LIST OF LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF THE ADMIRALTY

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This is a 'list of Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty' (incomplete before the Restoration, 1660):
The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, were the members of the Board of Admiralty, which exercised the office of Lord High Admiral when it was not vested in a single person. The Lord High Admiral, and thus the Board of Admiralty, ceased to have operational command of the Royal Navy when the three service ministries were merged into the Ministry of Defence in 1964, when the office of Lord High Admiral reverted to the Crown.

Contents
1661 to 1681
1681 to 1701
1701 to 1721
1721 to 1741
1741 to 1761
1761 to 1782
1782 to 1801
1801 to 1822
1822 to 1841
1841 to 1861
1861 to 1882
1882 to 1901
1901 to 1921
1921 to 1941
1941 to 1964
Sources
1661 to 1681


29 January 1661: The Duke of York and Albany, Lord High Admiral

9 July 1673: Commission.


Prince Rupert


The Earl of Shaftesbury (''ex officio'' as Lord Chancellor)


The Viscount Osborne (''ex officio'' as Lord High Treasurer)


The Earl of Anglesey (''ex officio'' as Lord Privy Seal)


The Duke of Buckingham


The Duke of Monmouth


The Duke of Lauderdale


The Duke of Ormonde


The Earl of Arlington


Sir George Carteret


The Hon. Henry Coventry


Edward Seymour

31 October 1674: Commission.


Prince Rupert


The Lord Finch (''ex officio'' as Lord Keeper)


The Earl of Danby (''ex officio'' as Lord High Treasurer)


The Earl of Anglesey (''ex officio'' as Lord Privy Seal)


The Duke of Buckingham


The Duke of Monmouth


The Duke of Lauderdale


The Duke of Ormonde


The Earl of Arlington


Sir George Carteret, Bt


The Hon. Henry Coventry (''ex officio'' as Secretary of State for the Southern Department)


Sir Joseph Williamson (''ex officio'' as Secretary of State for the Northern Department)


Edward Seymour

26 September 1677: Commission.


Prince Rupert


The Lord Finch (''ex officio'' as Lord Chancellor)


The Earl of Danby (''ex officio'' as Lord High Treasurer)


The Earl of Anglesey (''ex officio'' as Lord Privy Seal)


The Duke of Monmouth


The Duke of Lauderdale


The Duke of Ormonde


The Earl of Ossory


The Earl of Arlington


Sir George Carteret, Bt


The Hon. Henry Coventry (''ex officio'' as Secretary of State for the Southern Department)


Sir Joseph Williamson (''ex officio'' as Secretary of State for the Northern Department)


Sir John Ernle


Sir Thomas Chicheley


Edward Seymour

14 May 1679: Commission.


The Hon. Sir Henry Capell, First Lord


The Hon. Daniel Finch


Sir Thomas Lee, Bt


Sir Humphrey Winch, Bt


Sir Thomas Meres


Edward Vaughan


Edward Hales
1681 to 1701


19 February 1681: Commission.


The Hon. Daniel Finch, First Lord


Sir Humphrey Winch, Bt


Sir Thomas Meres


Edward Hales


The Viscount Brouncker


Sir Thomas Littleton, Bt

20 January 1682: Commission.


Lord Finch, First Lord


Sir Humphrey Winch, Bt


Sir Thomas Meres


Edward Hales


The Viscount Brouncker


Henry Savile


Sir John Chicheley, Naval Lord

22 August 1683: Commission.


The Earl of Nottingham, First Lord


Sir Humphrey Winch, Bt


Sir Thomas Meres


Edward Hales


The Viscount Brouncker


Henry Savile


Sir John Chicheley, Naval Lord


Arthur Herbert, Naval Lord (supernumerary)

17 April 1684: Commission.


The Earl of Nottingham, First Lord


Sir Humphrey Winch, Bt


Sir Thomas Meres


Sir Edward Hales


Henry Savile


Sir John Chicheley, Naval Lord


Arthur Herbert, Naval Lord


Lord Vaughan (supernumerary)

19 May 1684: King Charles II

6 February 1685: King James II

13 February 1689: King William III

8 March 1689: Commission.


Arthur Herbert, First Lord


The Earl of Carbery


Sir Michael Warton


Sir Thomas Lee, Bt


Sir John Chicheley, Naval Lord


Sir John Lowther, Bt


William Sacheverell

20 January 1690: Commission.


The Earl of Pembroke, First Lord


The Earl of Carbery


Sir Thomas Lee, Bt


Sir John Lowther, Bt


Sir John Chicheley, Naval Lord

5 June 1690: Commission.


The Earl of Pembroke, First Lord


The Earl of Carbery


Sir Thomas Lee, Bt


Sir John Lowther, Bt


Edward Russell, Naval Lord


Sir Richard Onslow, Bt


Henry Priestman, Naval Lord

23 January 1691: Commission.


The Earl of Pembroke, First Lord


Sir Thomas Lee, Bt


Sir John Lowther, Bt


Sir Richard Onslow, Bt


Henry Priestman, Naval Lord


The Viscount Falkland


Robert Austen

16 November 1691: Commission.


The Earl of Pembroke, First Lord


Sir John Lowther, Bt


Sir Richard Onslow, Bt


Henry Priestman, Naval Lord


The Viscount Falkland


Robert Austen


Sir Robert Rich, Bt

10 March 1692: Commission.


The Lord Cornwallis, First Lord


Sir John Lowther, Bt


Sir Richard Onslow, Bt


Henry Priestman, Naval Lord


The Viscount Falkland


Robert Austen


Sir Robert Rich, Bt

15 April 1693: Commission.


The Viscount Falkland, First Lord


Sir John Lowther, Bt


Henry Priestman, Naval Lord


Robert Austen


Sir Robert Rich, Bt


Henry Killigrew, Naval Lord


Sir Ralph Delaval, Naval Lord

2 May 1694: Commission.


Edward Russell, First Lord


Sir John Lowther, Bt


Henry Priestman, Naval Lord


Robert Austen


Sir Robert Rich, Bt


Sir George Rooke, Naval Lord


Sir John Houblon

24 February 1696: Commission.


Edward Russell, First Lord


Henry Priestman, Naval Lord


Robert Austen


Sir Robert Rich, Bt


Sir George Rooke, Naval Lord


Sir John Houblon


James Kendall

5 June 1697: Commission.


The Earl of Orford, First Lord


Henry Priestman, Naval Lord


Sir Robert Rich, Bt


Sir George Rooke, Naval Lord


Sir John Houblon


James Kendall


The Hon. Goodwin Wharton

31 May 1699: Commission.


The Earl of Bridgewater, First Lord


The Lord Haversham


Sir Robert Rich, Bt


Sir George Rooke, Naval Lord


Sir David Mitchell, Naval Lord

28 October 1699: Commission.


The Earl of Bridgewater, First Lord


The Lord Haversham


Sir George Rooke, Naval Lord


Sir David Mitchell, Naval Lord


George Churchill, Naval Lord
1701 to 1721


4 April 1701: Commission.


The Earl of Pembroke, First Lord


The Lord Haversham


Sir George Rooke, Naval Lord


Sir David Mitchell, Naval Lord


George Churchill, Naval Lord

26 January 1702: Earl of Pembroke, Lord High Admiral

20 May 1702: Prince George, Lord High Admiral


★ Council of the Lord High Admiral, 22 May 1702:



Sir George Rooke



Sir David Mitchell



George Churchill



Richard Hill


★ Council of the Lord High Admiral, 29 March 1703:



Sir George Rooke



Sir David Mitchell



George Churchill



Richard Hill



The Hon. James Brydges


★ Council of the Lord High Admiral, 30 April 1704:



Sir George Rooke



Sir David Mitchell



George Churchill



Richard Hill



The Hon. James Brydges



The Hon. Henry Paget


★ Council of the Lord High Admiral, 26 December 1704:



Sir George Rooke



Sir David Mitchell



George Churchill



Richard Hill



The Hon. James Brydges



The Hon. Henry Paget



Sir Cloudesley Shovell


★ Council of the Lord High Admiral, 11 June 1705:



Sir David Mitchell



George Churchill



Richard Hill



The Hon. Henry Paget



Sir Cloudesley Shovell



Robert Walpole


★ Council of the Lord High Admiral, 8 February 1706:



Sir David Mitchell



George Churchill



Richard Hill



The Hon. Henry Paget



Sir Cloudesley Shovell



Robert Walpole



Sir Stafford Fairborne

28 June 1707: Prince George, Lord High Admiral (reappointed as Lord High Admiral of Great Britain following the Union with Scotland)


★ Council of the Lord High Admiral, 28 June 1707



Sir David Mitchell



George Churchill



Richard Hill



The Hon. Henry Paget



Sir Cloudesley Shovell



Robert Walpole



Sir Stafford Fairborne


★ Council of the Lord High Admiral, 19 April 1708:



Earl of Wemyss



George Churchill



Richard Hill



The Hon. Henry Paget



Sir Stafford Fairborne



Sir John Leake


★ Council of the Lord High Admiral, 20 June 1708:



Earl of Wemyss



George Churchill



Richard Hill



The Hon. Henry Paget



Sir John Leake



Sir James Wishart



Robert Fairfax

28 October 1708: Queen Anne, Lord High Admiral

29 November 1708: The Earl of Pembroke, Lord High Admiral

8 November 1709: Commission.


The Earl of Orford, First Lord


Sir John Leake, Naval Lord


Sir George Byng, Naval Lord


George Dodington


Paul Methuen

4 October 1710: Commission.


Sir John Leake, Naval Lord (not called "First Lord")


