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Commandant Royal College of Defence Studies

Index Commandant Royal College of Defence Studies

The Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies was a UK senior serving military officer between 1972 and 2001. [1]

47 relations: Alastair Francis Buchan, Antony Read, Antony Walker, Arthur Longmore, Arthur Sanders (RAF officer), Bay House School, Charles Daniel (Royal Navy officer), Charles Style, Christopher Wallace (British Army officer), David Bill, David Fraser (British Army officer), David Hallifax, Deaths in January 2016, Deric Holland-Martin, Donald Randell Evans, Frank Simpson (British Army officer), Geoffrey Bourne, Baron Bourne, Guy Russell, Herbert Richmond, Hugh Binney, Hugh Constantine, Ian Easton, Ian Garnett, John Anderson (British Army officer), John Barraclough (RAF officer), John Coward (Royal Navy officer), John McAnally, John Slessor, Khawr Abd Allah, Lionel Preston, List of people educated at Bedford School, List of Royal Air Force air chief marshals, Mervyn Butler, Michael Armitage (RAF officer), Michael Gow (British Army officer), Robert Brooke-Popham, Robert Freer, Robert Haining, Robert Heatlie Scott, Royal College of Defence Studies, Scott Grant, Timothy Garden, Baron Garden, Tom Phillips (diplomat), William Bartholomew, William Pillar, William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, 2016 in the United Kingdom.

Alastair Francis Buchan

The Honourable Alastair Francis Buchan, CBE (9 September 1918 – 4 February 1976) was a leading writer on defence studies in the 1970s.

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Antony Read

General Sir John Antony Jervis Read (10 September 1913 – 22 September 2000) was a senior British Army officer who was Quartermaster-General to the Forces from 1969 to 1973.

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Antony Walker

General Sir Antony Kenneth Frederick Walker (born 16 May 1934) is a former British Army officer who became Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies.

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Arthur Longmore

Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Murray Longmore, (8 October 1885 – 10 December 1970) was an early naval aviator, before reaching high rank in the Royal Air Force.

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Arthur Sanders (RAF officer)

Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Penrose Martyn Sanders, (17 March 1898 – 8 February 1974) was a Royal Flying Corps pilot during the First World War and a senior Royal Air Force commander during the Second World War and the immediate post-war years.

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Bay House School

Bay House is a high performing academy school located in Gosport in Hampshire.

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Charles Daniel (Royal Navy officer)

Admiral Sir Charles Saumarez Daniel, (23 June 1894 – 11 February 1981) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy.

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Charles Style

Vice Admiral Charles Rodney Style (born 15 January 1954) is a former Royal Navy officer and a former Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies.

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Christopher Wallace (British Army officer)

Lieutenant-General Sir Christopher Brooke Quentin Wallace (3 January 1943 – 7 January 2016) was a British Army general and military historian.

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David Bill

Lieutenant General Sir David Robert Bill, (born 17 November 1954) is a senior British Army officer who served as Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies.

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David Fraser (British Army officer)

General Sir David William Fraser, (30 December 1920 – 15 July 2012) was a senior British Army officer who served as Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies from 1978 until his retirement from military service in 1980.

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David Hallifax

Admiral Sir David John Hallifax, (3 September 1927 – 23 August 1992) was a senior Royal Navy officer who was Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle from 1988 until 1992.

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Deaths in January 2016

The following is a list of notable deaths in January 2016.

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Deric Holland-Martin

Admiral Sir Douglas Eric "Deric" Holland-Martin (10 April 1906 – 6 January 1977) was a Royal Navy officer who became the Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel.

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Donald Randell Evans

Air Chief Marshal Sir Donald Randell Evans (31 January 1912 – 9 April 1975) was a senior Royal Air Force commander who was an innovator in night fighting tactics in the Second World War and conducted the signals planning for the Sicily and Normandy invasions.

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Frank Simpson (British Army officer)

General Sir Frank Ernest Wallace Simpson, (21 March 1899 – 28 July 1986) was a senior British Army officer during the 1940s.

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Geoffrey Bourne, Baron Bourne

General Geoffrey Kemp Bourne, Baron Bourne (5 October 1902 – 26 June 1982) was a British soldier.

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Guy Russell

Admiral Sir Guy Herbrand Edward Russell (14 April 1898 – 25 September 1977) was a British naval commander.

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Herbert Richmond

Admiral Sir Herbert William Richmond (15 September 1871 – 15 December 1946) was a prominent Royal Navy officer, described as "perhaps the most brilliant naval officer of his generation." He was also a top naval historian, known as the "British Mahan", the leader of the British Royal Navy's intellectual revolution that stressed continuing education especially in naval history as essential to the formation of naval strategy.

