Flag Officers since 1775

ADMIRAL OF THE CUMBERLAND FLEET

1970 - 79 The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG       

 COMMODORE

1775 - 1779 Mr Smith 1932 - 1935 H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, K.G.
1780 - 1816 Thomas Taylor 1936 - 1945 The RT Hon The Lord Queenbrough, G.B.E.
1817 - 1823 Edward Nettleford 1946 - 1970 Admiral of The Fleet, The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, K.G
1823 - 1845 William H. Harrison 1970 - 1974 E. Ellsworth-Jones
1846 - 1873 Lord Alfred Paget 1974 - 1986 H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, K.G.
1874 - 1902 H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, K.G  1986-  H.R.H. The Duke of Yark, K.T.
1902 - 1903 Earl Brassey, K.C.B.    
1904 Duke of Bedford    
1905 - 1923 Theodore Pimm    
1924 - 31 The Lord Queenborough, G.B.E    

 VICE COMMODORE

1845 - 1846 Lord Alfred Paget 1959 - 1964 Major C.J.P. Ball, D.S.O., M.C
1846 - 1850 T. Smith Barnwell  1964 - 1967 Kenneth G. Poland 
1851 - 1862 Richard Green  1967 - 1970 F.G.C. Jackson 
1863 Sir Gilbert East, BT.  1970 - 1973 Robert Garnham 
1863 - 1873 Lord de Ros  1973 - 1977 John Maddocks 
1874 - 1888 Lord Alfred Paget  1977 - 1980 Robin Aisher 
1889 - 1901 Earl Brassey, K.G.B.  1980 - 1984 John Foot 
1902 - 1903 Robert Hewett  1984 - 1987 Owen Aisher 
1904 Theodore Pimm  1987 - 1990  Ian Butler 
1905 - 1910 Sir James Pender, BT.  1990 - 1993 John Vernon, M.B.E. 
1911 - 1923 The Lord Queenborough, G.B.E.  1993 - 1996 John Prentice 
1924 - 1931 The Earl of Inchcape, G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G, K.C.I.E.    1996 - 1999 Peter Hunter 
1932 - 1935 The Lord Queenbrough, G.B.E.  1999 - 2002 Robert Dean 
1936 - 1945 J.S. Highfield  2002 - 2005 Francis Read 
1946 - 1949 The Rt. Hon The Lord Queenborough, G.B.E.    
1949 - 1953 Sir Bernard D.F Docker, K.B.E.    
1953 - 1955 Kenneth H. Preston    
1955 - 1959 CDR Colin Campbell R.N.V.R    

REAR COMMODORE

 

1874 - 88       Earl Brassey,K.C.B.                  1956 - 57          Arnold W,Munns

1889 - 1901    Robert Hewett                       1958 - 59          C.Glyn Blaxter,M.A

1902 - 03        Theodore Pimm                     1958 - 59          Eric G. Marshall

1904               Sir James Pender, BT            1960                 Captain R.St.A.Malleson

1905 - 10        Almeric Paget, MP A.F.C., R.N. (rtd.)

1911 - 23        The Marquis of Anglesey,GCVO1960 - 61          JohnD.C Eewing,V.R.D

1924 - 35        J.S. Highfield                         1961 - 62          Kenneth G.Poland

1936 - 46        Hugh F. Paul                          1962                 Sir Geoffrey Lowles

1947 - 49        Sir Bernard D.F Docker,KBE.     1962 - 64          F.G.C.Jjackson

1950               Kenneth P. Preston               1963 - 65          Sir Gordon Smith, BT.V.R.D.

1951               J.J Joass                              1964 - 66          E.Ellsworth-Jones

1952               T. Thorneycroft                    1965 - 67          F.A. Haworth

1953               G. Glynn Terrell                    1966 - 67          Alan Miller, D.S.C. ,V.R.D

1953               Cdr Colin Campbell, R.N.R.V    1967 - 69          John Savage, T.D.

1953               Major C.J.P. Ball, D.S.O M.C.   1968 - 69          N. Wates

1954 - 55        Major Ernest S. Harston, C.B.E. 1969 - 70          R. Garnham

1956 - 57        Air Cdre J.C. Quinnell              1969 - 71          John Foot

                       C.B, D.F.C.                           1970 - 72          John Maddocks

1971 - 73        Brigadier John Constant           1993 - 95          Ross Walker

1972 - 74        Robin Aisher                           1994 - 96          Peter Haslehurst

1973 - 75        John Vernon                           1995 - 97          Michael Gardner

1974 - 76        John Prentice                         1996 - 98          Charles Liddell

1975 - 77        Ian Butler                               1997 - 99          Peter Jennings

1976 - 78        David May                               1997 - 99          John Stork

1977 - 80        Stephen James                        1998 - 2000       Bob Durie

1978 - 80        Peter Lloyd                             1999 - 2001       Peter Tracey

1980 - 81        Owen Aisher                            1999 - 2001       Anthony Bird

1980 - 83        Peter Nicholson                       2000 - 2002          Patrick Kelly

1981 - 84        William Andreae-Jones, Q.C.       2001 - 03          Doug Harckham

1983 - 84        Owen Aisher                            2001 - 03          Clive Chalk

1984 - 86        David Arnold                             2002 - 04         Jonathan Fildes

1984 - 86        David Rimmer                            2003 - 05          Jack Edwards

1986 - 88        David Diehl                               2003 - 05          Elvin Patrick

1986 - 88        Michael Upton                          2004 – 06          Rufus Gilday

1988 - 90        Robert Dean                             2005 – 07          Andrew Collins

1988 - 91        John Bassett                             2005 – 07          Gwynne Lawrence

1990 - 92        Peter Hunter                            2006 - 08          Michael Maher

1991 - 93        Paul Archer                              2007 -               George Ehlers

1992- 94         Francis N.Rread                         2007 -               Bernard Kinchin

                                                                   2008-       John Dalimore