Sir George Byng, Naval Lord


George Dodington


Paul Methuen


Sir William Drake, Bt


John Aislabie

20 December 1710: Commission.


Sir John Leake, Naval Lord


Sir George Byng, Naval Lord


Sir William Drake, Bt


John Aislabie


Sir James Wishart, Naval Lord


George Clarke

30 September 1712: Commission.


The Earl of Strafford, First Lord


Sir John Leake, Naval Lord


Sir George Byng, Naval Lord


Sir William Drake, Bt


John Aislabie


Sir James Wishart, Naval Lord


George Clarke

19 January 1714: Commission.


The Earl of Strafford, First Lord


Sir John Leake, Naval Lord


Sir William Drake, Bt


John Aislabie


Sir James Wishart, Naval Lord


George Clarke

9 April 1714: Commission.


The Earl of Strafford, First Lord


Sir John Leake, Naval Lord


Sir William Drake, Bt


Sir James Wishart, Naval Lord


George Clarke


Sir George Beaumont, Bt

14 October 1714: Commission.


Edward Russell, First Lord


Sir George Byng, Naval Lord


George Dodington


Sir John Jennings, Naval Lord


Sir Charles Turner


Abraham Stanyan


George Baillie

16 April 1717: Commission.


The Earl of Berkeley, First Lord


Matthew Aylmer, Naval Lord


Sir George Byng, Naval Lord


John Cockburn


William Richard Chetwynd

19 March 1718: Commission.


The Earl of Berkeley, First Lord


Sir George Byng, Naval Lord


Sir John Jennings, Naval Lord


John Cockburn


William Richard Chetwynd


Sir John Norris, Naval Lord


Sir Charles Wager, Naval Lord
1721 to 1741


30 September 1721: Commission.


The Earl of Berkeley, First Lord


Sir John Jennings, Naval Lord


John Cockburn


William Richard Chetwynd


Sir John Norris, Naval Lord


Sir Charles Wager, Naval Lord


Daniel Pulteney

3 June 1725: Commission.


The Earl of Berkeley, First Lord


Sir John Jennings, Naval Lord


John Cockburn


William Richard Chetwynd


Sir John Norris, Naval Lord


Sir Charles Wager, Naval Lord


Sir George Oxenden, Bt

1 June 1727: Commission.


The Earl of Berkeley, First Lord


John Cockburn


William Richard Chetwynd


Sir John Norris, Naval Lord


Sir Charles Wager, Naval Lord


Sir George Oxenden, Bt


Sir Thomas Lyttelton, Bt

2 August 1727: Commission.


The Viscount Torrington, First Lord


John Cockburn


Sir John Norris, Naval Lord


Sir Charles Wager, Naval Lord


Sir Thomas Lyttelton, Bt


Viscount Malpas


Samuel Molyneux

1 June 1728: Commission.


The Viscount Torrington, First Lord


John Cockburn


Sir John Norris, Naval Lord


Sir Charles Wager, Naval Lord


Sir Thomas Lyttelton, Bt


Viscount Malpas


Sir William Yonge

19 May 1729: Commission.


The Viscount Torrington, First Lord


John Cockburn


Sir John Norris, Naval Lord


Sir Charles Wager, Naval Lord


Sir Thomas Lyttelton, Bt


Sir William Yonge


Lord Archibald Hamilton, Naval Lord

13 May 1730: Commission.


The Viscount Torrington, First Lord


John Cockburn


Sir Charles Wager, Naval Lord


Sir Thomas Lyttelton, Bt


Lord Archibald Hamilton, Naval Lord


Sir Thomas Frankland, Bt


Thomas Winnington

15 June 1732: Commission.


The Viscount Torrington, First Lord


Sir Charles Wager, Naval Lord


Sir Thomas Lyttelton, Bt


Lord Archibald Hamilton, Naval Lord


Sir Thomas Frankland, Bt


Thomas Winnington


Thomas Clutterbuck

21 June 1733: Commission.


Sir Charles Wager, First Lord


Sir Thomas Lyttelton, Bt


Lord Archibald Hamilton, Naval Lord


Sir Thomas Frankland, Bt


Thomas Winnington


Thomas Clutterbuck


Lord Harry Powlett, Naval Lord

22 May 1736: Commission.


Sir Charles Wager, First Lord


Sir Thomas Lyttelton, Bt


Lord Archibald Hamilton, Naval Lord


Sir Thomas Frankland, Bt


Thomas Clutterbuck


Lord Harry Powlett, Naval Lord


John Campbell

13 March 1738: Commission.


Sir Charles Wager, First Lord


Sir Thomas Lyttelton, Bt


Sir Thomas Frankland, Bt


Thomas Clutterbuck


Lord Harry Powlett, Naval Lord


John Campbell


Lord Vere Beauclerk, Naval Lord
1741 to 1761


5 May 1741: Commission.


Sir Charles Wager, First Lord


Sir Thomas Frankland, Bt


Lord Harry Powlett, Naval Lord


John Campbell


Lord Vere Beauclerk, Naval Lord


Lord Glenorchy


Edward Thompson

19 March 1742: Commission.


The Earl of Winchilsea, First Lord


John Cockburn


Lord Archibald Hamilton, Naval Lord


The Lord Baltimore


Philip Cavendish, Naval Lord


George Lee


John Trevor

13 December 1743: Commission.


The Earl of Winchilsea, First Lord


John Cockburn


Lord Archibald Hamilton, Naval Lord


The Lord Baltimore


George Lee


Sir Charles Hardy, Naval Lord


John Phillipson

27 December 1744: Commission.


The Duke of Bedford, First Lord


The Earl of Sandwich


Lord Archibald Hamilton, Naval Lord


Lord Vere Beauclerk, Naval Lord


The Lord Baltimore


George Anson, Naval Lord


George Grenville

25 April 1745: Commission.


The Duke of Bedford, First Lord


The Earl of Sandwich


Lord Archibald Hamilton, Naval Lord


Lord Vere Beauclerk, Naval Lord


George Anson, Naval Lord


George Grenville


The Hon. Henry Legge

25 February 1746: Commission.


The Duke of Bedford, First Lord


The Earl of Sandwich


Lord Vere Beauclerk, Naval Lord


George Anson, Naval Lord


George Grenville


The Hon. Henry Legge


Viscount Barrington

27 June 1746: Commission.


Duke of Bedford, First Lord


Earl of Sandwich


Lord Vere Beauclerk, Naval Lord


George Anson, Naval Lord


George Grenville


The Viscount Barrington


Viscount Duncannon

23 June 1747: Commission.


The Duke of Bedford, First Lord


The Earl of Sandwich


Lord Vere Beauclerk, Naval Lord


George Anson, Naval Lord


Viscount Barrington


Viscount Duncannon


Welbore Ellis

26 February 1748: Commission.


The Earl of Sandwich, First Lord


Lord Vere Beauclerk, Naval Lord


The Lord Anson, Naval Lord


The Viscount Barrington


Viscount Duncannon


Welbore Ellis


The Hon. John Stanhope

24 December 1748: Commission.


Earl of Sandwich, First Lord


Lord Vere Beauclerk, Naval Lord


The Lord Anson, Naval Lord


The Viscount Barrington


Viscount Duncannon


Welbore Ellis


The Hon. Thomas Villiers

18 November 1749: Commission.


The Earl of Sandwich, First Lord


Lord Anson, Naval Lord


Viscount Barrington


Viscount Duncannon


Welbore Ellis


The Hon. Thomas Villiers


Viscount Trentham

22 June 1751: Commission.


The Lord Anson, First Lord


The Viscount Barrington


Viscount Duncannon


Welbore Ellis


The Hon. Thomas Villiers


William Rowley, Naval Lord


The Hon. Edward Boscawen, Naval Lord

9 April 1754: Commission.


The Lord Anson, First Lord


Viscount Duncannon


Welbore Ellis


The Hon. Thomas Villiers


Sir William Rowley, Naval Lord


The Hon. Edward Boscawen, Naval Lord


The Hon. Charles Townshend

29 December 1755: Commission.


The Lord Anson, First Lord


Viscount Duncannon


The Hon. Thomas Villiers


Sir William Rowley, Naval Lord


The Hon. Edward Boscawen, Naval Lord


The Viscount Bateman


The Hon. Richard Edgcumbe

17 November 1756: Commission.


The Earl Temple, First Lord


The Hon. Edward Boscawen, Naval Lord


Temple West, Naval Lord


John Pitt


George Hay


Thomas Orby Hunter


Gilbert Elliot

13 December 1756: Commission.


The Earl Temple, First Lord


The Hon. Edward Boscawen, Naval Lord


Temple West, Naval Lord


George Hay


Thomas Orby Hunter


Gilbert Elliot


The Hon. John Forbes, Naval Lord

6 April 1757: Commission.


The Earl of Winchilsea, First Lord


Sir William Rowley, Naval Lord


The Hon. Edward Boscawen, Naval Lord


Gilbert Elliot


The Lord Carysfort


Savage Mostyn, Naval Lord


The Hon. Edwin Sandys

2 July 1757: Commission.


The Lord Anson, First Lord


The Hon. Edward Boscawen, Naval Lord


Temple West, Naval Lord


George Hay


Thomas Orby Hunter


Gilbert Elliot


The Hon. John Forbes, Naval Lord

26 September 1757: Commission.


The Lord Anson, First Lord


The Hon. Edward Boscawen, Naval Lord


George Hay


Thomas Orby Hunter


Gilbert Elliot


The Hon. John Forbes, Naval Lord
1761 to 1782


19 March 1761: Commission.


The Lord Anson, First Lord


George Hay


Thomas Orby Hunter


The Hon. John Forbes, Naval Lord


Hans Stanley


Viscount Villiers


Thomas Pelham

17 June 1762: Commission.


The Earl of Halifax, First Lord


George Hay


Thomas Orby Hunter


The Hon. John Forbes, Naval Lord


Hans Stanley


Viscount Villiers


Thomas Pelham

18 October 1762: Commission.


The Hon. George Grenville, First Lord


George Hay


Thomas Orby Hunter


The Hon. John Forbes, Naval Lord


Hans Stanley


Viscount Villiers


Thomas Pelham

1 January 1763: Commission.


The Hon. George Grenville, First Lord


George Hay


Thomas Orby Hunter


The Hon. John Forbes, Naval Lord


Hans Stanley


The Lord Carysfort


James Harris

20 April 1763: Commission.


The Earl of Sandwich, First Lord


George Hay


Hans Stanley


The Lord Carysfort


The Viscount Howe, Naval Lord


The Lord Digby


Thomas Pitt

16 September 1763: Commission.


The Earl of Egmont, First Lord


George Hay


Hans Stanley


The Lord Carysfort


The Viscount Howe, Naval Lord


The Lord Digby


Thomas Pitt

31 July 1765: Commission.


The Earl of Egmont, First Lord


Thomas Pitt


Sir Charles Saunders, Naval Lord


The Hon. Augustus Keppel, Naval Lord


Charles Townshend


Sir William Meredith, Bt


John Buller

21 December 1765: Commission.


The Earl of Egmont, First Lord


Sir Charles Saunders, Naval Lord


The Hon. Augustus Keppel, Naval Lord


Charles Townshend


Sir William Meredith, Bt


John Buller


The Hon. John Yorke

15 September 1766: Commission.


Sir Charles Saunders, First Lord


The Hon. Augustus Keppel, Naval Lord


Charles Townshend


Sir William Meredith, Bt


John Buller


The Viscount Palmerston


Sir George Yonge, Bt

11 December 1766: Commission.


Sir Edward Hawke, First Lord


Charles Townshend


John Buller


The Viscount Palmerston


Sir George Yonge, Bt


Sir Piercy Brett, Naval Lord


Charles Jenkinson

8 March 1768: Commission.


Sir Edward Hawke, First Lord


Charles Townshend


John Buller


The Viscount Palmerston


Sir George Yonge, Bt


Sir Piercy Brett, Naval Lord


Lord Charles Spencer

28 February 1770: Commission.


Sir Edward Hawke, First Lord


John Buller


The Viscount Palmerston


Lord Charles Spencer


The Viscount Lisburne


Francis Holburne, Naval Lord


The Hon. Charles James Fox

12 January 1771: Commission.


The Earl of Sandwich, First Lord


John Buller


The Viscount Palmerston


Lord Charles Spencer


The Viscount Lisburne


Francis Holburne, Naval Lord


The Hon. Charles James Fox

2 February 1771: Commission.


The Earl of Sandwich, First Lord


John Buller


The Viscount Palmerston


Lord Charles Spencer


The Viscount Lisburne


The Hon. Charles James Fox


The Hon. Augustus John Hervey, Naval Lord

6 May 1772: Commission.


The Earl of Sandwich, First Lord


John Buller


The Viscount Palmerston


Lord Charles Spencer


The Viscount Lisburne


The Hon. Augustus John Hervey, Naval Lord


Thomas Bradshaw

30 December 1774: Commission.


The Earl of Sandwich, First Lord


John Buller


The Viscount Palmerston


Lord Charles Spencer


The Viscount Lisburne


The Hon. Augustus John Hervey, Naval Lord


Henry Penton

12 April 1775: Commission.


The Earl of Sandwich, First Lord


John Buller


The Viscount Palmerston


Lord Charles Spencer


The Viscount Lisburne


Henry Penton


Sir Hugh Palliser, Naval Lord

15 December 1777: Commission.


The Earl of Sandwich, First Lord


John Buller


Lord Charles Spencer


The Earl of Lisburne


Henry Penton


Sir Hugh Palliser, Naval Lord


The Lord Mulgrave

23 April 1779: Commission.


The Earl of Sandwich, First Lord


John Buller


Lord Charles Spencer


The Earl of Lisburne


Henry Penton


The Lord Mulgrave


Robert Man, Naval Lord

16 July 1779: Commission.


The Earl of Sandwich, First Lord


John Buller


The Earl of Lisburne


Henry Penton


The Lord Mulgrave


Robert Man, Naval Lord


Bamber Gascoyne

22 September 1780: Commission.


The Earl of Sandwich, First Lord


The Earl of Lisburne


Henry Penton


The Lord Mulgrave


Bamber Gascoyne


The Hon. Charles Francis Greville


George Darby, Naval Lord
1782 to 1801


1 April 1782: Commission.


The Hon. Augustus Keppel, First Lord


Sir Robert Harland, Bt, Naval Lord


Hugh Pigot, Naval Lord


Viscount Duncannon


The Hon. John Townshend


Charles Brett


Richard Hopkins

18 July 1782: Commission.


The Viscount Keppel, First Lord


Sir Robert Harland, Bt, Naval Lord


Hugh Pigot, Naval Lord


Charles Brett


Richard Hopkins


The Hon. John Jeffreys Pratt


John Aubrey

30 January 1783: Commission.


The Viscount Howe, First Lord


Hugh Pigot, Naval Lord


Charles Brett


Richard Hopkins


The Hon. John Jeffreys Pratt


John Aubrey


The Hon. John Leveson-Gower, Naval Lord

10 April 1783: Commission.


The Viscount Keppel, First Lord


Hugh Pigot, Naval Lord


Viscount Duncannon


The Hon. John Townshend


Sir John Lindsay, Naval Lord


William Jolliffe


Whitshed Keene

31 December 1783: Commission.


The Viscount Howe, First Lord


Charles Brett


The Hon. John Jeffreys Pratt


The Hon. John Leveson-Gower, Naval Lord


Lord Apsley


The Hon. Charles George Perceval


John Modyford Heywood

2 April 1784: Commission.


The Viscount Howe, First Lord


Charles Brett


Richard Hopkins


The Hon. John Jeffreys Pratt


The Hon. John Leveson-Gower, Naval Lord


Lord Apsley


The Hon. Charles George Perceval

16 July 1788: Commission.


The Earl of Chatham, First Lord


Richard Hopkins


Viscount Bayham


The Hon. John Leveson-Gower, Naval Lord


Lord Apsley


The Lord Arden


The Lord Hood, Naval Lord

12 August 1789: Commission.


The Earl of Chatham, First Lord


Richard Hopkins


The Lord Arden


The Lord Hood, Naval Lord


Sir Francis Samuel Drake, Naval Lord


Viscount Belgrave


The Hon. John Thomas Townshend

19 January 1790: Commission.


The Earl of Chatham, First Lord


Richard Hopkins


The Lord Arden


The Lord Hood, Naval Lord


Viscount Belgrave


The Hon. John Thomas Townshend


Alan Gardner, Naval Lord

27 June 1791: Commission.


The Earl of Chatham, First Lord


The Lord Arden


The Lord Hood, Naval Lord


The Hon. John Thomas Townshend


Alan Gardner, Naval Lord


John Smyth


Charles Small Pybus

26 April 1793: Commission.


The Earl of Chatham, First Lord


The Lord Arden


The Lord Hood, Naval Lord


Alan Gardner, Naval Lord


John Smyth


Charles Small Pybus


Philip Affleck, Naval Lord

12 May 1794: Commission.


The Earl of Chatham, First Lord


The Lord Arden


The Lord Hood, Naval Lord


Alan Gardner, Naval Lord


Charles Small Pybus


Philip Affleck, Naval Lord


Sir Charles Middleton, Bt, Naval Lord

19 December 1794: Commission.


The Earl Spencer, First Lord


The Lord Arden


The Lord Hood, Naval Lord


Sir Alan Gardner, Bt, Naval Lord


Charles Small Pybus


Philip Affleck, Naval Lord


Sir Charles Middleton, Bt, Naval Lord

7 March 1795: Commission


The Earl Spencer, First Lord


The Lord Arden


Charles Small Pybus


Sir Charles Middleton, Bt, Naval Lord


Lord Hugh Seymour


Philip Stephens


James Gambier, Naval Lord

20 November 1795: Commission


The Earl Spencer, First Lord


The Lord Arden


Charles Small Pybus


Lord Hugh Seymour


Sir Philip Stephens, Bt


James Gambier, Naval Lord


William Young, Naval Lord

25 July 1797: Commission


The Earl Spencer, First Lord


Lord Arden


Lord Hugh Seymour


Sir Philip Stephens, Bt


James Gambier, Naval Lord


William Young, Naval Lord


Thomas Wallace

10 September 1798: Commission


The Earl Spencer, First Lord


The Lord Arden


Sir Philip Stephens, Bt


James Gambier, Naval Lord


William Young, Naval Lord


Thomas Wallace


Robert Man, Naval Lord

10 July 1800: Commission


The Earl Spencer, First Lord


The Lord Arden


Sir Philip Stephens, Bt


James Gambier, Naval Lord


William Young, Naval Lord


Robert Man, Naval Lord


The Hon. William Eliot
1801 to 1822


19 February 1801: Commission.


The Earl of St Vincent, First Lord


Sir Philip Stephens, Bt


The Hon. William Eliot


Sir Thomas Troubridge, Bt, Naval Lord


James Adams


John Markham, Naval Lord


William Garthshore

17 January 1804: Commission.


The Earl of St Vincent, First Lord


Sir Philip Stephens, Bt


Sir Thomas Troubridge, Bt, Naval Lord


James Adams


John Markham, Naval Lord


John Lemon


Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, Bt, Naval Lord

15 May 1804: Commission.


The Viscount Melville, First Lord


Sir Philip Stephens, Bt


James Gambier, Naval Lord


Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, Bt, Naval Lord


Sir John Colpoys, Naval Lord


Philip Patton, Naval Lord


William Dickenson

13 September 1804: Commission.


The Viscount Melville, First Lord


Sir Philip Stephens, Bt


James Gambier, Naval Lord


Sir John Colpoys, Naval Lord


Philip Patton, Naval Lord


William Dickenson


Sir Evan Nepean, Bt

2 May 1805: Commission.


The Lord Barham, First Lord


Sir Philip Stephens, Bt


James Gambier, Naval Lord


Philip Patton, Naval Lord


William Dickenson


Sir Evan Nepean, Bt


Lord Garlies, Naval Lord

10 February 1806: Commission.


The Hon. Charles Grey, First Lord


Sir Philip Stephens, Bt


John Markham, Naval Lord


Sir Charles Morice Pole, Bt, Naval Lord


Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, Bt, Naval Lord


Lord William Russell


The Lord Kensington

29 September 1806: Commission.


Thomas Grenville, First Lord


Sir Philip Stephens, Bt


John Markham, Naval Lord


Sir Charles Morice Pole, Bt, Naval Lord


Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, Bt, Naval Lord


Lord William Russell


The Lord Kensington

23 October 1806: Commission.


Thomas Grenville, First Lord


John Markham, Naval Lord


Sir Harry Burrard-Neale, Bt, Naval Lord


Lord William Russell


The Lord Kensington


Thomas Fremantle, Naval Lord


William Frankland

6 April 1807: Commission.


The Lord Mulgrave, First Lord


James Gambier, Naval Lord


Sir Richard Bickerton, Bt, Naval Lord


William Johnstone Hope, Naval Lord


Robert Plumer Ward


The Viscount Palmerston


James Buller

9 May 1808: Commission.


The Lord Mulgrave, First Lord


Sir Richard Bickerton, Bt, Naval Lord


William Johnstone Hope, Naval Lord


Robert Plumer Ward


The Viscount Palmerston


James Buller


William Domett, Naval Lord

30 March 1809: Commission.


The Lord Mulgrave, First Lord


Sir Richard Bickerton, Bt, Naval Lord


Robert Plumer Ward


The Viscount Palmerston


James Buller


William Domett, Naval Lord


Robert Moorsom, Naval Lord

24 November 1809: Commission.


The Lord Mulgrave, First Lord


Sir Richard Bickerton, Bt, Naval Lord


Robert Plumer Ward


James Buller


William Domett, Naval Lord


Robert Moorsom, Naval Lord


Viscount Lowther

4 May 1810: Commission.


Charles Philip Yorke, First Lord


Sir Richard Bickerton, Bt, Naval Lord


Robert Plumer Ward


James Buller


William Domett, Naval Lord


Robert Moorsom, Naval Lord


Viscount Lowther

3 July 1810: Commission.


Charles Philip Yorke, First Lord


Sir Richard Bickerton, Bt, Naval Lord


Robert Plumer Ward


James Buller


William Domett, Naval Lord


Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke, Naval Lord


The Hon. Frederick John Robinson

17 June 1811: Commission.


Charles Philip Yorke, First Lord


Sir Richard Bickerton, Bt, Naval Lord


James Buller


William Domett, Naval Lord


Sir Joseph Sidney Yorke, Naval Lord


The Hon. Frederick John Robinson


Lord Walpole

25 March 1812: Commission.


The Viscount Melville, First Lord


William Domett, Naval Lord


Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke, Naval Lord


The Hon. Frederick John Robinson


Lord Walpole


William Dundas


George Johnstone Hope, Naval Lord

5 October 1812: Commission.


The Viscount Melville, First Lord


William Domett, Naval Lord


Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke, Naval Lord


William Dundas


George Johnstone Hope, Naval Lord


Sir George Warrender, Bt


John Osborn

18 May 1813: Commission.


The Viscount Melville, First Lord


William Domett, Naval Lord


Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke, Naval Lord


William Dundas


Sir George Warrender, Bt


John Osborn


Lord Henry Paulet, Naval Lord

23 October 1813: Commission.


The Viscount Melville, First Lord


Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke, Naval Lord


William Dundas


George Johnstone Hope, Naval Lord


Sir George Warrender, Bt


John Osborn


Lord Henry Paulet, Naval Lord

23 August 1814: Commission.


The Viscount Melville, First Lord


Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke, Naval Lord


George Johnstone Hope, Naval Lord


Sir George Warrender, Bt


John Osborn


Lord Henry Paulet, Naval Lord


Barrington Pope Blachford

24 May 1816: Commission.


The Viscount Melville, First Lord


Sir Joseph Sydney Yorke, Naval Lord


George Johnstone Hope, Naval Lord


Sir George Warrender, Bt


John Osborn


Sir Graham Moore, Naval Lord


Marquess of Worcester

2 April 1818: Commission.


The Viscount Melville, First Lord


Sir George Warrender, Bt


John Osborn


Sir Graham Moore, Naval Lord


Marquess of Worcester


Sir George Cockburn, Naval Lord


The Hon. Sir Henry Hotham, Naval Lord

15 March 1819: Commission.


The Viscount Melville, First Lord


Sir George Warrender, Bt


Sir John Osborn, Bt


Sir Graham Moore, Naval Lord


Sir George Cockburn, Naval Lord


The Hon. Sir Henry Hotham, Naval Lord


Sir George Clerk, Bt

13 March 1820: Commission.


The Viscount Melville, First Lord


Sir William Johnstone Hope, Naval Lord


Sir George Warrender, Bt


Sir John Osborn, Bt


Sir George Cockburn, Naval Lord


The Hon. Sir Henry Hotham, Naval Lord


Sir George Clerk, Bt
1822 to 1841


8 February 1822: Commission.


The Viscount Melville, First Lord


Sir William Johnstone Hope, Naval Lord


Sir John Osborn, Bt


Sir George Cockburn, Naval Lord


The Hon. Sir Henry Hotham, Naval Lord


Sir George Clerk, Bt


William Robert Keith Douglas

23 March 1822: Commission.


The Viscount Melville, First Lord


Sir William Johnstone Hope, Naval Lord


Sir John Osborn, Bt


Sir George Cockburn, Naval Lord


Sir George Clerk, Bt

16 February 1824: Commission.


The Viscount Melville, First Lord


Sir William Johnstone Hope, Naval Lord


Sir George Cockburn, Naval Lord


Sir George Clerk, Bt


William Robert Keith Douglas

2 May 1827: The Duke of Clarence and St Andrews, Lord High Admiral


★ Council of the Lord High Admiral, 2 May 1827:



Sir William Johnstone Hope



Sir George Cockburn



William Robert Keith Douglas



John Evelyn Denison


★ Council of the Lord High Admiral, 4 February 1828:



Sir William Johnstone Hope



Sir George Cockburn



Sir George Clerk, Bt



Earl of Brecknock


★ Council of the Lord High Admiral, 12 March 1828:



