Chief of the Imperial General Staff

Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS) was the title of the professional head of the British Army from 1908 to 1964. Prior to that period, the professional head of the army was entitled the Commander-in-Chief of the Forces (although briefly it had been Chief of the General Staff). Since 1964, the title of the head of the Army has been Chief of the General Staff.

Chiefs of the Imperial General Staff

Field Marshal Sir William Nicholson 1908-1912
Field Marshal Sir John French 1912-1914
General Sir Charles Douglas 1914
General Sir James Murray 1914-1915
General Sir Archibald Murray 1915
General Sir William Robertson 1915-1918
Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson 1918-1922
General Frederick Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan 1922-1926
Field Marshal Sir George Milne 1926-1933
Field Marshal Sir Archibald Montgomery-Massingberd 1933-1936
Field Marshal Sir Cyril Deverell 1936-1937
General John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort 1937-1939
Field Marshal Sir Edmund Ironside 1939-1940
Field Marshal Sir John Dill 1940-1941
Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke 1941-1946
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein 1946-1948
Field Marshal Sir William Slim 1948-1952
Field Marshal Sir John Harding 1952-1955
Field Marshal Sir Gerald Templer 1955-1958
Field Marshal Sir Francis Festing 1958-1961
General Sir Richard Hull 1961-1964

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