| Eastern Command | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1905–1972 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom |
| Branch |
 British Army |
| Type | Command |
| Garrison/HQ |
Horseguards Luton Hoo Hounslow Wilton Park |
Eastern Command was a Command of the British Army.
History[]
The Command was established in 1905 from the Fourth Army Corps and was based in London.[1] Among the formations raised under its supervision in World War I was the 12th (Eastern) Division. Its headquarters was initially located at Horseguards in London.[2] During World War II the Command relocated to Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire.[3] After the War it moved to Hounslow Barracks in Hounslow[4] and then, in 1954, it moved to Wilton Park in Beaconsfield.[5]
In 1939 Regular Troops reporting to the Command included 4th Infantry Division.[2]
The Command was merged into HQ UK Land Forces (HQ UKLF) in 1972.
General Officers Commanding-in-Chief[]
General Officers Commanding-in-Chief have included:[6][7][8]
- 1905 - 1908 Lieutenant General Lord Methuen
- 1908 - 1912 Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Paget
- 1912 - 1914 Lieutenant General Sir James Grierson
- 1914 - 1915 Lieutenant General Sir Charles Woollcombe
- 1915 - 1916 Lieutenant General Sir Leslie Rundle
- 1916 - 1917 Lieutenant General Sir James Wolfe-Murray
- 1917 - 1918 Lieutenant General Sir Henry Wilson
- 1918 General Sir William Robertson
- 1918 - 1919 Lieutenant General Sir Charles Woollcombe
- 1919 - 1923 General Lord Horne
- 1923 - 1926 Lieutenant General Sir George Milne
- 1926 - 1927 Lieutenant General Sir Walter Braithwaite
- 1927 - 1931 General Sir Robert Whigham
- 1931 - 1933 General Sir Webb Gillman
- 1933 - 1936 Lieutenant General Sir Cyril Deverell
- 1936 - 1938 Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Ironside
- 1938 - 1941 Lieutenant General Sir Guy Williams
- 1941 - 1942 Lieutenant General Laurence Carr
- April 1942 - August 1942 Lieutenant General Sir Kenneth Anderson
- September 1942 - January 1944 Lieutenant General Sir James Gammell
- January 1944 - December 1944 Lieutenant General Sir Kenneth Anderson
- December 1944 - August 1945 Lieutenant General Sir Alan Cunningham
- 1945 - 1947 Lieutenant General Sir Oliver Leese
- 1947 - 1950 General Sir Evelyn Barker
- 1950 - 1952 General Sir Gerald Templer
- 1952 - 1953 Lieutenant General Sir George Erskine
- 1953 - 1954 Lieutenant General Sir Geoffrey Bourne
- 1954 - 1956 Lieutenant General Sir Francis Festing
- 1956 - 1959 Lieutenant General Sir Charles Coleman
- 1959 - 1960 Lieutenant General Sir James Cassels
- 1960 - 1961 General Sir Gerald Lathbury
- 1962 - 1965 Lieutenant General Sir Roderick McLeod
- 1965 - 1966 Lieutenant General Sir George Cole
- 1966 - 1968 Lieutenant General Sir David Peel Yates
References[]
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanack 1905
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Patriot Files
- ↑ Discover Bedfordshire[dead link]
- ↑ TA Heathcote, The British Field Marshals 1736-1997, Pen & Sword Books, Published 1999, ISBN 0-85052-696-5, Page 120
- ↑ Subterranea Britannica
- ↑ Whitaker's Almanacks 1905 - 1972
- ↑ Eastern Command at Regiments.org
- ↑ Army Commands
The original article can be found at Eastern Command (United Kingdom) and the edit history here.