Sir George Cockburn



Sir George Clerk, Bt



Earl of Brecknock



Sir Edward William Campbell Rich Owen

19 September 1828: Commission.


The Viscount Melville, First Lord


Sir George Cockburn, Naval Lord


The Hon. Sir Henry Hotham, Naval Lord


Sir George Clerk, Bt


Earl of Brecknock

15 July 1829: Commission.


The Viscount Melville, First Lord


Sir George Cockburn, Naval Lord


The Hon. Sir Henry Hotham, Naval Lord


Sir George Clerk, Bt


Viscount Castlereagh

31 July 1830: Commission.


The Viscount Melville, First Lord


Sir George Cockburn, Naval Lord


The Hon. Sir Henry Hotham, Naval Lord


Viscount Castlereagh


Charles Ross

25 November 1830: Commission.


Sir James Graham, Bt, First Lord


Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, First Naval Lord


The Hon. George Heneage Lawrence Dundas, Second Naval Lord


Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell, Third Naval Lord


The Hon. George Barrington, Fourth Naval Lord

8 June 1832: Commission.


Sir James Graham, Bt, First Lord


Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, First Naval Lord


The Hon. George Heneage Lawrence Dundas, Second Naval Lord


Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell, Third Naval Lord


The Hon. George Barrington, Fourth Naval Lord


Henry Labouchere, Civil Lord

13 April 1833: Commission.


Sir James Graham, Bt, First Lord


Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, First Naval Lord


The Hon. George Heneage Lawrence Dundas, Second Naval Lord


Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell, Third Naval Lord


Henry Labouchere, Civil Lord


The Hon. Maurice Frederick FitzHardinge Berkeley, Fourth Naval Lord

11 June 1834: Commission.


The Earl of Auckland, First Lord


Sir Thomas Masterman Hardy, First Naval Lord


The Hon. George Heneage Lawrence Dundas, Second Naval Lord


Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell, Third Naval Lord


Henry Labouchere, Civil Lord


The Hon. Maurice Frederick FitzHardinge Berkeley, Fourth Naval Lord

1 August 1834: Commission.


The Earl of Auckland, First Lord


The Hon. George Heneage Lawrence Dundas, First Naval Lord


Sir William Parker, Second Naval Lord


Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell, Third Naval Lord


Henry Labouchere, Civil Lord


The Hon. Maurice Frederick FitzHardinge Berkeley, Fourth Naval Lord

1 November 1834: Commission.


The Earl of Auckland, First Lord


Charles Adam, First Naval Lord


Sir William Parker, Second Naval Lord


Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell, Third Naval Lord


Henry Labouchere, Civil Lord


The Hon. Maurice Frederick FitzHardinge Berkeley, Fourth Naval Lord

23 December 1834: Commission.


The Earl de Grey, First Lord


Sir George Cockburn, First Naval Lord


Sir John Power Beresford, Bt, Second Naval Lord


Sir Charles Rowley, Third Naval Lord


Lord Ashley, Civil Lord


Maurice FitzGerald, Civil Lord

25 April 1835: Commission.


The Earl of Auckland, First Lord


Charles Adam, First Naval Lord


Sir William Parker, Second Naval Lord


The Hon. George Elliot, Third Naval Lord


Sir Edward Troubridge, Bt, Fourth Naval Lord


Lord Dalmeny, Civil Lord

19 September 1835: Commission.


The Earl of Minto, First Lord


Sir Charles Adam, First Naval Lord


Sir William Parker, Second Naval Lord


The Hon. George Elliot, Third Naval Lord


Sir Edward Troubridge, Bt, Fourth Naval Lord


Lord Dalmeny, Civil Lord

22 July 1837: Commission.


The Earl of Minto, First Lord


Sir Charles Adam, First Naval Lord


Sir William Parker, Second Naval Lord


Sir Edward Troubridge, Bt, Third Naval Lord


Lord Dalmeny, Civil Lord


The Hon. Maurice Frederick FitzHardinge Berkeley, Fourth Naval Lord

5 March 1839: Commission.


The Earl of Minto, First Lord


Sir Charles Adam, First Naval Lord


Sir William Parker, Second Naval Lord


Sir Edward Troubridge, Bt, Third Naval Lord


Sir Samuel John Brooke Pechell, Fourth Naval Lord


Lord Dalmeny, Civil Lord
1841 to 1861


25 June 1841: Commission.


The Earl of Minto, First Lord


Sir Charles Adam, First Naval Lord


Sir Edward Troubridge, Bt, Second Naval Lord


Sir Samuel Pechell, Third Naval Lord


Lord Dalmeny, Civil Lord


James Whitley Deans Dundas, Fourth Naval Lord

8 September 1841: Commission.


The Earl of Haddington, First Lord


Sir George Cockburn, First Naval Lord


Sir William Hall Gage, Second Naval Lord


Sir George Seymour, Third Naval Lord


The Hon. William Gordon, Fourth Naval Lord


The Hon. Henry Lowry-Corry, Civil Lord

22 May 1844: Commission.


The Earl of Haddington, First Lord


Sir George Cockburn, First Naval Lord


Sir William Hall Gage, Second Naval Lord


William Bowles, Third Naval Lord


The Hon. William Gordon, Fourth Naval Lord


The Hon. Henry Lowry-Corry, Civil Lord

12 February 1845: Commission.


The Earl of Haddington, First Lord


Sir George Cockburn, First Naval Lord


Sir William Hall Gage, Second Naval Lord


William Bowles, Third Naval Lord


The Hon. William Gordon, Fourth Naval Lord


The Hon. Henry Fitzroy

13 January 1846: Commission.


The Earl of Ellenborough, First Lord


Sir George Cockburn, First Naval Lord


Sir William Hall Gage, Second Naval Lord


William Bowles, Third Naval Lord


The Hon. William Gordon, Fourth Naval Lord


The Hon. Henry Fitzroy

17 February 1846: Commission.


The Earl of Ellenborough, First Lord


Sir George Cockburn, First Naval Lord


Sir William Hall Gage, Second Naval Lord


William Bowles, Third Naval Lord


The Hon. Henry Fitzroy


The Hon. Henry John Rous, Fourth Naval Lord

13 July 1846: Commission.


The Earl of Auckland, First Lord


Sir William Parker, Bt, First Naval Lord


James Whitley Deans Dundas, Second Naval Lord


The Hon. Maurice FitzHardinge Berkeley, Third Naval Lord


Lord John Hay, Fourth Naval Lord


The Hon. William Francis Cowper, Civil Lord

24 July 1846: Commission.


The Earl of Auckland, First Lord


Sir Charles Adam, First Naval Lord


James Whitley Deans Dundas, Second Naval Lord


The Hon. Maurice FitzHardinge Berkeley, Third Naval Lord


Lord John Hay, Fourth Naval Lord


The Hon. William Francis Cowper, Civil Lord

20 July 1847: Commission.


The Earl of Auckland, First Lord


James Whitley Deans Dundas, First Naval Lord


Henry Prescott, Second Naval Lord


The Hon. Maurice FitzHardinge Berkeley, Third Naval Lord


Lord John Hay, Fourth Naval Lord


The Hon. William Francis Cowper, Civil Lord

23 December 1847: Commission.


The Earl of Auckland, First Lord


James Whitley Deans Dundas, First Naval Lord


The Hon. Maurice FitzHardinge Berkeley, Second Naval Lord


Lord John Hay, Third Naval Lord


The Hon. William Francis Cowper, Civil Lord


Alexander Milne, Fourth Naval Lord

18 January 1849: Commission.


Sir Francis Thornhill Baring, First Lord


James Whitley Deans Dundas, First Naval Lord


The Hon. Maurice FitzHardinge Berkeley, Second Naval Lord


Lord John Hay, Third Naval Lord


The Hon. William Francis Cowper, Civil Lord


Alexander Milne, Fourth Naval Lord

9 February 1850: Commission.


Sir Francis Thornhill Baring, First Lord


James Whitley Deans Dundas, First Naval Lord


The Hon. Maurice FitzHardinge Berkeley, Second Naval Lord


Houston Stewart, Third Naval Lord


Alexander Milne, Fourth Naval Lord


The Hon. William Francis Cowper, Civil Lord

13 February 1852: Commission.


Sir Francis Thornhill Baring, First Lord


The Hon. Maurice FitzHardinge Berkeley, First Naval Lord


Houston Stewart, Second Naval Lord


Sir James Stirling, Third Naval Lord


The Hon. William Francis Cowper, Civil Lord

2 March 1852: Commission.


The Duke of Northumberland, First Lord


Hyde Parker, First Naval Lord


Phipps Hornby, Second Naval Lord


Sir Thomas Herbert, Third Naval Lord


The Hon. Arthur Duncombe, Fourth Naval Lord


Alexander Milne, Fifth Naval Lord

5 January 1853: Commission.


Sir James Robert George Graham, Bt, First Lord


Hyde Parker, First Naval Lord


The Hon. Maurice FitzHardinge Berkeley, Second Naval Lord


The Hon. Richard Saunders Dundas, Third Naval Lord


Alexander Milne, Fourth Naval Lord


The Hon. William Francis Cowper, Civil Lord

3 June 1854: Commission.


Sir James Robert George Graham, Bt, First Lord


The Hon. Maurice FitzHardinge Berkeley, First Naval Lord


The Hon. Richard Saunders Dundas, Second Naval Lord


Peter Richards, Third Naval Lord


Alexander Milne, Fourth Naval Lord


The Hon. William Francis Cowper, Civil Lord

8 March 1855: Commission.


Sir Charles Wood, Bt, First Lord


The Hon. Maurice FitzHardinge Berkeley, First Naval Lord


Henry Eden, Second Naval Lord


Peter Richards, Third Naval Lord


Alexander Milne, Fourth Naval Lord

14 March 1855: Commission.


Sir Charles Wood, Bt, First Lord


The Hon. Maurice FitzHardinge Berkeley, First Naval Lord


Henry Eden, Second Naval Lord


Peter Richards, Third Naval Lord


Alexander Milne, Fourth Naval Lord


Sir Robert Peel, Civil Lord

2 April 1857: Commission.


Sir Charles Wood, Bt, First Lord


The Hon. Sir Maurice FitzHardinge Berkeley, First Naval Lord


The Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, Second Naval Lord


Henry Eden, Third Naval Lord


Alexander Milne, Fourth Naval Lord


Sir Robert Peel, Civil Lord

30 May 1857: Commission.


Sir Charles Wood, Bt, First Lord


The Hon. Sir Maurice FitzHardinge Berkeley, First Naval Lord


The Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, Second Naval Lord


Henry Eden, Third Naval Lord


Alexander Milne, Fourth Naval Lord


Thomas George Baring, Civil Lord

24 November 1857: Commission.


Sir Charles Wood, Bt, First Lord


The Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, First Naval Lord


Henry Eden, Second Naval Lord


Alexander Milne, Third Naval Lord


The Hon. Frederick Thomas Pelham, Fourth Naval Lord


Thomas George Baring, Civil Lord

8 March 1858: Commission


Sir John Somerset Pakington, Bt, First Lord


William Fanshawe Martin, First Naval Lord


The Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, Second Naval Lord


Alexander Milne, Third Naval Lord


The Hon. James Robert Drummond, Fourth Naval Lord


Lord Lovaine, Civil Lord

28 January 1859: Commission


Sir John Somerset Pakington, Bt, First Lord


William Fanshawe Martin, First Naval Lord


The Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, Second Naval Lord


Alexander Milne, Third Naval Lord


The Hon. Swynfen Thomas Carnegie, Fourth Naval Lord


Lord Lovaine, Civil Lord

11 March 1859: Commission


Sir John Somerset Pakington, Bt, First Lord


William Fanshawe Martin, First Naval Lord


The Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, Second Naval Lord


Alexander Milne, Third Naval Lord


The Hon. Swynfen Thomas Carnegie, Fourth Naval Lord


The Hon. Frederick Lygon, Civil Lord

23 April 1859: Commission


Sir John Somerset Pakington, Bt, First Lord


William Fanshawe Martin, First Naval Lord


The Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, Second Naval Lord


Sir Henry John Leeke, Third Naval Lord


Alexander Milne, Fourth Naval Lord


The Hon. Frederick Lygon, Civil Lord

28 June 1859: Commission


The Duke of Somerset, First Lord


The Hon. Sir Richard Saunders Dundas, First Naval Lord


The Hon. Frederick Thomas Pelham, Second Naval Lord


Charles Eden, Third Naval Lord


Charles Frederick, Fourth Naval Lord


Samuel Whitbread, Civil Lord

15 June 1861: Commission


The Duke of Somerset, First Lord


The Hon. Sir Frederick William Grey, First Naval Lord


Charles Eden, Second Naval Lord


Charles Frederick, Third Naval Lord


The Hon. James Robert Drummond, Fourth Naval Lord


Samuel Whitbread, Civil Lord
1861 to 1882


27 March 1863: Commission.


The Duke of Somerset, First Lord


The Hon. Sir Frederick William Grey, First Naval Lord


Charles Eden, Second Naval Lord


Charles Frederick, Third Naval Lord


The Hon. James Robert Drummond, Fourth Naval Lord


Marquess of Hartington, Civil Lord

5 May 1863: Commission.


The Duke of Somerset, First Lord


The Hon. Sir Frederick William Grey, First Naval Lord


Charles Eden, Second Naval Lord


Charles Frederick, Third Naval Lord


The Hon. James Robert Drummond, Fourth Naval Lord


John Stansfield, Civil Lord

22 April 1864: Commission.


The Duke of Somerset, First Lord


The Hon. Sir Frederick William Grey, First Naval Lord


Charles Eden, Second Naval Lord


Charles Frederick, Third Naval Lord


The Hon. James Robert Drummond, Fourth Naval Lord


Hugh Childers, Civil Lord

25 March 1865: Commission.


The Duke of Somerset, First Lord


The Hon. Sir Frederick William Grey, First Naval Lord


Charles Eden, Second Naval Lord


Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Third Naval Lord


The Hon. James Robert Drummond, Fourth Naval Lord


Hugh Childers, Civil Lord

23 January 1866: Commission.


The Duke of Somerset, First Lord


The Hon. Sir Frederick William Grey, First Naval Lord


Charles Eden, Second Naval Lord


Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Third Naval Lord


