBE 1.10.13 1.10.19 (Colonel Commandant) (Michael) 41 Royal Corps of Signals Brig H J ROBERTSON QVRM TD VR 1.5.15 1.5.20 (Colonel Commandant) (Army Reserve) (Hugh) 42 Royal Corps of Signals Lt Gen I HOOPER CB 1.6.15 1.6.20 (Colonel Commandant) (Ivan) 43 Royal Corps of Signals Brig (Retd) T J P WATTS OBE 1.7.17 1.7.22 (Colonel Commandant) (Tim) 44 Royal Corps of Signals Maj Gen J J COLE OBE 23.3.18 23.3.23 (Colonel Commandant) (Jon) 45 Royal Corps of Signals Maj Gen S J POTTER QVRM TD VR 15.10.18 15.10.23 (Colonel Commandant) (Army Reserve) (Stephen) 46 Royal Corps of Signals Maj Gen (Retd) J CRACKETT CB TD 1.8.14 1.8.19 (Colonel Commandant) VR (John) 47 Infantry Colonel Commandant Lt Gen (Retd) A J N GRAHAM CB CBE 1.7.13 31.12.19 (Andrew) 48 Grenadier Guards VADM HRH The Duke of YORK KG 1.12.17 See Note 1 (Colonel) GCVO ADC Grenadier Guards Maj Gen C R V WALKER DSO 18.6.1 18.6.22 (Regimental Lieutenant Colonel) (Roly) 7 49 Coldstream Guards Lt Gen (Retd) Sir James BUCKNALL 25.10.09 See Note 1 (Colonel) KCB CBE Coldstream Guards Col T P O TILL MBE 13.5.18 13.5.23 (Regimental Lieutenant Colonel) (Toby) 50 Scots Guards FM HRH The Duke of KENT KG GCMG 9.9.74 See Note 1 (Colonel) GCVO ADC Scots Guards Brig (Retd) G H F S NICKERSON 11.7.11 11.7.21 (Regimental Lieutenant Colonel) (Harry) 51 Irish Guards Maj HRH The Duke of CAMBRIDGE KG 10.2.11 See Note 1 (Colonel) KT ADC Irish Guards Gen Sir Mark CARLETON–SMITH KCB 18.3.12 18.3.20 (Regimental Lieutenant Colonel) CBE ADC Gen 52 Welsh Guards FM HRH The Prince of WALES KG KT 1.3.75 See Note 1 Serial Appointment Rank, Name & Decorations Date of Tenure Appt Expires (Colonel) GCB OM AK QSO PC ADC Welsh Guards Maj Gen R J A STANFORD MBE 7.7.15 7.7.20 (Regimental Lieutenant Colonel) (Richard) Welsh Guards Maj Gen B J BATHURST CBE 1.10.17 7.7.20 (Deputy Regimental Lieutenant Colonel) (Ben) (Informal Appointment) 53 The Queen’s Division Lt Gen (Retd) P D JONES CB CBE 7.9.17 7.9.20 (Colonel Commandant) (Philip) 54 The King’s Division Maj Gen I J CAVE 1.6.18 1.6.21 (Colonel Commandant) (Ian) 55 The Scottish, Welsh and Irish Division Gen Sir James EVERARD KCB CBE 1.4.17 1.4.20 (Colonel Commandant) 56 The Royal Regiment of Scotland Maj Gen R B BRUCE CBE DSO 2.7.16 2.7.21 (Colonel) (Bob) 57 The Royal Regiment of Scotland Maj Gen C L G HERBERT OBE 2.7.16 2.7.21 (Deputy Colonel) (Charlie) 58 The Royal Regiment of Scotland Brig J C RODDIS DSO MBE 31.3.17 31.3.22 (Deputy Colonel) (James) 59 The Royal Regiment of Scotland Maj Gen N R M BORTON DSO MBE 12.5.17 12.5.22 (Deputy Colonel) (Nick) 60 The Royal Regiment of Scotland Brig A W A GRIFFITHS OBE 1.9.17 1.9.22 (Deputy Colonel) (Adam) 61 The Royal Regiment of Scotland Brig R R E LINDSAY 1.6.18 1.6.23 (Deputy Colonel) (Robin) 62 The Princess of Wales’s Royal Lt Gen D M CHALMERS DSO OBE 10.2.16 10.2.21 Regiment (Douglas) (Colonel) 63 The Princess of Wales’s Royal Col (Retd) P T CROWLEY 1.1.08 1.1.25 Regiment (Patrick) (Deputy Colonel) 64 The Princess of Wales’s Royal Brig J R MARTIN DSO OBE MC 1.4.19 1.4.24 Regiment (James) (Deputy Colonel) 65 The Princess of Wales’s Royal Col A J CRAWLEY 31.5.19 31.5.24 Regiment (Adam) (Deputy Colonel) 66 The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment Brig F M LAWRENCE OBE 12.11.18 12.11.23 (Colonel) (Frazer) 67 The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Maj Gen P A E NANSON CBE 1.10.15 1.10.20 (Colonel) (Paul) 68 The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Brig M R BUTTERWICK CBE 1.1.15 1.1.20 (Deputy Colonel) (Mike) 69 The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Brig J SWIFT OBE 1.7.15 1.7.20 (Deputy Colonel) (Jon) 70 The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers Col J W TAYLOR MBE 1.2.16 1.2.21 (Deputy Colonel) (James) 71 The
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