Bath King of Arms

The King of Arms of the Order of the Bath, or Bath King of Arms, is the herald of the Order of the Bath.[1] He is not a member of the Heralds College, but takes precedence next after the Garter King of Arms. He wears a crown.[2]

Bath King of Arms
 
Heraldic traditionGallo-British
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Governing bodyOrder of the Bath

Kings of Arms edit

NameDatesRef.
Grey Longueville1725–1745
Edward Younge1745–?
William Woodley?–1757
Samuel Horsey1757–1771
Sir Thomas Cullum, Bt.1771–1800
John Palmer Cullum1800–1829(son of Sir Thomas Cullum)
Ensign Algernon Greville1829–1864[3]
Admiral The Hon. George Grey1865–1891
Admiral The Hon. Lord Frederic Kerr1891–1896
General Sir Lynedoch Gardiner, KCVO, CB1896–1897
Major General Sir John McNeill, VC, GCVO, KCB, KCMG1898–1904
Sir Spencer Ponsonby-Fane, GCB, ISO1904–1915
Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Callaghan, GCB, GCVO1919–1920
General Sir Charles Monro, Bt. GCB, GCSI, GCMG1920–1929
Admiral Sir William Pakenham, GCB, KCMG, KCVO1930–1933
General Sir Walter Braithwaite, GCB1933–1946
Admiral Sir Max Horton, GCB, DSO & Two Bars, SGM1946–1951
Air Chief Marshal Sir James Robb, GCB, KBE, DSO, DFC, AFC1952–1965
General Sir Richard Goodbody, GCB, KBE, DSO1965–1976
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Michael Pollock, GCB, LVO, DSC1976–1985
Air Chief Marshal Sir David Evans, GCB, CBE1985–1999
General Sir Brian Kenny, GCB, CBE1999–2009
Admiral of the Fleet The Rt. Hon. The Lord Boyce, KG, GCB, OBE, DL2009–2018
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, GCB2018–present[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Bath, Order of the (September 14, 1812). "Statutes of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath". Printed in 1725--reprinted in 1812 by T. Harper, Jun. – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Bath King of Arms | DrawShield". drawshield.net.
  3. ^ Burke's Peerage (1939 edition), s.v. Warwick, Earl
  4. ^ "Four Knights Grand Cross installed in Bath chapel". Westminster Abbey. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2023.