The Hon. James Robert Drummond, Fourth Naval Lord


Henry Fenwick, Civil Lord

10 April 1866: Commission.


The Duke of Somerset, First Lord


The Hon. Sir Frederick William Grey, First Naval Lord


Charles Eden, Second Naval Lord


Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Third Naval Lord


The Hon. James Robert Drummond, Fourth Naval Lord


Lord John Hay, Fifth Naval Lord

9 May 1866: Commission.


The Duke of Somerset, First Lord


The Hon. Sir Frederick William Grey, First Naval Lord


Charles Eden, Second Naval Lord


Edward Gennys Fanshawe, Third Naval Lord


The Hon. James Robert Drummond, Fourth Naval Lord


George John Shaw-Lefevre, Civil Lord

13 July 1866: Commission.


Sir John Somerset Pakington, Bt, First Lord


Sir Alexander Milne, First Naval Lord


Sir Sydney Colpoys Dacres, Second Naval Lord


George Henry Seymour, Third Naval Lord


Sir John Charles Dalrymple Hay, Bt, Fourth Naval Lord


Charles du Cane, Civil Lord

8 March 1867: Commission.


The Hon. Henry Lowry-Corry, First Lord


Sir Alexander Milne, First Naval Lord


Sir Sydney Colpoys Dacres, Second Naval Lord


George Henry Seymour, Third Naval Lord


Sir John Charles Dalrymple Hay, Bt, Fourth Naval Lord


Charles du Cane, Civil Lord

3 September 1868: Commission.


The Hon. Henry Lowry-Corry, First Lord


Sir Alexander Milne, First Naval Lord


Sir Sydney Colpoys Dacres, Second Naval Lord


George Henry Seymour, Third Naval Lord


Sir John Charles Dalrymple Hay, Bt, Fourth Naval Lord


The Hon. Frederick Arthur Stanley, Civil Lord

18 December 1868: Commission.


Hugh Childers, First Lord


Sir Sydney Colpoys Dacres, First Naval Lord


Sir Robert Spencer Robinson, Third Lord


Lord John Hay, Junior Naval Lord


George Otto Trevelyan, Civil Lord

12 July 1870: Commission.


Hugh Childers, First Lord


Sir Sydney Colpoys Dacres, First Naval Lord


Sir Robert Spencer Robinson, Third Lord


Lord John Hay, Junior Naval Lord


The Earl of Camperdown, Civil Lord

9 February 1871: Commission


Hugh Childers, First Lord


Sir Sydney Colpoys Dacres, First Naval Lord


Robert Hall, Third Lord


Lord John Hay, Junior Naval Lord


The Earl of Camperdown, Civil Lord

9 March 1871: Commission


George Goschen, First Lord


Sir Sydney Colpoys Dacres, First Naval Lord


Robert Hall, Third Lord


Lord John Hay, Junior Naval Lord


The Earl of Camperdown, Civil Lord

28 June 1871: Commission


George Goschen, First Lord


Sir Sydney Colpoys Dacres, First Naval Lord


Robert Hall, Third Lord


John Walter Tarleton, Junior Naval Lord


The Earl of Camperdown, Civil Lord

4 May 1872: Commission


George Goschen, First Lord


Sir Sydney Colpoys Dacres, First Naval Lord


John Walter Tarleton, Second Naval Lord


Frederick Seymour, Junior Naval Lord


The Earl of Camperdown, Civil Lord

27 November 1872: Commission


George Goschen, First Lord


Sir Alexander Milne, First Naval Lord


John Walter Tarleton, Second Naval Lord


Frederick Seymour, Junior Naval Lord


The Earl of Camperdown, Civil Lord

4 March 1874: Commission


George Ward Hunt, First Lord


Sir Alexander Milne, First Naval Lord


Sir John Walter Tarleton, Second Naval Lord


Lord Gillford, Junior Naval Lord


Sir Massey Lopes, Bt, Civil Lord

29 December 1874: Commission


George Ward Hunt, First Lord


Sir Alexander Milne, First Naval Lord


Geoffrey Hornby, Second Naval Lord


Lord Gillford, Junior Naval Lord


Sir Massey Lopes, Bt, Civil Lord

7 September 1876: Commission


George Ward Hunt, First Lord


Sir Hastings Yelverton, First Naval Lord


Geoffrey Hornby, Second Naval Lord


Lord Gillford, Junior Naval Lord


Sir Massey Lopes, Bt, Civil Lord

11 January 1877: Commission


George Ward Hunt, First Lord


Sir Hastings Yelverton, First Naval Lord


Arthur Acland Hood, Second Naval Lord


Lord Gillford, Junior Naval Lord


Sir Massey Lopes, Bt, Civil Lord

14 August 1877: Commission


William Henry Smith, First Lord


Sir Hastings Yelverton, First Naval Lord


Arthur Acland Hood, Second Naval Lord


Lord Gillford, Junior Naval Lord


Sir Massey Lopes, Bt, Civil Lord

5 November 1877: Commission


William Henry Smith, First Lord


George Wellesley, First Naval Lord


Arthur Acland Hood, Second Naval Lord


Lord Gillford, Junior Naval Lord


Sir Massey Lopes, Bt, Civil Lord

12 August 1879: Commission


William Henry Smith, First Lord


Sir Astley Cooper Key, First Naval Lord


Arthur Acland Hood, Second Naval Lord


Lord Gillford, Junior Naval Lord


Sir Massey Lopes, Bt, Civil Lord

4 December 1879: Commission


William Henry Smith, First Lord


Sir Astley Cooper Key, First Naval Lord


The Earl of Clanwilliam, Second Naval Lord


Sir John Commerell, Junior Naval Lord


Sir Massey Lopes, Bt, Civil Lord

12 May 1880: Commission


The Earl of Northbrook, First Lord


Sir Astley Cooper Key, First Naval Lord


Lord John Hay, Second Naval Lord


Anthony Hoskins, Junior Naval Lord


Thomas Brassey, Civil Lord

12 April 1882: Commission


The Earl of Northbrook, First Lord


Sir Astley Cooper Key, First Naval Lord


Lord John Hay, Second Naval Lord


Thomas Brandreth, Third Lord


Anthony Hoskins, Junior Naval Lord

22 July 1882: Commission


The Earl of Northbrook, First Lord


Sir Astley Cooper Key, First Naval Lord


Lord John Hay, Second Naval Lord


Thomas Brandreth, Third Lord


Sir Frederick William Richards, Junior Naval Lord


Sir Thomas Brassey, Civil Lord


George Wightwick Rendel, Civil Lord

1882 to 1901



3 March 1883: Commission


The Earl of Northbrook, First Lord


Sir Astley Cooper Key, First Naval Lord


The Lord Alcester, Second Naval Lord


Thomas Brandreth, Third Lord


Sir Frederick William Richards, Junior Naval Lord


Sir Thomas Brassey, Civil Lord


George Wightwick Rendel, Civil Lord

24 November 1884: Commission


The Earl of Northbrook, First Lord


Sir Astley Cooper Key, First Naval Lord


The Lord Alcester, Second Naval Lord


Thomas Brandreth, Third Lord


Sir Frederick William Richards, Junior Naval Lord


William Sproston Caine, Civil Lord


George Wightwick Rendel, Civil Lord

25 May 1885: Commission


The Earl of Northbrook, First Lord


Sir Astley Cooper Key, First Naval Lord


The Lord Alcester, Second Naval Lord


Sir William Hewett, Junior Naval Lord


Thomas Brandreth, Third Lord


William Sproston Caine, Civil Lord


George Wightwick Rendel, Civil Lord

1 July 1885: Commission


Lord George Hamilton, First Lord


Arthur Acland Hood, First Naval Lord


Sir Anthony Hoskins, Second Naval Lord


Thomas Brandreth, Third Lord


William Codrington, Junior Naval Lord


Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, Civil Lord

15 February 1886: Commission

The Marquess of Ripon, First Lord


Lord John Hay, First Naval Lord


Sir Anthony Hoskins, Second Naval Lord


William Graham, Third Lord


James Elphinstone Erskine, Junior Naval Lord


Robert William Duff, Civil Lord

9 August 1886: Commission


Lord George Hamilton, First Lord


Sir Arthur Acland Hood, First Naval Lord


Sir Anthony Hoskins, Second Naval Lord


William Graham, Third Lord


Lord Charles Beresford, Junior Naval Lord


Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, Civil Lord

30 January 1888: Commission


Lord George Hamilton, First Lord


Sir Arthur Acland Hood, First Naval Lord


Sir Anthony Hoskins, Second Naval Lord


William Graham, Third Lord


Charles Frederick Hotham, Junior Naval Lord


Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, Civil Lord

30 July 1888: Commission


Lord George Hamilton, First Lord


Sir Arthur Acland Hood, First Naval Lord


Sir Anthony Hoskins, Second Naval Lord


John Ommanney Hopkins, Third Lord


Charles Frederick Hotham, Junior Naval Lord


Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, Civil Lord

24 October 1889: Commission


Lord George Hamilton, First Lord


Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton, First Naval Lord


Henry Fairfax, Second Naval Lord


John Ommanney Hopkins, Third Lord


Charles Frederick Hotham, Junior Naval Lord


Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, Civil Lord

16 December 1889: Commission


Lord George Hamilton, First Lord


Sir Richard Vesey Hamilton, First Naval Lord


Henry Fairfax, Second Naval Lord


John Ommanney Hopkins, Third Lord


Frederick Bedford, Junior Naval Lord


Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, Civil Lord

28 September 1891: Commission


Lord George Hamilton, First Lord


Sir Anthony Hoskins, First Naval Lord


Henry Fairfax, Second Naval Lord


John Ommanney Hopkins, Third Lord


Frederick Bedford, Junior Naval Lord


Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, Civil Lord

1 February 1892: Commission


Lord George Hamilton, First Lord


Sir Anthony Hoskins, First Naval Lord


Henry Fairfax, Second Naval Lord


John Arbuthnot Fisher, Third Lord


Frederick Bedford, Junior Naval Lord


Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, Civil Lord

25 August 1892: Commission


The Earl Spencer, First Lord


Sir Anthony Hoskins, First Naval Lord


Sir Frederick William Richards, Second Naval Lord


John Arbuthnot Fisher, Third Lord


Lord Walter Kerr, Junior Naval Lord


Edmund Robertson, Civil Lord

1 November 1893: Commission


The Earl Spencer, First Lord


Sir Frederick William Richards, First Naval Lord


Lord Walter Kerr, Second Naval Lord


John Arbuthnot Fisher, Third Lord


Gerard Henry Uchtred Noel, Junior Naval Lord


Edmund Robertson, Civil Lord

6 May 1895: Commission


The Earl Spencer, First Lord


Sir Frederick William Richards, First Naval Lord


Sir Frederick Bedford, Second Naval Lord


John Arbuthnot Fisher, Third Lord


Gerard Henry Uchtred Noel, Junior Naval Lord


Edmund Robertson, Civil Lord

6 July 1895: Commission


George Goschen, First Lord


Sir Frederick William Richards, First Naval Lord


Sir Frederick Bedford, Second Naval Lord


John Arbuthnot Fisher, Third Lord


Gerard Henry Uchtred Noel, Junior Naval Lord


Austen Chamberlain, Civil Lord

★ August 1897


George Goschen, First Lord


Sir Frederick William Richards, First Naval Lord


Sir Frederick Bedford, Second Naval Lord


Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Lord


Gerard Henry Uchtred Noel, Junior Naval Lord


Austen Chamberlain, Civil Lord

★ 1898


George Goschen, First Lord


Sir Frederick William Richards, First Naval Lord


Sir Frederick Bedford, Second Naval Lord


Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Lord


Arthur William Moore, Junior Naval Lord


Austen Chamberlain, Civil Lord

★ May 1899


George Goschen, First Lord


Sir Frederick William Richards, First Naval Lord


Lord Walter Kerr, Second Naval Lord


Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Lord


Arthur William Moore, Junior Naval Lord


Austen Chamberlain, Civil Lord

★ August 1899


George Goschen, First Lord


Lord Walter Kerr, First Naval Lord


Archibald Lucius Douglas, Second Naval Lord


Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Lord


Arthur William Moore, Junior Naval Lord


Austen Chamberlain, Civil Lord

12 November 1900


The Earl of Selborne, First Lord


Lord Walter Kerr, First Naval Lord


Archibald Lucius Douglas, Second Naval Lord


Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Lord


Arthur William Moore, Junior Naval Lord


Ernest George Pretyman, Civil Lord

★ 1901


The Earl of Selborne, First Lord


Lord Walter Kerr, First Naval Lord


Archibald Lucius Douglas, Second Naval Lord


Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Lord


John Durnford, Junior Naval Lord


Ernest George Pretyman, Civil Lord

1901 to 1921



★ June 1902


The Earl of Selborne, First Lord


Lord Walter Kerr, First Naval Lord


Sir John A. Fisher, Second Naval Lord


Arthur Knyvet Wilson, Third Lord


John Durnford, Junior Naval Lord


Ernest George Pretyman, Civil Lord

13 October 1903: Commission


The Earl of Selborne, First Lord


Lord Walter Kerr, First Naval Lord


Sir Charles Carter Drury, Second Naval Lord


William Henry May, Third Lord


John Durnford, Junior Naval Lord


Arthur Lee, Civil Lord

1 December 1903: Commission


The Earl of Selborne, First Lord


Lord Walter Kerr, First Naval Lord


Sir Charles Carter Drury, Second Naval Lord


William Henry May, Third Lord


Frederick Inglefield, Junior Naval Lord


Arthur Lee, Civil Lord

21 October 1904


The Earl of Selborne, First Lord


Sir John A. Fisher, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Carter Drury, Second Sea Lord


William Henry May, Third Sea Lord


Frederick Inglefield, Fourth Sea Lord


Arthur Lee, Civil Lord

★ February 1905


The Earl of Selborne, First Lord


Sir John A. Fisher, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Carter Drury, Second Sea Lord


Henry Bradwardine Jackson, Third Sea Lord


Frederick Inglefield, Fourth Sea Lord


Arthur Lee, Civil Lord

27 March 1905


The Earl Cawdor, First Lord


Sir John A. Fisher, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Carter Drury, Second Sea Lord


