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created 1 March 2001. Corrected and updated
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H.M.
George VI
King of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1895-1952
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| Titles,
Orders and Awards |
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Titles: |
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1895.12.14 |
Prince of Great Britain and Ireland;
Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha; Duke of Saxony, with the style of
His Royal Highness (H.R.H.Prince Albert of York) [German
titles discontinued 17 July 1917] |
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1901.11.09 |
H.R.H.Prince Albert of Wales |
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1910.05.06 |
H.R.H. The Prince Albert |
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1920.06.03 |
Duke
of York, Earl of Inverness and Baron Killarney (H.R.H. The Duke
of York) |
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1936.12.10 |
H.M. George VI, By the Grace of God,
of Great Britain, Ireland, and of the British
Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of
India |
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1948.06.22 |
H.M. George VI, By the Grace of God,
of Great Britain, Ireland, and of the British
Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith |
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British Empire/Commonwealth
Orders and Awards: |
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1916.12.14 |
KG |
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1921.01.01 |
GCVO |
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1923.04.24 |
KT |
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1925.06.25 |
PC (introduced) |
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1926.06.12 |
GCStJ |
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1926.12.22 |
GCMG |
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1927.06.03 |
Royal Victorian Chain |
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1936.03.07 |
KP |
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1936.12.10 |
Sovereign of the Most Noble Order
of the Garter, the Most Ancient and Noble Order of the Thistle, the
Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick, the Most Honourable Order of
the Bath, the Order of Merit, the Most Exalted Order of the Star of
India, the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George, the
Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, the Royal Order of Victoria
and Albert, the Imperial Order of the Crown of India, the Royal Victorian
Order, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, the Order of
the Companions of Honour, the Distinguished Service Order, the Imperial
Service Order, the Order of British India, the Indian Order of Merit,
the Royal Family Orders, the Venerable Order of the Hospital of St
John of Jerusalem, and the Order of Mercy |
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1940.05.10 |
Sovereign of the Order of Burma |
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1950.12.12 |
TD |
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Foreign Orders and Awards: |
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1917.06.03 |
Knight 4th class with swords, the Order of St Vladimir (Russia) |
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1917.08.11 |
Knight, the Military Order of Savoy (Italy) |
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Grand Cordon, the Order of the Legion of Honour (French Republic) |
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1918 |
Grand Cross, the Order of the White Eagle (Yugoslavia) |
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1918.11.22 |
Grand Cross, the Order of Leopold (mil) (Belgium) |
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1919.10.31 |
The Imperial Order of the Agdas, 2nd class (Nishan-i-Quds)
(Persia) |
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1922.10.18 |
Knight, the Order of Carol I (Rumania) - rcvd: Collar (15.11.1938) |
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1924.07.09 |
Grand Cross, the Order of the Star of Ethiopia |
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1927.07.04 |
Grand Cordon, the Order of Muhammad 'Ali (Egypt) |
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1928.03.13 |
The Order of the Supreme Sun, 1st class (Afghanistan) |
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1933.06.20 |
The Honourable Order of the Two Rivers (Wisam al-Imtiaz-i-Rafidain),
1st class (Iraq) |
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1936.10.07 |
Grand Cross, the Order of the Redeemer (Greece) |
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1936.10.07 |
Grand Cross, the Order of the Phoenix (Greece) |
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1937.04.29 |
The Most Glorious Order of the Ojaswi Rajanya (Nepal) |
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1937.05.11 |
Knight, the Royal Order of the Seraphim (Sweden) |
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1937.05.11 |
Grand Cross, the Order of St Charles (Monaco) |
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1937.06.29 |
Grand Cordon with Collar, the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
(Japan) |
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1938.02.01 |
Knight, the Most Illustrious Order of Maha Chakri (Thailand) |
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1938 |
Knight, the Order of St Cyril and St Methodius (Bulgaria) |
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1938.11.07 |
The Order of St George and St Constantine, 1st class (Greece) |
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1939.05.04 |
The Riband of the Three United Military Orders of Christ, Benedict
of Aviz and St James of the Sword (Portugal) |
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1939.07.19 |
Grand Cross, the Order of the Star of Kara George (Yugoslavia) |
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1943.11.10 |
Grand Order of the Hashimites (Iraq) |
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1945 |
Chief Commander, the Legion of Merit (USA) |
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1946.07.01 |
Knight Grand Cross, the Military Order of Willem (Netherlands) |
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1946.09.24 |
The Most Glorious Order of the Ojaswi Rajanya (Nepal) |
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1949.08.18 |
Collar, the Order of Hussein ibn 'Ali (Jordan) |
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1948.07.21 |
Grand Collar, the Order of Pahlavi (Iran) |
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1948.10.24 |
Grand Commander, the Order of the Dannebrog (Denmark) |
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1960.04.05 |
Companion of the Liberation (posthumous) (France) |
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| Honorary
Military Appointments |
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1920.07.01 |
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Honorary Colonel,
4th Bn,
The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders |
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1920.10.19 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
11th (Prince Albert's Own)
Hussars |
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1921.01.24 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The Somerset Light Infantry
(Prince Albert's) |
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1921.01.24 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Royal Army Ordnance Corps |
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1922.10.10 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The East Yorkshire Regiment
[redesignated 6 May 1935 "The Duke of York's
Own] |
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1926.04.04 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The
Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own) |
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1932.10.31 |
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Colonel, Scots
Guards [tenure expired 1936] |
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1936.12.10 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The Life Guards |
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1936.12.10 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Royal Horse Guards |
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1936.12.10 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
1st The Royal Dragoons |
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1936.12.10 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The
Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry |
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1936.12.10 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Royal Regiment of
Artillery |
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1936.12.10 |
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Captain General,
Honourable Artillery
Company |
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1936.12.10 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Corps of Royal Engineers
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1936.12.10 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Grenadier Guards |
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1936.12.10 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Coldstream Guards
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1936.12.10 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Scots Guards |
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1936.12.10 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Irish Guards |
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1936.12.10 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Welsh Guards |
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1936.12.10 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The Royal Welch Fusiliers |
