Field Marshal The Right Honourable Edwin Noel Westby Bramall, Baron Bramall KG GCB OBE MC JP (born 18 December 1923) is a British Army officer who served as Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1979 and 1982, and as Chief of the Defence Staff, professional head of the British Armed Forces, from 1982 to 1985. Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ... The Right Honourable (abbreviated The Rt Hon. ... A garter is one of the Orders most recognisable insignia. ... Military Badge of the Order of the Bath Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-04-11, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in decreasing order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand... Military Cross The Military Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army, and formerly also to officers of the armies of other Commonwealth countries, for distinguished and meritorious services in battle. ... A Justice of the Peace (JP) is a magistrate appointed by a commission to keep the peace, dispense summary justice and deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions. ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Chief of the General Staff (CGS) has been the title of the professional head of the British Army since 1964. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) is the professional head of the British Armed Forces. ... The armed forces of the United Kingdom are known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majestys Armed Forces, officially the Armed Forces of the Crown. ... This article is about the year. ...

Bramall was known within the family and to friends as 'Dwin'. His older brother Ashley became a barrister, Labour politician and Leader of the Inner London Education Authority, but Bramall decided on a military career early in life. After attending Eton College he was commissioned into the King's Royal Rifle Corps. He served in Northwest Europe during the later stages of World War II, receiving the Military Cross for valour in 1945. For two years after the war's end, he served in the occupation of Japan, then served as a peacetime instructor at the School of Infantry. From 1953 to 1958, he was stationed in the Middle East. Sir (Ernest) Ashley Bramall (January 6, 1916 _ February 10, 1999) was a British politician, Member of Parliament for Bexley from 1946 to 1950 and Leader of the Inner London Education Authority for 11 years. ... The Labour Party is the principal centre-left political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) was the education authority for the 12 inner London boroughs, from 1965 until its abolition in 1990. ... The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (that is, an independent, fee-charging secondary school) for boys. ... The Kings Royal Rifle Corps was a British Army formation. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb. ... Military Cross The Military Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army, and formerly also to officers of the armies of other Commonwealth countries, for distinguished and meritorious services in battle. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A School of Infantry provides training in weapons and infantry tactics to members of armed forces of many nations. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ...

Continuing his military career, he served two years as an instructor at the Army Staff College, then served on Lord Mountbatten's staff. He was quickly promoted throughout the 1970s, reaching the rank of lieutenant-general in 1973 and full general in 1976. He served as Commander in Chief of UK Land Forces from 1976 to 1978, Vice Chief of the Defence Staff from 1978 to 1979, and as Chief of the General Staff from 1979 to 1982. He was promoted to field marshal and appointed Chief of the Defence Staff in 1982, serving in that position for three years. Retirement from this post marked the end of his active military career. Admiral of the Fleet The Right Honourable Sir Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, PC, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCIE, GCVO, DSO, FRS, (25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979) was a British admiral and statesman and an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... Lieutenant General is a military rank used in almost every country in the world. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... General is a high military rank, used by nearly every country in the world. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ...

After his retirement Bramall served as Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London from 1986 to 1998. Hel was created Baron Bramall, of Bushfield, in the county of Hampshire, in 1987, then further created Knight of the Garter (the United Kingdom's highest order of chivalry) in 1990. The title Lord-Lieutenant is given to the British monarchs personal representatives around the United Kingdom. ... . ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Hampshire (abbr. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A garter is one of the Orders most recognisable insignia. ... This article is about the year. ...