Henry Bradwardine Jackson, Third Sea Lord


Frederick Inglefield, Fourth Sea Lord


Arthur Lee, Civil Lord

22 December 1905: Commission


The Lord Tweedmouth, First Lord


Sir John A. Fisher, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Carter Drury, Second Sea Lord


Henry Bradwardine Jackson, Third Sea Lord


Frederick Inglefield, Fourth Sea Lord


George Lambert, Civil Lord

20 March 1907: Commission


The Lord Tweedmouth, First Lord


Sir John A. Fisher, First Sea Lord


Sir William Henry May, Second Sea Lord


Henry Bradwardine Jackson, Third Sea Lord


Alfred Winsloe, Fourth Sea Lord


George Lambert, Civil Lord

16 April 1908: Commission


Reginald McKenna, First Lord


Sir John A. Fisher, First Sea Lord


Sir William Henry May, Second Sea Lord


Henry Bradwardine Jackson, Third Sea Lord


Alfred Winsloe, Fourth Sea Lord


George Lambert, Civil Lord

16 October 1908: Commission


Reginald McKenna, First Lord


Sir John A. Fisher, First Sea Lord


Sir William Henry May, Second Sea Lord


Sir John Jellicoe, Third Sea Lord


Alfred Winsloe, Fourth Sea Lord


George Lambert, Civil Lord

25 March 1909: Commission


Reginald McKenna, First Lord


Sir John A. Fisher, First Sea Lord


Sir Francis Bridgeman, Second Sea Lord


Sir John Jellicoe, Third Sea Lord


Alfred Winsloe, Fourth Sea Lord


George Lambert, Civil Lord

25 January 1910: Commission


Reginald McKenna, First Lord


Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson, First Sea Lord


Sir Francis Bridgeman, Second Sea Lord


Sir John Jellicoe, Third Sea Lord


Charles Madden, Fourth Sea Lord


George Lambert, Civil Lord

20 December 1910: Commission


Reginald McKenna, First Lord


Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson, First Sea Lord


Sir Francis Bridgeman, Second Sea Lord


Charles John Briggs, Third Sea Lord


Charles Madden, Fourth Sea Lord


George Lambert, Civil Lord

25 March 1911: Commission


Reginald McKenna, First Lord


Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson, First Sea Lord


Sir George Le Clerc Egerton, Second Sea Lord


Charles John Briggs, Third Sea Lord


Charles Madden, Fourth Sea Lord


George Lambert, Civil Lord

24 October 1911: Commission


Winston Churchill, First Lord


Sir Arthur Knyvet Wilson, First Sea Lord


Sir George Le Clerc Egerton, Second Sea Lord


Charles John Briggs, Third Sea Lord


Charles Madden, Fourth Sea Lord


George Lambert, Civil Lord

5 December 1911: Commission


Winston Churchill, First Lord


Sir Francis Bridgeman, First Sea Lord


Prince Louis of Battenberg, Second Sea Lord


Charles John Briggs, Third Sea Lord


William Christopher Pakenham, Fourth Sea Lord


George Lambert, Civil Lord

18 January 1912: Commission


Winston Churchill, First Lord


Sir Francis Bridgeman, First Sea Lord


Prince Louis of Battenberg, Second Sea Lord


Charles John Briggs, Third Sea Lord


William Christopher Pakenham, Fourth Sea Lord


George Lambert, Civil Lord


Sir Francis Hopwood, Civil Lord

29 May 1912: Commission


Winston Churchill, First Lord


Sir Francis Bridgeman, First Sea Lord


Prince Louis of Battenberg, Second Sea Lord


Archibald Moore, Third Sea Lord


William Christopher Pakenham, Fourth Sea Lord


George Lambert, Civil Lord


Sir Francis Hopwood, Civil Lord

9 December 1912: Commission


Winston Churchill, First Lord


Prince Louis of Battenberg, First Sea Lord


Sir John Jellicoe, Second Sea Lord


Archibald Moore, Third Sea Lord


William Christopher Pakenham, Fourth Sea Lord


George Lambert, Civil Lord


Sir Francis Hopwood, Civil Lord

1 December 1913: Commission


Winston Churchill, First Lord


Prince Louis of Battenberg, First Sea Lord


Sir John Jellicoe, Second Sea Lord


Archibald Moore, Third Sea Lord


Cecil Lambert, Fourth Sea Lord


George Lambert, Civil Lord


Sir Francis Hopwood, Civil Lord

30 July 1914: Commission


Winston Churchill, First Lord


Prince Louis of Battenberg, First Sea Lord


Sir Frederick Tower Hamilton, Second Sea Lord


Archibald Moore, Third Sea Lord


Cecil Lambert, Fourth Sea Lord


George Lambert, Civil Lord


Sir Francis Hopwood, Civil Lord

★ September 1914


Winston Churchill, First Lord


Prince Louis of Battenberg, First Sea Lord


Sir Frederick Tower Hamilton, Second Sea Lord


Frederick Charles Tudor Tudor, Third Sea Lord


Cecil Lambert, Fourth Sea Lord


George Lambert, Civil Lord


Sir Francis Hopwood, Civil Lord

30 October 1914: Commission


Winston Churchill, First Lord


The Lord Fisher, First Sea Lord


Sir Frederick Tower Hamilton, Second Sea Lord


Frederick Charles Tudor Tudor, Third Sea Lord


Cecil Lambert, Fourth Sea Lord


George Lambert, Civil Lord


Sir Francis Hopwood, Civil Lord

28 May 1915: Commission


Arthur Balfour, First Lord


Sir Henry Bradwardine Jackson, First Sea Lord


Sir Frederick Tower Hamilton, Second Sea Lord


Frederick Charles Tudor Tudor, Third Sea Lord


Cecil Lambert, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Francis Hopwood, Civil Lord

3 June 1915: Commission


Arthur Balfour, First Lord


Sir Henry Bradwardine Jackson, First Sea Lord


Sir Frederick Tower Hamilton, Second Sea Lord


Frederick Charles Tudor Tudor, Third Sea Lord


Cecil Lambert, Fourth Sea Lord


The Duke of Devonshire, Civil Lord


Sir Francis Hopwood, Civil Lord

1 July 1916: Commission


Arthur Balfour, First Lord


Sir Henry Bradwardine Jackson, First Sea Lord


Sir Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe, Second Sea Lord


Frederick Charles Tudor Tudor, Third Sea Lord


Cecil Lambert, Fourth Sea Lord


The Duke of Devonshire, Civil Lord


Sir Francis Hopwood, Civil Lord

31 August 1916: Commission


Arthur Balfour, First Lord


Sir Henry Bradwardine Jackson, First Sea Lord


Sir Somerset Arthur Gough-Calthorpe, Second Sea Lord


Frederick Charles Tudor Tudor, Third Sea Lord


Cecil Lambert, Fourth Sea Lord


The Earl of Lytton, Civil Lord


Sir Francis Hopwood, Civil Lord

4 December 1916: Commission


Arthur Balfour, First Lord


Sir John Jellicoe, First Sea Lord


Sir Cecil Burney, Second Sea Lord


Frederick Charles Tudor Tudor, Third Sea Lord


Lionel Halsey, Fourth Sea Lord


The Earl of Lytton, Civil Lord


Sir Francis Hopwood, Civil Lord

11 December 1916: Commission


Sir Edward Carson, First Lord


Sir John Jellicoe, First Sea Lord


Sir Cecil Burney, Second Sea Lord


Frederick Charles Tudor Tudor, Third Sea Lord


Lionel Halsey, Fourth Sea Lord


Ernest George Pretyman, Civil Lord


Sir Francis Hopwood, Civil Lord

11 January 1917: Commission


Sir Edward Carson, First Lord


Sir John Jellicoe, First Sea Lord


Sir Cecil Burney, Second Sea Lord


Frederick Charles Tudor Tudor, Third Sea Lord


Lionel Halsey, Fourth Sea Lord


Godfrey Paine, Fifth Sea Lord


Ernest George Pretyman, Civil Lord


Sir Francis Hopwood, Civil Lord

31 May 1917: Commission


Sir Edward Carson, First Lord


Sir John Jellicoe, First Sea Lord


Sir Cecil Burney, Second Sea Lord


Lionel Halsey, Third Sea Lord


Hugh Tothill, Fourth Sea Lord


Godfrey Paine, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Henry Oliver, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Alexander Ludovic Duff, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Ernest George Pretyman, Civil Lord


Sir Eric Geddes, Admiralty Controller


Sir Francis Hopwood, Civil Lord

6 September 1917: Commission


Sir Eric Geddes, First Lord


Sir John Jellicoe, First Sea Lord


Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, Second Sea Lord


Lionel Halsey, Third Sea Lord


Hugh Tothill, Fourth Sea Lord


Godfrey Paine, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Henry Oliver, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Alexander Ludovic Duff, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Ernest George Pretyman, Civil Lord


Sir Alan Anderson, Civil Lord

27 September 1917: Commission


Sir Eric Geddes, First Lord


Sir John Jellicoe, First Sea Lord


Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir Herbert Heath, Second Sea Lord


Lionel Halsey, Third Sea Lord


Hugh Tothill, Fourth Sea Lord


Godfrey Paine, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Henry Oliver, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Alexander Ludovic Duff, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Ernest George Pretyman, Civil Lord


Sir Alan Anderson, Admiralty Controller

10 January 1918: Commission


Sir Eric Geddes, First Lord


Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, First Sea Lord


George Price Webley Hope, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir Herbert Heath, Second Sea Lord


Lionel Halsey, Third Sea Lord


Hugh Tothill, Fourth Sea Lord


Sydney Fremantle, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Alexander Duff, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Ernest George Pretyman, Civil Lord


Sir Alan Anderson, Admiralty Controller


Arthur Francis Pease, Civil Lord

7 June 1918: Commission


Sir Eric Geddes, First Lord


Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, First Sea Lord


George Price Webley Hope, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir Herbert Heath, Second Sea Lord


Charles de Bartolomé, Third Sea Lord


Hugh Tothill, Fourth Sea Lord


Sydney Fremantle, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Alexander Duff, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Ernest George Pretyman, Civil Lord


Sir Alan Anderson, Admiralty Controller


Arthur Francis Pease, Civil Lord


Sir Robert Horne, Civil Lord

24 December 1918: Commission


Sir Eric Geddes, First Lord


Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, First Sea Lord


George Price Webley Hope, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir Herbert Heath, Second Sea Lord


Charles de Bartolomé, Third Sea Lord


Hugh Tothill, Fourth Sea Lord


Sydney Fremantle, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Alexander Duff, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Ernest George Pretyman, Civil Lord


Arthur Francis Pease, Civil Lord


Sir Robert Horne, Civil Lord


The Earl of Lytton, Civil Lord

16 January 1919: Commission


Walter Long, First Lord


Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, First Sea Lord


George Price Webley Hope, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir Herbert Heath, Second Sea Lord


Charles de Bartolomé, Third Sea Lord


Sir Hugh Tothill, Fourth Sea Lord


Sydney Fremantle, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Alexander Duff, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Arthur Francis Pease, Civil Lord

30 January 1919: Commission


Walter Long, First Lord


Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, First Sea Lord


George Price Webley Hope, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir Herbert Heath, Second Sea Lord


Charles de Bartolomé, Third Sea Lord


Sir Hugh Tothill, Fourth Sea Lord


Sydney Fremantle, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Alexander Duff, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl of Lytton, Civil Lord


Arthur Francis Pease, Civil Lord

1 May 1919: Commission


Walter Long, First Lord


Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, First Sea Lord


George Price Webley Hope, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir Montague Browning, Second Sea Lord


Charles de Bartolomé, Third Sea Lord


Sir Hugh Tothill, Fourth Sea Lord


James Andrew Fergusson, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Alexander Duff, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl of Lytton, Civil Lord

2 July 1919: Commission


Walter Long, First Lord


Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, First Sea Lord


George Price Webley Hope, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir Montague Browning, Second Sea Lord


Sir William Nicholson, Third Sea Lord


Sir Ernle Chatfield, Fourth Sea Lord


James Andrew Fergusson, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Alexander Duff, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl of Lytton, Civil Lord

4 August 1919: Commission


Walter Long, First Lord


Sir Rosslyn Wemyss, First Sea Lord


Sir Montague Browning, Second Sea Lord


Sir William Nicholson, Third Sea Lord


Sir Ernle Chatfield, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Osmond Brock, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


James Andrew Fergusson, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl of Lytton, Civil Lord

1 November 1919: Commission


Walter Long, First Lord


The Earl Beatty, First Sea Lord


Sir Montague Browning, Second Sea Lord


Sir William Nicholson, Third Sea Lord


Sir Ernle Chatfield, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Osmond Brock, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


James Andrew Fergusson, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl of Lytton, Civil Lord

15 March 1920: Commission


Walter Long, First Lord


The Earl Beatty, First Sea Lord


Sir Montague Browning, Second Sea Lord


Sir William Nicholson, Third Sea Lord


The Hon. Algernon Boyle, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Osmond Brock, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Ernle Chatfield, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl of Lytton, Civil Lord

15 April 1920: Commission


Walter Long, First Lord


The Earl Beatty, First Sea Lord


Sir Montague Browning, Second Sea Lord


Frederick Laurence Field, Third Sea Lord


The Hon. Algernon Boyle, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Osmond Brock, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Ernle Chatfield, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl of Lytton, Civil Lord

30 September 1920: Commission


Walter Long, First Lord


The Earl Beatty, First Sea Lord


Sir Henry Oliver, Second Sea Lord


Frederick Laurence Field, Third Sea Lord


The Hon. Algernon Boyle, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Osmond Brock, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Ernle Chatfield, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl of Lytton, Civil Lord

4 November 1920: Commission


Walter Long, First Lord


The Earl Beatty, First Sea Lord


Sir Henry Oliver, Second Sea Lord


Frederick Laurence Field, Third Sea Lord


The Hon. Algernon Boyle, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Osmond Brock, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Ernle Chatfield, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl of Onslow, Civil Lord

18 February 1921: Commission


The Lord Lee of Fareham, First Lord


The Earl Beatty, First Sea Lord


Sir Henry Oliver, Second Sea Lord


Frederick Laurence Field, Third Sea Lord


The Hon. Algernon Boyle, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Osmond Brock, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Ernle Chatfield, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl of Onslow, Civil Lord

1 November 1921: Commission


The Lord Lee of Fareham, First Lord


The Earl Beatty, First Sea Lord


Sir Henry Oliver, Second Sea Lord


Frederick Laurence Field, Third Sea Lord


The Hon. Algernon Boyle, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Roger Keyes, Bt, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Ernle Chatfield, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Bolton Eyres-Monsell, Civil Lord

1921 to 1941



31 October 1922: Commission


Leo Amery, First Lord


The Earl Beatty, First Sea Lord


Sir Henry Oliver, Second Sea Lord


Frederick Laurence Field, Third Sea Lord


The Hon. Algernon Boyle, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Roger Keyes, Bt, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Ernle Chatfield, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Bolton Eyres-Monsell, Civil Lord

2 November 1922: Commission


Leo Amery, First Lord


The Earl Beatty, First Sea Lord


Sir Henry Oliver, Second Sea Lord


Frederick Laurence Field, Third Sea Lord


The Hon. Algernon Boyle, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Roger Keyes, Bt, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Ernle Chatfield, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Marquess of Linlithgow, Civil Lord

1 December 1922: Commission


Leo Amery, First Lord


The Earl Beatty, First Sea Lord


Sir Henry Oliver, Second Sea Lord


Frederick Laurence Field, Third Sea Lord


The Hon. Algernon Boyle, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Roger Keyes, Bt, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Cyril Fuller, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Marquess of Linlithgow, Civil Lord

15 May 1923: Commission


Leo Amery, First Lord


The Earl Beatty, First Sea Lord


Sir Henry Oliver, Second Sea Lord


Cyril Fuller, Third Sea Lord


The Hon. Algernon Boyle, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Roger Keyes, Bt, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Arthur Waistell, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Marquess of Linlithgow, Civil Lord

