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Gentleman Usher To The Sword Of State
The Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State is an officer of the British Royal Household. He is responsible for bearing the Sword of State before the monarch on ceremonial occasions. However, the Gentleman Usher was removed from the procession at the State Opening of Parliament in 1998. List of Gentlemen Ushers to the Sword of State *10 January 1837 – 1874?: Sir William Martins *''vacant'' *23 July 1901 – 1 December 1915: Sir Spencer Ponsonby-Fane *27 June 1919 – 20 May 1924: Sir Edward Goschen, 1st Baronet *3 November 1924 – 1933: Sir Reginald Brade *10 March 1933 – 22 March 1946: Lieutenant General Sir Lewis Halliday *22 March 1946 – 4 November 1966: Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Barratt *3 February 1967 – 1973: General Sir William Stirling *26 October 1973 – 7 April 1980: Admiral Sir Desmond Dreyer *7 April 1980 – 2 May 1988: Air Chief Marshal Sir John Barraclough *2 May 1988 – 1997: General Sir Edward Burgess *1997 – 1 December 2005: Admiral Sir Mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmond Dreyer
Admiral Sir Desmond Parry Dreyer, (6 April 1910 – 15 May 2003) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel from 1965 to 1967. Naval career Born the second son of Admiral Sir Frederic Charles Dreyer, Desmond Dreyer joined the Royal Navy in 1924.Sir Desmond Parry Dreyer Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives He served in the at sea and in the . He distinguished himself as Gunnery Officer on at the |
Gentleman Usher
Gentleman Usher is a title for some officers of the Royal Household of the United Kingdom. See List of Gentlemen Ushers for a list of office-holders. Gentlemen Ushers as servants Historical Gentlemen Ushers were originally a class of servants found not only in the Royal Household, but in lesser establishments as well. They were regularly found in the households of Tudor noblemen, and were prescribed by Richard Brathwait, in his ''Household of an Earle'', as one of the "officers and Servants the state of an Earle requireth to have". The Gentlemen Ushers occupied a level intermediate between the steward, the usual head, and the ordinary servants; they were responsible for overseeing the work of the servants "above stairs", particularly those who cooked and waited upon the nobleman at meals, and saw to it the great chamber was kept clean by the lesser servants. He was also responsible for overseeing other miscellaneous service, such as the care of the nobleman's chapel and bed-chamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin O'Donoghue
General Sir Kevin O'Donoghue, (born 9 December 1947) is a retired British Army officer and former Chief of Defence Materiel. He retired from the service in December 2010, being succeeded as Chief of Defence Materiel by Bernard Gray. Early life O'Donoghue was born on 9 December 1947, to Phillip James O'Donoghue and Winifred Mary O'Donoghue. He studied at University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. He graduated in 1971 with a first-class Bachelor of Science. Military career O'Donoghue joined the Territorial Army in 1968. He was commissioned in the Royal Engineers as a second lieutenant (on probation) on 10 October 1968. He was attending university and had previously been an officer cadet. In 1971, after approximately two years as a troop commander in 75 Engineer Regiment, he converted to a Regular Commission and spent the next 5 years in the British Army of the Rhine. In 1976, O'Donoghue moved to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst as an instructor. He the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Allison (RAF Officer)
Air Chief Marshal Sir John Shakespeare Allison, (born 24 March 1943) is a retired senior Royal Air Force (RAF) commander. He was the Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State. RAF career Educated at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford,Sir John Allison Royal Grammar School, Guildford Allison entered the as a flight cadet in 1961. On graduation, he was commissioned as a in July 1964. Flying the |
Michael Layard
Admiral Sir Michael Henry Gordon Layard, (born 3 January 1936) is a retired senior Royal Navy officer who served as Second Sea Lord from 1992 to 1995. Naval career Educated at Pangbourne College and the Britannia Royal Naval College, Layard was commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1954.Debretts People of Today 1994 He trained as a fighter pilot and in 1970 he took command of 899 Naval Air Squadron flying Sea Vixens. He became Commander (Air) in in 1977 and Chief Staff Officer to the Flag Officer, Naval Air Command in 1979. During the Falklands War he was Senior Naval Officer in the MV Atlantic Conveyor, which was sunk by two exocet missiles. Layard became Commander of RNAS ''Culdrose'' in 1982, Captain of the destroyer in 1984 and Director Naval Warfare (Air) at the Ministry of Defence in 1985. He went on to be Flag Officer Naval Air Command in 1988, Director General, Naval Manpower and Training in 1990 and Second Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Personnel in 1992 (and, concurren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Burgess (British Army Officer)
