General Francis Leighton (1696 – 9 June 1773) was a general of the British Army. He was born the fourth son and ninth child of Sir Edward Leighton, 1st Baronet...
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Francis Leighton may refer to: Francis Leighton (priest) (1806–1881), English academic and priest Francis Leighton (British Army officer) (1696–1773),...
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Frederic Leighton, 1st Baron Leighton, PRA (3 December 1830 – 25 January 1896), known as Sir Frederic Leighton between 1878 and 1896, was a British Victorian...
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general officer rank or the rank of brigadier (together now recognized as starred officers) in the British Army, Royal Marines, British Indian Army or other...
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Royal Army Chaplains' Department (RAChD) is an all-officer department that provides ordained clergy to minister to the British Army. The Army Chaplains'...
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Robert Fanshawe, KCB, DSO (5 November 1863 – 24 August 1946) was a British Army officer, who commanded the 48th (South Midland) Division from 1915 to 1918...
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Edward Arthur Fanshawe, KCB (4 April 1859 – 13 November 1952) was a British Army general of the First World War, who commanded the 11th (Northern) Division...
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generals in the British Army since the Acts of Union 1707. The rank of general (or full general to distinguish it from the lower general officer ranks) is the...
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List of Old Uppinghamians (category Use British English from February 2023)
correspondent for BBC Radio (The Lodge) John Aldam Aizlewood, Major-General, British Army officer in World War I and World War II John Aldridge, Royal Academician...
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the 1946 New Year Honours The British Empire Medal (formally British Empire Medal for Meritorious Service) is a British medal awarded for meritorious...
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