28 January 1924: Commission


The Viscount Chelmsford, First Lord


The Earl Beatty, First Sea Lord


Sir Henry Oliver, Second Sea Lord


Cyril Fuller, Third Sea Lord


The Hon. Algernon Boyle, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Roger Keyes, Bt, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Arthur Waistell, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Frank Hodges, Civil Lord

1 April 1924: Commission


The Viscount Chelmsford, First Lord


The Earl Beatty, First Sea Lord


Sir Henry Oliver, Second Sea Lord


Cyril Fuller, Third Sea Lord


John Donald Kelly, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Roger Keyes, Bt, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Arthur Waistell, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Frank Hodges, Civil Lord

15 August 1924: Commission


The Viscount Chelmsford, First Lord


The Earl Beatty, First Sea Lord


Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bt, Second Sea Lord


Cyril Fuller, Third Sea Lord


John Donald Kelly, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Roger Keyes, Bt, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Arthur Waistell, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Frank Hodges, Civil Lord

7 November 1924: Commission


William Clive Bridgeman, First Lord


The Earl Beatty, First Sea Lord


Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bt, Second Sea Lord


Cyril Fuller, Third Sea Lord


John Donald Kelly, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Roger Keyes, Bt, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Frederic Charles Dreyer, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff

18 November 1924: Commission


William Clive Bridgeman, First Lord


The Earl Beatty, First Sea Lord


Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, Bt, Second Sea Lord


Cyril Fuller, Third Sea Lord


John Donald Kelly, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Roger Keyes, Bt, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Frederic Charles Dreyer, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl Stanhope, Civil Lord

22 April 1925: Commission


William Clive Bridgeman, First Lord


The Earl Beatty, First Sea Lord


Sir Hubert Brand, Second Sea Lord


Cyril Fuller, Third Sea Lord


John Donald Kelly, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Roger Keyes, Bt, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Frederic Charles Dreyer, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl Stanhope, Civil Lord

30 April 1925: Commission


William Clive Bridgeman, First Lord


The Earl Beatty, First Sea Lord


Sir Hubert Brand, Second Sea Lord


Sir Ernle Chatfield, Third Sea Lord


John Donald Kelly, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Roger Keyes, Bt, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Frederic Charles Dreyer, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl Stanhope, Civil Lord

15 May 1925: Commission


William Clive Bridgeman, First Lord


The Earl Beatty, First Sea Lord


Sir Hubert Brand, Second Sea Lord


Sir Ernle Chatfield, Third Sea Lord


John Donald Kelly, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Frederick Field, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Frederic Charles Dreyer, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl Stanhope, Civil Lord

21 April 1927: Commission


William Clive Bridgeman, First Lord


The Earl Beatty, First Sea Lord


Sir Hubert Brand, Second Sea Lord


Sir Ernle Chatfield, Third Sea Lord


John Donald Kelly, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Frederick Field, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Dudley Pound, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl Stanhope, Civil Lord

30 April 1927: Commission


William Clive Bridgeman, First Lord


The Earl Beatty, First Sea Lord


William Wordsworth Fisher, Second Sea Lord


Sir Ernle Chatfield, Third Sea Lord


John Donald Kelly, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Frederick Field, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Dudley Pound, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl Stanhope, Civil Lord

30 July 1927: Commission


William Clive Bridgeman, First Lord


Sir Charles Madden, Bt, First Sea Lord


Sir Hubert Brand, Second Sea Lord


Sir Ernle Chatfield, Third Sea Lord


William Wordsworth Fisher, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Frederick Field, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Dudley Pound, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl Stanhope, Civil Lord

15 August 1927: Commission


William Clive Bridgeman, First Lord


Sir Charles Madden, Bt, First Sea Lord


Sir Michael Hodges, Second Sea Lord


Sir Ernle Chatfield, Third Sea Lord


William Wordsworth Fisher, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Frederick Field, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Dudley Pound, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl Stanhope, Civil Lord

2 April 1928: Commission


William Clive Bridgeman, First Lord


Sir Charles Madden, Bt, First Sea Lord


Sir Michael Hodges, Second Sea Lord


Sir Ernle Chatfield, Third Sea Lord


Vernon Haggard, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Frederick Field, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Dudley Pound, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl Stanhope, Civil Lord

1 May 1928: Commission


William Clive Bridgeman, First Lord


Sir Charles Madden, Bt, First Sea Lord


Sir Michael Hodges, Second Sea Lord


Sir Ernle Chatfield, Third Sea Lord


Vernon Haggard, Fourth Sea Lord


William Wordsworth Fisher, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Dudley Pound, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl Stanhope, Civil Lord

1 November 1928: Commission


William Clive Bridgeman, First Lord


Sir Charles Madden, Bt, First Sea Lord


Sir Michael Hodges, Second Sea Lord


Roger Backhouse, Third Sea Lord


Vernon Haggard, Fourth Sea Lord


William Wordsworth Fisher, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Dudley Pound, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl Stanhope, Civil Lord

22 April 1929: Commission


William Clive Bridgeman, First Lord


Sir Charles Madden, Bt, First Sea Lord


Sir Michael Hodges, Second Sea Lord


Roger Backhouse, Third Sea Lord


Vernon Haggard, Fourth Sea Lord


William Wordsworth Fisher, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl Stanhope, Civil Lord

10 June 1929: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Charles Madden, Bt, First Sea Lord


Sir Michael Hodges, Second Sea Lord


Roger Backhouse, Third Sea Lord


Vernon Haggard, Fourth Sea Lord


William Wordsworth Fisher, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


George Henry Hall, Civil Lord

21 April 1930: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Charles Madden, Bt, First Sea Lord


Sir Michael Hodges, Second Sea Lord


Roger Backhouse, Third Sea Lord


Lionel Preston, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir William Wordsworth Fisher, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Charles Ammon, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


George Henry Hall, Civil Lord

26 May 1930: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Charles Madden, Bt, First Sea Lord


Sir Cyril Fuller, Second Sea Lord


Roger Backhouse, Third Sea Lord


Lionel Preston, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir William Wordsworth Fisher, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Charles Ammon, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


George Henry Hall, Civil Lord

30 June 1930: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Charles Madden, Bt, First Sea Lord


Sir Cyril Fuller, Second Sea Lord


Roger Backhouse, Third Sea Lord


Lionel Preston, Fourth Sea Lord


Frederic Dreyer, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Charles Ammon, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


George Henry Hall, Civil Lord

30 July 1930: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Frederick Field, First Sea Lord


Sir Cyril Fuller, Second Sea Lord


Roger Backhouse, Third Sea Lord


Lionel Preston, Fourth Sea Lord


Frederic Dreyer, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Charles Ammon, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


George Henry Hall, Civil Lord

27 August 1931: Commission


Sir Austen Chamberlain, First Lord


Sir Frederick Field, First Sea Lord


Sir Cyril Fuller, Second Sea Lord


Roger Backhouse, Third Sea Lord


Lionel Preston, Fourth Sea Lord


Frederic Dreyer, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff

7 September 1931: Commission


Sir Austen Chamberlain, First Lord


Sir Frederick Field, First Sea Lord


Sir Cyril Fuller, Second Sea Lord


Roger Backhouse, Third Sea Lord


Lionel Preston, Fourth Sea Lord


Frederic Dreyer, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl Stanhope, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty

9 November 1931: Commission


Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell, First Lord


Sir Frederick Field, First Sea Lord


Sir Cyril Fuller, Second Sea Lord


Roger Backhouse, Third Sea Lord


Lionel Preston, Fourth Sea Lord


Frederic Dreyer, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


The Earl Stanhope, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty

11 November 1931: Commission


Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell, First Lord


Sir Frederick Field, First Sea Lord


Sir Cyril Fuller, Second Sea Lord


Roger Backhouse, Third Sea Lord


Lionel Preston, Fourth Sea Lord


Frederic Dreyer, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Lord Stanley, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Euan Wallace, Civil Lord

1 March 1932: Commission


Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell, First Lord


Sir Frederick Field, First Sea Lord


Sir Cyril Fuller, Second Sea Lord


Charles Forbes, Third Sea Lord


Lionel Preston, Fourth Sea Lord


Frederic Dreyer, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Lord Stanley, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Euan Wallace, Civil Lord

31 August 1932: Commission


Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell, First Lord


Sir Frederick Field, First Sea Lord


Dudley Pound, Second Sea Lord


Charles Forbes, Third Sea Lord


Lionel Preston, Fourth Sea Lord


Frederic Dreyer, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Lord Stanley, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Euan Wallace, Civil Lord

20 September 1932: Commission


Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell, First Lord


Sir Frederick Field, First Sea Lord


Dudley Pound, Second Sea Lord


Charles Forbes, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Blake, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Frederic Dreyer, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Lord Stanley, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Euan Wallace, Civil Lord

9 January 1933: Commission


Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell, First Lord


Sir Frederick Field, First Sea Lord


Dudley Pound, Second Sea Lord


Charles Forbes, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Blake, Fourth Sea Lord


Charles Little, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Lord Stanley, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Euan Wallace, Civil Lord

21 January 1933: Commission


Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell, First Lord


Sir Ernle Chatfield, First Sea Lord


Dudley Pound, Second Sea Lord


Charles Forbes, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Blake, Fourth Sea Lord


Charles Little, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Lord Stanley, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Euan Wallace, Civil Lord

23 April 1934: Commission


Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell, First Lord


Sir Ernle Chatfield, First Sea Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, Second Sea Lord


Reginald Henderson, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Blake, Fourth Sea Lord


Charles Little, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Lord Stanley, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Euan Wallace, Civil Lord

15 February 1935: Commission


Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell, First Lord


Sir Ernle Chatfield, First Sea Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, Second Sea Lord


Reginald Henderson, Third Sea Lord


Percy Noble, Fourth Sea Lord


Charles Little, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Lord Stanley, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Euan Wallace, Civil Lord

24 June 1935: Commission


Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell, First Lord


Sir Ernle Chatfield, First Sea Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, Second Sea Lord


Reginald Henderson, Third Sea Lord


Percy Noble, Fourth Sea Lord


Charles Little, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Victor Warrender, Bt, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Kenneth Lindsay, Civil Lord

30 September 1935: Commission


Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell, First Lord


Sir Ernle Chatfield, First Sea Lord


Sir Martin Dunbar-Nasmith, Second Sea Lord


Reginald Henderson, Third Sea Lord


Percy Noble, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Charles Little, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Victor Warrender, Bt, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Kenneth Lindsay, Civil Lord

29 October 1935: Commission


Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell, First Lord


Sir Ernle Chatfield, First Sea Lord


Sir Martin Dunbar-Nasmith, Second Sea Lord


Reginald Henderson, Third Sea Lord


Percy Noble, Fourth Sea Lord


William Milbourne James, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Victor Warrender, Bt, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Kenneth Lindsay, Civil Lord

3 December 1935: Commission


The Viscount Monsell, First Lord


Sir Ernle Chatfield, First Sea Lord


Sir Martin Dunbar-Nasmith, Second Sea Lord


Reginald Henderson, Third Sea Lord


Percy Noble, Fourth Sea Lord


William Milbourne James, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Lord Stanley, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Kenneth Lindsay, Civil Lord

6 June 1936: Commission


Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt, First Lord


Sir Ernle Chatfield, First Sea Lord


Sir Martin Dunbar-Nasmith, Second Sea Lord


Sir Reginald Henderson, Third Sea Lord


Percy Noble, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir William Milbourne James, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Lord Stanley, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Kenneth Lindsay, Civil Lord

2 October 1936: Commission


Sir Samuel Hoare, Bt, First Lord


Sir Ernle Chatfield, First Sea Lord


Sir Martin Dunbar-Nasmith, Second Sea Lord


Sir Reginald Henderson, Third Sea Lord


Sir Percy Noble, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir William Milbourne James, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


John H.D. Cunningham, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Lord Stanley, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Kenneth Lindsay, Civil Lord

1 October 1937: Commission


Duff Cooper, First Lord


The Lord Chatfield, First Sea Lord


Sir Martin Dunbar-Nasmith, Second Sea Lord


Sir Reginald Henderson, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Arbuthnot, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir William Milbourne James, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


John H.D. Cunningham, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Geoffrey Hithersay Shakespeare, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


John Jestyn Llewellin, Civil Lord

19 July 1938: Commission


Duff Cooper, First Lord


The Lord Chatfield, First Sea Lord


Sir Martin Dunbar-Nasmith, Second Sea Lord


Sir Reginald Henderson, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Arbuthnot, Fourth Sea Lord


The Hon. Sir Alexander Ramsay, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir William Milbourne James, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Geoffrey Hithersay Shakespeare, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


John Jestyn Llewellin, Civil Lord

7 September 1938: Commission


Duff Cooper, First Lord


Sir Roger Backhouse, First Sea Lord


Sir Martin Dunbar-Nasmith, Second Sea Lord


Sir Reginald Henderson, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Arbuthnot, Fourth Sea Lord


The Hon. Sir Alexander Ramsay, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir William Milbourne James, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Geoffrey Hithersay Shakespeare, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


John Jestyn Llewellin, Civil Lord

30 September 1938: Commission


Duff Cooper, First Lord


Sir Roger Backhouse, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Little, Second Sea Lord


Sir Reginald Henderson, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Arbuthnot, Fourth Sea Lord


The Hon. Sir Alexander Ramsay, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir William Milbourne James, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Geoffrey Hithersay Shakespeare, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


John Jestyn Llewellin, Civil Lord

27 October 1938: Commission


The Earl Stanhope, First Lord


Sir Roger Backhouse, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Little, Second Sea Lord


Sir Reginald Henderson, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Arbuthnot, Fourth Sea Lord


The Hon. Sir Alexander Ramsay, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir William Milbourne James, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Geoffrey Hithersay Shakespeare, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


John Jestyn Llewellin, Civil Lord

14 November 1938: Commission


The Earl Stanhope, First Lord


Sir Roger Backhouse, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Little, Second Sea Lord


Sir Reginald Henderson, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Arbuthnot, Fourth Sea Lord


The Hon. Sir Alexander Ramsay, Fifth Sea Lord


Andrew Cunningham, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Geoffrey Hithersay Shakespeare, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


John Jestyn Llewellin, Civil Lord

1 March 1939: Commission


The Earl Stanhope, First Lord


Sir Roger Backhouse, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Little, Second Sea Lord


Bruce Fraser, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Arbuthnot, Fourth Sea Lord


The Hon. Sir Alexander Ramsay, Fifth Sea Lord


Andrew Cunningham, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Geoffrey Hithersay Shakespeare, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


John Jestyn Llewellin, Civil Lord

1 June 1939: Commission


The Earl Stanhope, First Lord


Sir Roger Backhouse, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Little, Second Sea Lord


Bruce Fraser, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Arbuthnot, Fourth Sea Lord


The Hon. Sir Alexander Ramsay, Fifth Sea Lord


Tom Phillips, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Geoffrey Hithersay Shakespeare, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


John Jestyn Llewellin, Civil Lord

12 June 1939: Commission


The Earl Stanhope, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Little, Second Sea Lord


Bruce Fraser, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Arbuthnot, Fourth Sea Lord


The Hon. Sir Alexander Ramsay, Fifth Sea Lord


Tom Phillips, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Geoffrey Hithersay Shakespeare, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


John Jestyn Llewellin, Civil Lord

15 July 1939: Commission


The Earl Stanhope, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Little, Second Sea Lord


Bruce Fraser, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Arbuthnot, Fourth Sea Lord


The Hon. Sir Alexander Ramsay, Fifth Sea Lord


Tom Phillips, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Geoffrey Hithersay Shakespeare, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson, Civil Lord

3 September 1939: Commission


Winston Churchill, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Little, Second Sea Lord


Bruce Fraser, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Arbuthnot, Fourth Sea Lord


The Hon. Sir Alexander Ramsay, Fifth Sea Lord


Tom Phillips, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Harold Burrough, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Geoffrey Hithersay Shakespeare, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson, Civil Lord

21 November 1939: Commission


Winston Churchill, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Little, Second Sea Lord


Bruce Fraser, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Arbuthnot, Fourth Sea Lord


