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Chief of the Defence Staff
Paul Ashby made this Freedom of Information request to Ministry of Defence
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Paul Ashby
30 January 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
Under FOI laws please list all holders of the above post - please
indicate Rank, Services and dates Served.
Yours faithfully,
Paul Ashby
Helliwell, Andy Mr
Ministry of Defence
3 February 2009
Dear Mr Ashby - there is an accurate list of the information you
requested on Wikipedia at the following link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_of_th...(United_Kingdom)
For ease of reference the list is reproduced below:
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir William Dickson GCB, KBE, DSO, AFC (1
January 1956-12 July 1959)
Admiral of the Fleet The Earl Mountbatten of Burma KG, GCB, OM, GCSI,
GCIE, GCVO, DSO (13 July 1959-15 July 1965)
Field Marshal Sir Richard Hull KG, GCB, DSO (16 July 1965-4 August 1967)
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Charles Elworthy KG, GCB, CBE, DSO,
LVO, DFC, AFC (7 August 1967-8 April 1971)
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Peter Hill-Norton GCB (9 April 1971-21 October
1973)
Field Marshal Sir Michael Carver GCB, CBE, DSO, MC (22 October 1973-23
October 1976)
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Andrew Humphrey GCB, OBE, DFC, AFC
(24 October 1976-24 January 1977)
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Edward Ashmore GCB, DSC (9 February 1977-30
August 1977)
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Neil Cameron KT, GCB, CBE, DSO, DFC
(31 August 1977-31 August 1979)
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Terence Lewin KG, GCB, LVO, DSC (1 September
1979-30 September 1982)
Field Marshal Sir Edwin Bramall KG, GCB, OBE, MC (1 October 1982-31
October 1985)
Admiral of the Fleet Sir John Fieldhouse GCB, GBE (1 November 1985-9
December 1988)
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir David Craig GCB, OBE (9 December
1988-1 April 1991)
Field Marshal Sir Richard Vincent GBE, KCB, DSO (2 April 1991-31
December 1992)
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Peter Harding GCB (1 January 1993-13
March 1994)
Field Marshal Sir Peter Inge KG, GCB (14 March 1994-1 April 1997)
General Sir Charles Guthrie GCB, LVO, OBE (2 April 1997-15 February
2001)
Admiral Sir Michael Boyce GCB, OBE (16 February 2001-2 May 2003)
General Sir Michael Walker GCB, CMG, CBE (4 May 2003- 28 April 2006)
Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup GCB, AFC (28 April 2006 - )
Yours, Andy
Andy Helliwell
Head of Boards Secretariat
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