Past Officers
Past Presidents
The first President was elected in 1953, before which the Chairman headed the Society, and here are the past-Presidents in the history of the Society.
Dates | Presidents |
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1953-1961 | General the Lord Jeffreys KCB KCVO GMG JP DL |
1962-1966 | Field Marshal Sir Francis Festing GCB KBE DSO |
1967-1970 | Lieutenant General Sir Ernest Down KBE CB |
1971-1977 | General the Lord Bourne GCB KBE CMG |
1977-1984 | Admiral Sir Desmond Dreyer GCB CBE DSC |
1984-1993 | Air Chief Marshal Sir Ruthven Wade KCB DFC |
1994-1999 | General Sir John Archer KCB OBE |
1999-2006 | Air Chief Marshal Sir Patrick Hine GCB GBE |
2006-2013 | General Sir Roger Wheeler GCB CBE |
Past Chairmen
In 1946 the Council comprised a chairman and three others (one from each Service). There was also a secretary and an honorary treasurer. Here we list past-Chairmen of the Society.
Dates | Chairmen |
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1946-1947 | Captain Russell Grenfell RN |
1947-1948 | Air Commodore L L MacLean |
1949-1956 | Captain Sir Henry Digby-Beste CIE OBE RIN |
1956-1959 | Admiral Sir Charles Daniel KCB CBE DSO |
1959-1964 | Lieutenant General Sir Ernest Down KCB CB |
1964-1971 | General the Lord Bourne GCB KBE CMG |
1971-1975 | Major General Sir Gerald Duke KBE CB DSO |
1975-1982 | Air Marshal Sir Harold Maguire KCB DSO OBE |
1982-1989 | Admiral Sir Peter White GBE |
1990-2001 | Air Chief Marshal Sir David Evans GCB CBE |
2001-2006 | Air Chief Marshal Sir Roger Palin KCB OBE |
2006-2011 | Vice Admiral Sir Michael Moore KBE LVO |
2011-2014 | Air Marshal Sir Christopher Coville KCB |
2014-2017 | Vice Admiral Peter Wilkinson CB CVO |
Past General Secretaries
The first Secretary was appointed in 1948, renamed General Secretary in 1949. Here is a list of past General Secretaries in the history of the Society.
Dates | General Secretaires |
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1948-1952 | Lieutenant Colonel R W Tobin |
1952-1966 | Captain P C Bullock OBE RN |
1967-1980 | Rear Admiral F P B Brayne-Nicholls CB DSC |
1980-1990 | Major General L W A Gingell CB OBE |
1990-1994 | Major General Sir Laurence New CB CBE |
1994-2000 | Major General Peter Bonnet CB MBE |
2000-2007 | Major General James Gordon CBE |
2007-2015 | Major General John Moore-Bick CBE DL |
2015-2018 | John Pitt-Brooke CB |