Guy Royle, Fifth Sea Lord


Tom Phillips, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Harold Burrough, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Geoffrey Hithersay Shakespeare, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson, Civil Lord

1 February 1940: Commission


Winston Churchill, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Little, Second Sea Lord


Bruce Fraser, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Arbuthnot, Fourth Sea Lord


Guy Royle, Fifth Sea Lord


Tom Phillips, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Harold Burrough, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Geoffrey Hithersay Shakespeare, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs

4 April 1940: Commission


Winston Churchill, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Little, Second Sea Lord


Bruce Fraser, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Arbuthnot, Fourth Sea Lord


Guy Royle, Fifth Sea Lord


Tom Phillips, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Harold Burrough, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Victor Warrender, Bt, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs

8 April 1940: Commission


Winston Churchill, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Little, Second Sea Lord


Bruce Fraser, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Arbuthnot, Fourth Sea Lord


Guy Royle, Fifth Sea Lord


Tom Phillips, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Harold Burrough, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Geoffrey Blake, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Foreign)


Sir Victor Warrender, Bt, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs

12 May 1940: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Little, Second Sea Lord


Bruce Fraser, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Arbuthnot, Fourth Sea Lord


Guy Royle, Fifth Sea Lord


Tom Phillips, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Harold Burrough, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Geoffrey Blake, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Foreign)


Sir Victor Warrender, Bt, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs

27 May 1940: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Little, Second Sea Lord


Bruce Fraser, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Arbuthnot, Fourth Sea Lord


Guy Royle, Fifth Sea Lord


Tom Phillips, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Harold Burrough, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Geoffrey Blake, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Foreign)


Arthur Power, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Home)


Sir Victor Warrender, Bt, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs

25 July 1940: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Little, Second Sea Lord


Bruce Fraser, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Arbuthnot, Fourth Sea Lord


Guy Royle, Fifth Sea Lord


Tom Phillips, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Henry Moore, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Trade)


Sir Geoffrey Blake, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Foreign)


Arthur Power, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Home)


Sir Victor Warrender, Bt, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs

2 December 1940: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Little, Second Sea Lord


Bruce Fraser, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Arbuthnot, Fourth Sea Lord


Guy Royle, Fifth Sea Lord


Tom Phillips, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Henry Moore, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Trade)


Sir Henry Harwood, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Foreign)


Arthur Power, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Home)


Sir Victor Warrender, Bt, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs

5 December 1940: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Little, Second Sea Lord


Bruce Fraser, Third Sea Lord


Geoffrey Arbuthnot, Fourth Sea Lord


Guy Royle, Fifth Sea Lord


Tom Phillips, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Henry Moore, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Trade)


Sir Henry Harwood, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Foreign)


Arthur Power, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Home)


Sir Victor Warrender, Bt, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

1 April 1941: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Little, Second Sea Lord


Bruce Fraser, Third Sea Lord


John H.D. Cunningham, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Guy Royle, Fifth Sea Lord


Tom Phillips, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Henry Moore, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Trade)


Sir Henry Harwood, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Foreign)


Arthur Power, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Home)


Sir Victor Warrender, Bt, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

14 April 1941: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Little, Second Sea Lord


Bruce Fraser, Third Sea Lord


John H.D. Cunningham, Fourth Sea Lord


Arthur Lyster, Fifth Sea Lord


Tom Phillips, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Henry Moore, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Trade)


Sir Henry Harwood, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Foreign)


Arthur Power, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Home)


Sir Victor Warrender, Bt, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

1 June 1941: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


William Whitworth, Second Sea Lord


Bruce Fraser, Third Sea Lord


John H.D. Cunningham, Fourth Sea Lord


Arthur Lyster, Fifth Sea Lord


Tom Phillips, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Henry Moore, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Trade)


Sir Henry Harwood, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Foreign)


Arthur Power, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Home)


Sir Victor Warrender, Bt, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

22 September 1941: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir William Whitworth, Second Sea Lord


Sir Bruce Fraser, Third Sea Lord


Sir John Cunningham, Fourth Sea Lord


Arthur Lyster, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Tom Phillips, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Henry Moore, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Trade)


Sir Henry Harwood, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Foreign)


Arthur Power, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Home)


Rhoderick McGrigor, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Weapons)


Sir Victor Warrender, Bt, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

21 October 1941: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir William Whitworth, Second Sea Lord


Sir Bruce Fraser, Third Sea Lord


Sir John Cunningham, Fourth Sea Lord


Arthur Lyster, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Tom Phillips, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


Henry Moore, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Trade)


Edward Leigh Stuart King, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Trade)


Sir Henry Harwood, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Foreign)


Arthur Power, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Home)


Rhoderick McGrigor, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Weapons)


Sir Victor Warrender, Bt, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

1941 to 1964



9 February 1942: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir William Whitworth, Second Sea Lord


Sir Bruce Fraser, Third Sea Lord


Sir John Cunningham, Fourth Sea Lord


Arthur Lyster, Fifth Sea Lord


Henry Moore, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Edward Leigh Stuart King, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Trade)


Sir Henry Harwood, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Foreign)


Arthur Power, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Home)


Rhoderick McGrigor, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Weapons)


George Henry Hall, Civil Lord


Sir Victor Warrender, Bt, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Austin Uvedale Morgan Hudson, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

5 March 1942: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir William Whitworth, Second Sea Lord


Sir Bruce Fraser, Third Sea Lord


Sir John Cunningham, Fourth Sea Lord


Arthur Lyster, Fifth Sea Lord


Henry Moore, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Edward Leigh Stuart King, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Trade)


Sir Henry Harwood, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Foreign)


Arthur Power, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Home)


Rhoderick McGrigor, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Weapons)


George Henry Hall, Civil Lord


Sir Victor Warrender, Bt, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Richard Pilkington, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

8 April 1942: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir William Whitworth, Second Sea Lord


Sir Bruce Fraser, Third Sea Lord


Sir John Cunningham, Fourth Sea Lord


Arthur Lyster, Fifth Sea Lord


Henry Moore, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Edward Leigh Stuart King, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Trade)


Arthur Power, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Home)


Rhoderick McGrigor, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Weapons)


George Henry Hall, Civil Lord


The Lord Bruntisfield, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Richard Pilkington, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

22 May 1942: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir William Whitworth, Second Sea Lord


William Wake-Walker, Third Sea Lord


Sir John Cunningham, Fourth Sea Lord


Arthur Lyster, Fifth Sea Lord


Henry Moore, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Edward Leigh Stuart King, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Trade)


Arthur Power, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Home)


Rhoderick McGrigor, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Weapons)


George Henry Hall, Civil Lord


The Lord Bruntisfield, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Richard Pilkington, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

28 May 1942: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir William Whitworth, Second Sea Lord


William Wake-Walker, Third Sea Lord


Sir John Cunningham, Fourth Sea Lord


Arthur Lyster, Fifth Sea Lord


Henry Moore, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Edward Leigh Stuart King, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Trade)


Rhoderick McGrigor, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Weapons)


George Henry Hall, Civil Lord


The Lord Bruntisfield, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Richard Pilkington, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

7 December 1942: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir William Whitworth, Second Sea Lord


William Wake-Walker, Third Sea Lord


Sir John Cunningham, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Henry Moore, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


John Edelsten, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (U-Boat Warfare and Trade)


Rhoderick McGrigor, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Weapons)


George Henry Hall, Civil Lord


The Lord Bruntisfield, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Richard Pilkington, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

14 January 1943: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir William Whitworth, Second Sea Lord


Sir William Wake-Walker, Third Sea Lord


Sir John Cunningham, Fourth Sea Lord


Denis Boyd, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Henry Moore, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


John Edelsten, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (U-Boat Warfare and Trade)


Rhoderick McGrigor, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Weapons)


George Henry Hall, Civil Lord


The Lord Bruntisfield, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Richard Pilkington, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

8 March 1943: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir William Whitworth, Second Sea Lord


Sir William Wake-Walker, Third Sea Lord


Sir John Cunningham, Fourth Sea Lord


Denis Boyd, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Henry Moore, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


John Edelsten, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (U-Boat Warfare and Trade)


Wilfrid Patterson, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Weapons)


George Henry Hall, Civil Lord


The Lord Bruntisfield, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Richard Pilkington, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

8 May 1943: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir William Whitworth, Second Sea Lord


Sir William Wake-Walker, Third Sea Lord


Frank Pegram, Fourth Sea Lord


Denis Boyd, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Henry Moore, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


John Edelsten, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (U-Boat Warfare and Trade)


Wilfrid Patterson, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Weapons)


George Henry Hall, Civil Lord


The Lord Bruntisfield, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Richard Pilkington, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

7 June 1943: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir William Whitworth, Second Sea Lord


Sir William Wake-Walker, Third Sea Lord


Frank Pegram, Fourth Sea Lord


Denis Boyd, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Edward Syfret, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


John Edelsten, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (U-Boat Warfare and Trade)


Wilfrid Patterson, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Weapons)


George Henry Hall, Civil Lord


The Lord Bruntisfield, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Richard Pilkington, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

28 September 1943: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Dudley Pound, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir William Whitworth, Second Sea Lord


Sir William Wake-Walker, Third Sea Lord


Frank Pegram, Fourth Sea Lord


Denis Boyd, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Edward Syfret, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


John Edelsten, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (U-Boat Warfare and Trade)


Wilfrid Patterson, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Weapons)


The Lord Bruntisfield, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Richard Pilkington, Civil Lord


James Thomas, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

15 October 1943: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Andrew Cunningham, Bt, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir William Whitworth, Second Sea Lord


Sir William Wake-Walker, Third Sea Lord


Frank Pegram, Fourth Sea Lord


Denis Boyd, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Edward Syfret, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


John Edelsten, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (U-Boat Warfare and Trade)


Wilfrid Patterson, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Weapons)


The Lord Bruntisfield, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Richard Pilkington, Civil Lord


James Thomas, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

8 March 1944: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Andrew Cunningham, Bt, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir Algernon Willis, Second Sea Lord


Sir William Wake-Walker, Third Sea Lord


Frank Pegram, Fourth Sea Lord


Denis Boyd, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Edward Syfret, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


John Edelsten, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (U-Boat Warfare and Trade)


Wilfrid Patterson, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Weapons)


The Lord Bruntisfield, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Richard Pilkington, Civil Lord


James Thomas, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

20 March 1944: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Andrew Cunningham, Bt, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir Algernon Willis, Second Sea Lord


Sir William Wake-Walker, Third Sea Lord


Arthur Palliser, Fourth Sea Lord


Denis Boyd, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Edward Syfret, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


John Edelsten, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (U-Boat Warfare and Trade)


Wilfrid Patterson, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Weapons)


The Lord Bruntisfield, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Richard Pilkington, Civil Lord


James Thomas, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

11 December 1944: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Andrew Cunningham, Bt, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir Algernon Willis, Second Sea Lord


Sir William Wake-Walker, Third Sea Lord


Arthur Palliser, Fourth Sea Lord


Denis Boyd, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Edward Syfret, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Wilfrid Patterson, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Weapons)


The Lord Bruntisfield, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Richard Pilkington, Civil Lord


James Thomas, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

3 March 1945: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Andrew Cunningham, Bt, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir Algernon Willis, Second Sea Lord


Sir William Wake-Walker, Third Sea Lord


Sir Arthur Palliser, Fourth Sea Lord


Denis Boyd, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Edward Syfret, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


The Lord Bruntisfield, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Richard Pilkington, Civil Lord


James Thomas, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

1 May 1945: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Andrew Cunningham, Bt, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir Algernon Willis, Second Sea Lord


Sir William Wake-Walker, Third Sea Lord


Sir Arthur Palliser, Fourth Sea Lord


Thomas Hope Troubridge, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Edward Syfret, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


The Lord Bruntisfield, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Richard Pilkington, Civil Lord


James Thomas, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

29 May 1945: Commission


Brendan Bracken, First Lord


Sir Andrew Cunningham, Bt, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir Algernon Willis, Second Sea Lord


Sir William Wake-Walker, Third Sea Lord


Sir Arthur Palliser, Fourth Sea Lord


Thomas Hope Troubridge, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Edward Syfret, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


The Lord Bruntisfield, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Richard Pilkington, Civil Lord


James Thomas, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

4 August 1945: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir Andrew Cunningham, Bt, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir Algernon Willis, Second Sea Lord


Sir William Wake-Walker, Third Sea Lord


Sir Arthur Palliser, Fourth Sea Lord


Thomas Hope Troubridge, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Edward Syfret, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


John Dugdale, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

5 October 1945: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


The Lord Cunningham of Hyndhope, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir Algernon Willis, Second Sea Lord


Sir William Wake-Walker, Third Sea Lord


Sir Arthur Palliser, Fourth Sea Lord


Thomas Hope Troubridge, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Rhoderick McGrigor, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


John Dugdale, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

4 December 1945: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


The Lord Cunningham of Hyndhope, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir Algernon Willis, Second Sea Lord


Charles Saumarez Daniel, Third Sea Lord


Sir Arthur Palliser, Fourth Sea Lord


Thomas Hope Troubridge, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Rhoderick McGrigor, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


John Dugdale, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

21 January 1946: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


The Lord Cunningham of Hyndhope, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir Algernon Willis, Second Sea Lord


Charles Saumarez Daniel, Third Sea Lord


Douglas Blake Fisher, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Thomas Troubridge, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Rhoderick McGrigor, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


John Dugdale, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir James Lithgow, Bt, Controller of Merchant Shipbuilding and Repairs


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

1 February 1946: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


The Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir Algernon Willis, Second Sea Lord


Charles Saumarez Daniel, Third Sea Lord


Sir Douglas Fisher, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Thomas Troubridge, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Rhoderick McGrigor, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


John Dugdale, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

27 February 1946: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


The Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Kennedy-Purvis, Deputy First Sea Lord


Sir Arthur Power, Second Sea Lord


Charles Saumarez Daniel, Third Sea Lord


Sir Douglas Fisher, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Thomas Troubridge, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Rhoderick McGrigor, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


John Dugdale, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

15 April 1946: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


The Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, First Sea Lord


Sir Arthur Power, Second Sea Lord


Charles Saumarez Daniel, Third Sea Lord


Sir Douglas Fisher, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Thomas Troubridge, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Rhoderick McGrigor, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Robert Oliver, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


John Dugdale, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

10 June 1946: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir John Cunningham, First Sea Lord


Sir Arthur Power, Second Sea Lord


Charles Saumarez Daniel, Third Sea Lord


Sir Douglas Fisher, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Thomas Troubridge, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Rhoderick McGrigor, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Robert Oliver, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


John Dugdale, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

23 September 1946: Commission


A. V. Alexander, First Lord


Sir John Cunningham, First Sea Lord


Sir Arthur Power, Second Sea Lord


Charles Saumarez Daniel, Third Sea Lord


Sir Douglas Fisher, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Philip Vian, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Rhoderick McGrigor, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Robert Oliver, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


John Dugdale, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

7 October 1946: Commission


George Henry Hall, First Lord


Sir John Cunningham, First Sea Lord


Sir Arthur Power, Second Sea Lord


Charles Saumarez Daniel, Third Sea Lord


Sir Douglas Fisher, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Philip Vian, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Rhoderick McGrigor, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Robert Oliver, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


John Dugdale, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir Henry Vaughan Markham, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

8 January 1947: Commission


The Viscount Hall, First Lord


Sir John Cunningham, First Sea Lord


Sir Arthur Power, Second Sea Lord


Charles Saumarez Daniel, Third Sea Lord


Sir Douglas Fisher, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Philip Vian, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Rhoderick McGrigor, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Robert Oliver, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff


John Dugdale, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

25 April 1947: Commission


The Viscount Hall, First Lord


Sir John Cunningham, First Sea Lord


Sir Arthur Power, Second Sea Lord


Charles Saumarez Daniel, Third Sea Lord


Sir Douglas Fisher, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Philip Vian, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir Rhoderick McGrigor, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Geoffrey Oliver, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