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Hugh Binney

Admiral Sir Thomas Hugh Binney (9 December 1883 – 8 January 1953) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy and Governor of Tasmania from 1945 to 1951.

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Hugh Constantine

Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Alex Constantine, (23 May 1908 – 16 April 1992) was a Royal Air Force officer who became air officer commanding-in-chief of Flying Training Command.

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Ian Easton

Admiral Sir Ian Easton (1917–1989) was a Royal Navy officer who held various command positions in the 1970s.

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Ian Garnett

Admiral Sir Ian David Graham Garnett (born 27 September 1944) is a retired Royal Navy officer.

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John Anderson (British Army officer)

General Sir John D'Arcy Anderson (1908–1988) was a British Army officer who reached high office in the 1960s.

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John Barraclough (RAF officer)

Air Chief Marshal Sir John Barraclough (2 May 1918 – 10 May 2008) was a Royal Air Force pilot during the Second World War who went on to become Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff.

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John Coward (Royal Navy officer)

Vice Admiral Sir John Francis Coward (born 11 October 1937) is a former Royal Navy officer who became Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies from 1992 to 1994.

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John McAnally

Vice Admiral John Henry Stuart McAnally CB LVO (born 9 April 1945) is a former Royal Navy officer who became Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies.

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John Slessor

Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Cotesworth Slessor, (3 June 1897 – 12 July 1979), sometimes known as Jack Slessor, was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force (RAF), serving as Chief of the Air Staff from 1950 to 1952.

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Khawr Abd Allah

The Khawr Abd Allah is today an estuary, but once was the point where the Euphrates and Tigris rivers (Shatt al-Arab) emptied into the Persian Gulf.

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Lionel Preston

Admiral Sir Lionel George Preston, KCB (27 September 1875 – 21 September 1971) was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Fourth Sea Lord.

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List of people educated at Bedford School

This is a list of people educated at Bedford School.

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List of Royal Air Force air chief marshals

The following is a list of Royal Air Force air chief marshals.

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Mervyn Butler

General Sir Mervyn Andrew Haldane Butler (1 July 1913 – 3 January 1976) was a British Army officer and former Commander-in-Chief of Strategic Command of the British Army.

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Michael Armitage (RAF officer)

Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael John Armitage, (born 25 August 1930) is a retired senior Royal Air Force commander.

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Michael Gow (British Army officer)

General Sir (James) Michael Gow (3 June 1924 – 26 March 2013) was a senior British Army officer who served in the Second World War and reached high office in the 1980s, commanding the British Army of the Rhine.

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Robert Brooke-Popham

Air Chief Marshal Sir Henry Robert Moore Brooke-Popham, (18 September 1878 – 20 October 1953) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force.

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Robert Freer

Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert William George Freer, (1 September 1923 – 15 January 2012) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) officer who served as Deputy Commander of Strike Command from 1978 to 1979.

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Robert Haining

General Sir Robert Hadden Haining KCB DSO (1882–1959) was a British Army general who served during the Second World War.

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Robert Heatlie Scott

Sir Robert Heatlie Scott (20 September 1905 – 26 February 1982) was a British civil servant who became Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence.

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Royal College of Defence Studies

The Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) instructs senior officers of the Armed Forces and Civil Service in defence and international security matters at the highest level, to prepare them for the top posts.

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Scott Grant

Lieutenant General Sir Scott Carnegie Grant KCB (born 28 September 1944) is a former Quartermaster-General to the Forces.

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Timothy Garden, Baron Garden

Air Marshal Timothy Garden, Baron Garden, FRUSI, FCGI (23 April 1944 – 9 August 2007) was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force (RAF) who later became a university professor and a Liberal Democrat politician.

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Tom Phillips (diplomat)

Sir Tom Richard Vaughan Phillips KCMG (born 21 June 1950) is a diplomat who currently serves as Commandant of the Royal College of Defence Studies.

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William Bartholomew

General Sir William Henry Bartholomew, (16 March 1877 – 31 December 1962) was a senior British Army officer during the 1930s and a Colonel Commandant to the Royal Artillery.

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William Pillar

Admiral Sir William Thomas Pillar (24 February 1924 – 18 March 1999) was Chief of Naval Support and a member of the Admiralty.

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William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim

Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, (6 August 1891 – 14 December 1970), usually known as Bill Slim, was a British military commander and the 13th Governor-General of Australia.

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2016 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 2016 in the United Kingdom.

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Redirects here:

Commandant of the Imperial Defence College, Commandant royal college of defence studies.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commandant_Royal_College_of_Defence_Studies

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