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1936.12.10 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Corps of Royal Marines |
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1936.12.10 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The King's Royal Rifle
Corps |
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1936.12.10 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The Queen's Own Cameron
Highlanders |
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1936.12.10 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Royal Tank Corps |
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1936.12.10 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Officers' Training Corps
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1936.12.10 |
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Colonel-in-Chief, The Royal Regiment of Indian Artillery
[terminated 1950] |
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1936.12.10 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
13th Frontier
Force Regiment |
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1936.12.10 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Royal West African
Frontier Force |
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1936.12.10 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Ceylon Defence Force |
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1937.05.11 |
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Colonel-in-Chief, Skinner's
Horse (1st Duke of York's Own
Cavalry) [terminated 1950] |
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1937.05.11 |
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Colonel-in-Chief, 16th
Light Cavalry [terminated 1950] |
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1937.05.11 |
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Colonel-in-Chief, 1st
Punjab Regiment [terminated 1950] |
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1937.05.11 |
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Colonel-in-Chief, Australian Infantry
Corps |
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1937.05.11 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The
Royal Natal Carbineers |
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1937.05.11 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Imperial
Light Horse |
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1937.05.11 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The Transvaal
Scottish |
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1937.05.11 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
King's African
Rifles |
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1938.02.18 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
17th
Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars |
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1938.02.18 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Royal Regiment
of Canadian Artillery
[restyled Captain General 1952] |
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1938.02.18 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Corps of
Royal Canadian Engineers |
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1938.02.18 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Le Royal 22e Régiment
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1938.02.18 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) |
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1938.02.18 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The
Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (MG) |
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1938.02.18 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The
Winnipeg Grenadiers |
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1938 |
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Colonel-in-Chief, Corps of Royal Indian Engineers [terminated 1950] |
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1939.05 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The Northern
Rhodesia Regiment |
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1939.06.08 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The Royal Scots Greys
(2nd Dragoons) |
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1940.11.22 |
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Honorary Colonel, The Newfoundland Heavy Regiment, RA |
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1942.04.03 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Royal Malta Artillery
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1942? |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Army Cadet Force |
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1942 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Royal Canadian
Army Cadet Corps |
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1947.01.01 |
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Honorary Colonel,
4th/5th
Bn, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders |
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1947.05.13 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The Royal Berkshire
Regiment |
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1947 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The Royal Norfolk Regiment |
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1947.12.01 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The Canadian
Grenadier Guards |
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1947 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The Royal
Rhodesia Regiment |
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Captain General,
Royal Armoured Corps |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Royal New Zealand
Armoured Corps |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
Royal New
Zealand Artillery |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The Auckland
Regiment |
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1947.12.14 |
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Colonel-in-Chief,
The
Kaffrarian Rifles |
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1949.04.08 |
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Captain General,
Combined Cadet Force |
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1949.05.12 |
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Colonel-in-Chief, University
Training Corps |
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1951.02.02 |
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Colonel-in-Chief, The
Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada |
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Admiral, Sea Corps |
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Air Commodore-in-Chief,
Air Training Corps |
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Air Commodore-in-Chief,
Royal Air Force Regiment |
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Admiral, Royal
Canadian Sea Cadets |
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1927.12.13 |
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General, Danish Army |
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1946.09.24 |
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Honorary Commanding
General, Nepalese Army |
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1948.10.24 |
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Admiral, Danish Navy |
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cadet, RNCs Osborne
and Dartmouth |
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1913 |
Midshipman, Royal
Navy |
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1916 |
Acting Lieutenant,
Royal Navy |
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1916 |
served in the
Great War (present at Battle of Jutland, MID, rcvd:
1914 star with clasp, British War and Allied Victory medals, Knt.
Military Order of Savoy of Italy, Knt. 4th class with swords of the
Order of St Vladimir of Russia) |
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1916-1917 |
served on the staff of the C-in-C, Portsmouth |
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1918 |
Lieutenant, Royal
Navy; Captain and Staff Officer, Royal Air Force |
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1919 |
Squadron Leader,
Royal Air Force |
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1919.06.03 |
Personal Aide de Camp to the Sovereign |
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1920 |
Commander, Royal
Navy; Wing Commander, Royal Air Force |
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1921.06.30 |
Group Captain,
Royal Air Force |
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1925 |
Captain, Royal
Navy |
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1932.06.03 |
Rear-Admiral, Royal Navy; Air Vice-Marshal, Royal Air Force |
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1936.01.01 |
Vice-Admiral,
Royal Navy; Air Marshal, Royal Air Force |
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1936 |
Admiral, Royal
Navy; General, Army; Air Chief Marshal, Royal Air Force |
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1936.12.11 |
Admiral of the
Fleet, Royal Navy; Field Marshal,
Army; Marshal of the Royal Air Force |
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Military Connections |
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1922.06 |
attended Trooping
of Colour in uniform of RAF Group Captain |
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1935.05.06 |
gave his title
to The East Yorkshire
Regiment (The Duke of York's Own) on the occasion of his father's
regnal Silver Jubilee |
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1946.11.28 |
bestowed royal
accolade on the following regiments and corps for services rendered
in the Second World War: |
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1947.10.24 |
bestowed title
"King's Troop" on the Riding Troop, Royal
Horse Artillery |
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- King George
VI (History of the Monarchy, Official Website of the British
Monarchy)
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