Senior Leaders | The British Army
WEBGeneral Sir ‘Roly’ Walker was commissioned into the Irish Guards in 1993 and served with the UK’s Special Forces from 1997. He commanded the Grenadier Guards in 2009, promoting to the General Staff four years later. General Walker took up the appointment of Chief of the General Staff in June 2024.
Command Structure - The British Army
WEBThe Chief of the General Staff is the head of the British Army. The post is immediately subordinate to The Chief of Defence Staff, the head of the British Armed Services.
List of serving senior officers of the British Army - Wikipedia
WEBThis is a list of serving senior officers of the British Army. It includes currently serving generals, lieutenant generals, major generals, and brigadiers. [1]
List of British Army full generals - Wikipedia
WEBThis is a list of full generals in the British Army since the Acts of Union 1707. The rank of general (or full general to distinguish it from the lower general officer ranks) is the highest rank currently achievable by serving officers in the British Army.
Head of the Armed Forces - Wikipedia
WEBThe current occupant is Rear Admiral James Norman Macleod. He is the primary channel of communication between the Monarch, in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, and the officers and commands of the British Armed Forces.
Chief of the General Staff - The British Army
WEBThe Chief of the General Staff (CGS) is the professional head of the Army, with responsibility for developing and generating military capability from an integrated Army (Regular and Reserve) and for maintaining the fighting …
General Sir Patrick Sanders starts new role as head of British Army
WEBJun 13, 2022 · General Sir Patrick Sanders is the new head of the British Army. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace announced in February that the Queen had approved the appointment.
List of serving senior officers of the British Army
WEBThis is a list of serving senior officers of the British Army. It includes currently serving generals, lieutenant generals, major generals, and brigadiers. [1]
General Sir Roly Walker appointed new Chief of the General Staff
WEBDec 12, 2023 · General Sir Roly Walker KCB DSO is to be appointed as Chief of the General Staff and Aide-de-Camp to His Majesty in the rank of General in succession to General Sir Patrick Sanders KBE...
Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia
WEBThe Chief of the General Staff (CGS) has been the title of the professional head of the British Army since 1964. The CGS is a member of both the Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Army Board; he is also the Chair of the Executive Committee of the Army Board.