John Dugdale, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

14 October 1947: Commission


The Viscount Hall, First Lord


Sir John Cunningham, First Sea Lord


Sir Arthur Power, Second Sea Lord


Charles Saumarez Daniel, Third Sea Lord


Sir Douglas Fisher, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Philip Vian, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir John Edelsten, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Geoffrey Oliver, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


John Dugdale, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

8 March 1948: Commission


The Viscount Hall, First Lord


Sir John Cunningham, First Sea Lord


Sir Cecil Harcourt, Second Sea Lord


Charles Saumarez Daniel, Third Sea Lord


Sir Douglas Fisher, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Philip Vian, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir John Edelsten, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Geoffrey Oliver, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


John Dugdale, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

30 March 1948: Commission


The Viscount Hall, First Lord


Sir John Cunningham, First Sea Lord


Sir Cecil Harcourt, Second Sea Lord


Sir Charles Daniel, Third Sea Lord


Herbert Packer, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Philip Vian, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir John Edelsten, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Geoffrey Oliver, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


John Dugdale, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

16 August 1948: Commission


The Viscount Hall, First Lord


Sir John Cunningham, First Sea Lord


Sir Cecil Harcourt, Second Sea Lord


Sir Charles Daniel, Third Sea Lord


Herbert Packer, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Philip Vian, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir John Edelsten, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


John Dugdale, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

29 September 1948: Commission


The Viscount Hall, First Lord


The Lord Fraser of North Cape, First Sea Lord


Sir Cecil Harcourt, Second Sea Lord


Sir Charles Daniel, Third Sea Lord


Herbert Packer, Fourth Sea Lord


George Creasy, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir John Edelsten, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


John Dugdale, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

4 June 1949: Commission


The Viscount Hall, First Lord


The Lord Fraser of North Cape, First Sea Lord


Sir Cecil Harcourt, Second Sea Lord


Michael Denny, Third Sea Lord


Herbert Packer, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir George Creasy, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir John Edelsten, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


John Dugdale, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

21 October 1949: Commission


The Viscount Hall, First Lord


The Lord Fraser of North Cape, First Sea Lord


Sir Cecil Harcourt, Second Sea Lord


Michael Denny, Third Sea Lord


Herbert Packer, Fourth Sea Lord


Maurice Mansergh, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir John Edelsten, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


John Dugdale, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

30 November 1949: Commission


The Viscount Hall, First Lord


The Lord Fraser of North Cape, First Sea Lord


Sir Cecil Harcourt, Second Sea Lord


Michael Denny, Third Sea Lord


Herbert Packer, Fourth Sea Lord


Maurice Mansergh, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir George Creasy, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


John Dugdale, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

3 March 1950: Commission


The Viscount Hall, First Lord


The Lord Fraser of North Cape, First Sea Lord


Sir Cecil Harcourt, Second Sea Lord


Michael Denny, Third Sea Lord


Herbert Packer, Fourth Sea Lord


Maurice Mansergh, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir George Creasy, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


James Callaghan, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

21 July 1950: Commission


The Viscount Hall, First Lord


The Lord Fraser of North Cape, First Sea Lord


Sir Cecil Harcourt, Second Sea Lord


Sir Michael Denny, Third Sea Lord


The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Fourth Sea Lord


Maurice Mansergh, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir George Creasy, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


James Callaghan, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

25 September 1950: Commission


The Viscount Hall, First Lord


The Lord Fraser of North Cape, First Sea Lord


Alexander Madden, Second Sea Lord


Sir Michael Denny, Third Sea Lord


The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Fourth Sea Lord


Maurice Mansergh, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir George Creasy, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


James Callaghan, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

11 December 1950: Commission


The Viscount Hall, First Lord


The Lord Fraser of North Cape, First Sea Lord


Alexander Madden, Second Sea Lord


Sir Michael Denny, Third Sea Lord


The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Fourth Sea Lord


Maurice Mansergh, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir George Creasy, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Edward Evans-Lombe, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


James Callaghan, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

30 May 1951: Commission


The Lord Pakenham, First Lord


The Lord Fraser of North Cape, First Sea Lord


Alexander Madden, Second Sea Lord


Sir Michael Denny, Third Sea Lord


The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Fourth Sea Lord


Maurice Mansergh, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir George Creasy, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Edward Evans-Lombe, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


James Callaghan, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

4 October 1951: Commission


The Lord Pakenham, First Lord


The Lord Fraser of North Cape, First Sea Lord


Alexander Madden, Second Sea Lord


Sir Michael Denny, Third Sea Lord


The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Fourth Sea Lord


Edmund Anstice, Fifth Sea Lord


Guy Grantham, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Edward Evans-Lombe, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


James Callaghan, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

5 November 1951: Commission


James Thomas, First Lord


The Lord Fraser of North Cape, First Sea Lord


Alexander Madden, Second Sea Lord


Sir Michael Denny, Third Sea Lord


The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Fourth Sea Lord


Edmund Anstice, Fifth Sea Lord


Guy Grantham, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Edward Evans-Lombe, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Allan Noble, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Walter Edwards, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

20 December 1951: Commission


James Thomas, First Lord


Sir Rhoderick McGrigor, First Sea Lord


Alexander Madden, Second Sea Lord


Sir Michael Denny, Third Sea Lord


The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Fourth Sea Lord


Edmund Anstice, Fifth Sea Lord


Guy Grantham, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Edward Evans-Lombe, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Allan Noble, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Simon Wingfield Digby, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

8 February 1952: Commission


James Thomas, First Lord


Sir Rhoderick McGrigor, First Sea Lord


Alexander Madden, Second Sea Lord


Sir Michael Denny, Third Sea Lord


Sydney Raw, Fourth Sea Lord


Edmund Anstice, Fifth Sea Lord


Guy Grantham, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Edward Evans-Lombe, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Allan Noble, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Simon Wingfield Digby, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

6 January 1953: Commission


James Thomas, First Lord


Sir Rhoderick McGrigor, First Sea Lord


Alexander Madden, Second Sea Lord


Sir Michael Denny, Third Sea Lord


Sydney Raw, Fourth Sea Lord


Edmund Anstice, Fifth Sea Lord


Guy Grantham, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Geoffrey Barnard, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Allan Noble, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Simon Wingfield Digby, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

7 April 1953: Commission


James Thomas, First Lord


Sir Rhoderick McGrigor, First Sea Lord


Alexander Madden, Second Sea Lord


Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards, Third Sea Lord


Sydney Raw, Fourth Sea Lord


Edmund Anstice, Fifth Sea Lord


Guy Grantham, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Geoffrey Barnard, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Allan Noble, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Simon Wingfield Digby, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

1 September 1953: Commission


James Thomas, First Lord


Sir Rhoderick McGrigor, First Sea Lord


Sir Guy Russell, Second Sea Lord


Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards, Third Sea Lord


Sydney Raw, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Edmund Anstice, Fifth Sea Lord


Guy Grantham, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Geoffrey Barnard, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Allan Noble, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Simon Wingfield Digby, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

5 April 1954: Commission


James Thomas, First Lord


Sir Rhoderick McGrigor, First Sea Lord


Sir Guy Russell, Second Sea Lord


Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards, Third Sea Lord


Frederick Parham, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Edmund Anstice, Fifth Sea Lord


Guy Grantham, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Geoffrey Barnard, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Allan Noble, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Simon Wingfield Digby, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

12 April 1954: Commission


James Thomas, First Lord


Sir Rhoderick McGrigor, First Sea Lord


Sir Guy Russell, Second Sea Lord


Sir Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards, Third Sea Lord


Frederick Parham, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Edmund Anstice, Fifth Sea Lord


William Wellclose Davis, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Geoffrey Barnard, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Allan Noble, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Simon Wingfield Digby, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

18 April 1955: Commission


James Thomas, First Lord


The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, First Sea Lord


Sir Guy Russell, Second Sea Lord


Sir Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards, Third Sea Lord


Frederick Parham, Fourth Sea Lord


Alexander Bingley, Fifth Sea Lord


William Wellclose Davis, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Eric Clifford, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Alan Noble, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Simon Wingfield Digby, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

12 September 1955: Commission


James Thomas, First Lord


The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, First Sea Lord


Sir Guy Russell, Second Sea Lord


Sir Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards, Third Sea Lord


Robert Dymock Watson, Fourth Sea Lord


Alexander Bingley, Fifth Sea Lord


William Wellclose Davis, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Eric Clifford, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Allan Noble, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Simon Wingfield Digby, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

22 December 1955: Commission


James Thomas, First Lord


The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Lambe, Second Sea Lord


Sir Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards, Third Sea Lord


Robert Dymock Watson, Fourth Sea Lord


Alexander Bingley, Fifth Sea Lord


William Wellclose Davis, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Eric Clifford, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


George Ward, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Simon Wingfield Digby, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

19 October 1956: Commission


The Viscount Hailsham, First Lord


The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, First Sea Lord


Sir Charles Lambe, Second Sea Lord


John Peter Lorne Reid, Third Sea Lord


Robert Dymock Watson, Fourth Sea Lord


Alexander Bingley, Fifth Sea Lord


Sir William Wellclose Davis, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Eric Clifford, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


George Ward, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Simon Wingfield Digby, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

14 October 1957: Commission


The Earl of Selkirk, First Lord


The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, First Sea Lord


Douglas Holland-Martin, Second Sea Lord


Sir John Peter Lorne Reid, Third Sea Lord


Robert Dymock Watson, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Caspar John, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Alexander Bingley, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Christopher Soames, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Tam Galbraith, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

17 January 1958: Commission


The Earl of Selkirk, First Lord


The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, First Sea Lord


Douglas Holland-Martin, Second Sea Lord


Sir John Peter Lorne Reid, Third Sea Lord


Sir Arthur Hubback, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Caspar John, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Manley Laurence Power, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Robert Allan, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Tam Galbraith, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

20 January 1959: Commission


The Earl of Selkirk, First Lord


The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, First Sea Lord


Douglas Holland-Martin, Second Sea Lord


Sir John Peter Lorne Reid, Third Sea Lord


Nicholas Copeman, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Caspar John, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Sir Manley Power, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Ian Orr-Ewing, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Tam Galbraith, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

17 February 1959: Commission


The Earl of Selkirk, First Lord


The Earl Mountbatten of Burma, First Sea Lord


Douglas Holland-Martin, Second Sea Lord


Sir John Peter Lorne Reid, Third Sea Lord


Nicholas Copeman, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Caspar John, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Laurence Durlacher, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Ian Orr-Ewing, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty


Tam Galbraith, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

19 October 1959: Commission


The Lord Carrington, First Lord


Sir Charles Lambe, First Sea Lord


Douglas Holland-Martin, Second Sea Lord


Sir John Peter Lorne Reid, Third Sea Lord


Nicholas Copeman, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Caspar John, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Laurence Durlacher, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Ian Orr-Ewing, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

9 December 1959: Commission


The Lord Carrington, First Lord


Sir Charles Lambe, First Sea Lord


Sir St John Tyrwhitt, Bt, Second Sea Lord


Sir John Peter Lorne Reid, Third Sea Lord


Nicholas Copeman, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Caspar John, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Laurence Durlacher, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Ian Orr-Ewing, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

23 May 1960: Commission


The Lord Carrington, First Lord


Sir Caspar John, First Sea Lord


Sir St John Tyrwhitt, Bt, Second Sea Lord


Sir John Peter Lorne Reid, Third Sea Lord


Nicholas Copeman, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Walter Couchman, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Laurence Durlacher, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Ian Orr-Ewing, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

10 January 1961: Commission


The Lord Carrington, First Lord


Sir Caspar John, First Sea Lord


Sir St John Tyrwhitt, Bt, Second Sea Lord


Sir John Peter Lorne Reid, Third Sea Lord


John Michael Villiers, Fourth Sea Lord


Varyl Begg, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Laurence Durlacher, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Ian Orr-Ewing, Civil Lord


Sir John Lang, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

1 April 1961: Commission


The Lord Carrington, First Lord


Sir Caspar John, First Sea Lord


Sir St John Tyrwhitt, Bt, Second Sea Lord


Sir John Peter Lorne Reid, Third Sea Lord


John Michael Villiers, Fourth Sea Lord


Varyl Begg, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Laurence Durlacher, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Ian Orr-Ewing, Civil Lord


Sir Clifford Jarrett, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

28 September 1961: Commission


The Lord Carrington, First Lord


Sir Caspar John, First Sea Lord


Sir Royston Wright, Second Sea Lord


Sir John Peter Lorne Reid, Third Sea Lord


John Michael Villiers, Fourth Sea Lord


Varyl Begg, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Laurence Durlacher, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Ian Orr-Ewing, Civil Lord


Sir Clifford Jarrett, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

1 November 1961: Commission


The Lord Carrington, First Lord


Sir Caspar John, First Sea Lord


Sir Royston Wright, Second Sea Lord


Michael Le Fanu, Third Sea Lord


John Michael Villiers, Fourth Sea Lord


Varyl Begg, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Laurence Durlacher, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Ian Orr-Ewing, Civil Lord


Sir Clifford Jarrett, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

3 January 1962: Commission


The Lord Carrington, First Lord


Sir Caspar John, First Sea Lord


Sir Royston Wright, Second Sea Lord


Michael Le Fanu, Third Sea Lord


John Michael Villiers, Fourth Sea Lord


Varyl Begg, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Peter Gretton, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Ian Orr-Ewing, Civil Lord


Sir Clifford Jarrett, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

30 January 1963: Commission


The Lord Carrington, First Lord


Sir Caspar John, First Sea Lord


Sir Royston Wright, Second Sea Lord


Michael Le Fanu, Third Sea Lord


Sir John Michael Villiers, Fourth Sea Lord


Sir Varyl Begg, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Frank Hopkins, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Ian Orr-Ewing, Civil Lord


Sir Clifford Jarrett, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

15 February 1963: Commission


The Lord Carrington, First Lord


Sir Caspar John, First Sea Lord


Sir Royston Wright, Second Sea Lord


Michael Le Fanu, Third Sea Lord


Sir John Michael Villiers, Fourth Sea Lord


John Frewen, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Frank Hopkins, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


Ian Orr-Ewing, Civil Lord


Sir Clifford Jarrett, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

10 May 1963: Commission


The Lord Carrington, First Lord


Sir Caspar John, First Sea Lord


Sir Royston Wright, Second Sea Lord


Michael Le Fanu, Third Sea Lord


Sir John Michael Villiers, Fourth Sea Lord


John Frewen, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Frank Hopkins, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


John Albert Hay, Civil Lord


Sir Clifford Jarrett, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

7 August 1963: Commission


The Lord Carrington, First Lord


Sir David Luce, First Sea Lord


Sir Royston Wright, Second Sea Lord


Michael Le Fanu, Third Sea Lord


Sir John Michael Villiers, Fourth Sea Lord


John Frewen, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Frank Hopkins, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


John Albert Hay, Civil Lord


Sir Clifford Jarrett, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

21 October 1963: Commission


The Earl Jellicoe, First Lord


Sir David Luce, First Sea Lord


Sir Royston Wright, Second Sea Lord


Michael Le Fanu, Third Sea Lord


Sir John Michael Villiers, Fourth Sea Lord


John Frewen, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Frank Hopkins, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


John Albert Hay, Civil Lord


Sir Clifford Jarrett, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

17 February 1964: Commission


The Earl Jellicoe, First Lord


Sir David Luce, First Sea Lord


Sir Royston Wright, Second Sea Lord


Michael Le Fanu, Third Sea Lord


Raymond Hawkins, Fourth Sea Lord


John Frewen, Vice Chief of Naval Staff


Frank Hopkins, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff


John Albert Hay, Civil Lord


Arthur Lucius Michael Cary, Permanent Secretary to the Admiralty

1 April 1964: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Lord High Admiral (Admiralty Board abolished)

Sources



Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 4 Admiralty Officials 1660-1870, , J.C, Sainty, , 1975,

The Commissioners ("Lords") of the Admiralty 1828 - 1888

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