General Sir Edward Arthur Burgess, (30 September 1927 – 8 May 2015) was a British Army officer who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe. Military career Educated at Bloxham School, Edward Burgess was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1948. He became military assistant to General Sir John Hackett, General Officer Commanding the British Army of the Rhine and commander of Northern Army Group, in 1966 and commanding officer of 25th Light Regiment in 1970, leading his regiment in Hong Kong, Catterick and Northern Ireland. He rose to become Director of Army Recruiting at the Ministry of Defence in 1975 and Director of Combat Development at the Ministry of Defence in 1977 before going on to be General Officer Commanding the Artillery Division in 1979. He then became Commander UK Field Army in 1982 and Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe in 1984. He retired in 1987. He was Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artillery from 1982 to 1992. He was also an ADC Gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Barraclough (RAF Officer)
Air Chief Marshal Sir John Barraclough (2 May 1918 – 10 May 2008) was a Royal Air Force pilot during the Second World War who went on to become Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff. Early life Barraclough was born on 2 May 1918. He was educated at Cranbrook School, in Cranbrook, Kent. Military career Barraclough joined the Artists Rifles in 1935. He was commissioned into the Royal Air Force in 1938. Barraclough served in the Second World War flying maritime patrol aircraft. On 29 October 1940, it was gazetted that he was promoted to flying officer on 3 September 1940. However, on 14 January 1941, this was substituted for the granting of the war substantive rank of flying officer back dated to 12 August 1940. He was promoted to war substantive flight lieutenant on 12 August 1941. By February 1943, he was an acting squadron leader and flying with No. 209 Squadron RAF which was stationed in East Africa. On 14 March 1943, he was promoted to flight lieutenant. By the end of 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Stirling (British Army Officer, Born 1907)
General Sir William Gurdon Stirling, (25 May 1907 – 29 August 1973) was a British Army officer who reached high office during the 1960s. Military career Born the son of Major Charles Stirling (1870–1914) of Ropers Hall, Bures, Suffolk and his wife The Hon. Amy Harriott Gurdon (1864–1944) (daughter of Lord Cranworth), William Stirling was, after attending and later graduating from the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 30 August 1926. He served in the Second World War as Assistant Military Secretary at the War Office and was deployed to North Africa and North West Europe. Stirling was appointed Commander, Royal Artillery for the 1st Infantry Division in Palestine during the Palestine Emergency between 1947 and 1948 going on to be Chief of Staff at Anti-Aircraft Command between 1950 and 1952. He was appointed commander 27th Infantry Brigade in 1952 and then Principal Staff Officer to the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff in 1956 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Barratt
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Sheridan Barratt, (25 February 1891 – 4 November 1966) was an officer in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He acquired the nickname "Ugly". RAF career Barratt was commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery in 1910 and transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in 1914. He served in the First World War, commanding No. 6 Squadron and then No. 49 Squadron before taking over 3rd (Corps) Wing. After the war he became Assistant Commandant at the Royal Air Force College Cranwell and then Staff Officer for Administration at Headquarters No. 3 Group. He was made Commandant at the School of Army Co-operation in 1926 and Air Staff Officer to the General Officer Commanding Shanghai in April 1927 before joining the Air Staff at Headquarters No. 22 Group in November 1927. He went on to be Chief Instructor at the RAF Staff College, Andover in 1929, Air Officer Commanding No. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis Halliday
General Sir Lewis Stratford Tollemache Halliday, (14 May 1870 – 9 March 1966) was an English Royal Marine officer and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Early life Halliday was born in Medstead, Hampshire on 14 May 1870. He was commissioned into the Royal Marines in 1889. Victoria Cross Halliday was 30 years old, and a captain in the Royal Marine Light Infantry, during the Boxer Rebellion in China when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. On 24 June 1900 at Peking, China, an attack was made on the British Legation by the Boxers who set fire to the stables and occupied some of the other buildings. It being imperative to drive the enemy out, a hole was knocked in the Legation wall and 20 men of the RMLI went in. Captain Halliday, leading a party of six men, was involved in desperate fighting and was severely wounded but despite his inju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
