List of senior female officers of the British Armed Forces

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Three senior female officers in 2019: Cdre Eleanor Ablett, AVM Chris Elliot, and Air Cdre Maria Byford

The following is a list of women who have reached general, flag or air officer rank in the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force, not including those given honorary ranks. An air commodore is considered an air officer rank,[1] and although the equivalent ranks of brigadier or commodore are not considered general or flag rank in their respective services, those who have reached these ranks and above are included in this list.

Royal Navy

Name Image Rank Date of promotion Active/retired
Jude Terry
100px
 Rear Admiral 17 January 2022[2] Active
Fleur Marshall Surgeon Rear Admiral 21 March 2023[3] Active
Carolyn Stait Commodore 22 June 2004[4] Retired
Inga Kennedy
100px
 Commodore 9 February 2015[5] Active
Eleanor L. Ablett
100px
 Commodore 28 August 2018[6] Retired
Melanie S. Robinson
100px
 Commodore RNR 4 February 2020[7][8] Active
Alison J. Hofman Commodore 17 August 2020[9][10] Active
Sharon L. Malkin Commodore 2 June 2021[11] Active

British Army

Name Image Rank Date of promotion Active/retired
Sharon Nesmith
100px
 Lieutenant General 2022 Active
Susan Ridge
100px
 Major General 20 September 2015[12] Retired[13]
Celia J. Harvey
100px
 Major General 11 March 2020[14] Active (reservist)
Patricia Purves Brigadier 30 June 1999[15] Retired
Nicky Moffat Brigadier 30 June 2009[16] Retired
Fiona H. Gardner Brigadier 30 June 2015[17] Retired[18]
Suzanne Anderson Brigadier 31 December 2015[19] Active
Caroline L. Hull Brigadier 30 June 2020[20] Active
Sara L. Sharkey
100px
 Brigadier 30 June 2017[21] Active
Ingrid A. Rolland Brigadier 4 December 2017[22] Active (Reservist)
Anna Clare Luedicke Brigadier 30 June 2017[23] Active
Vivienne Wendy Buck
100px
 Brigadier 30 June 2019[24] Active
Janice A. Cook Brigadier 30 June 2019[25] Deceased[26]
Anna-Lee Reilly Brigadier 30 June 2019[27][28] Active
Lisa C. Keetley Brigadier 31 December 2019[29] Active
Elizabeth J. Faithfull-Davies Brigadier 30 June 2020[30] Active

Royal Air Force

Name Image Rank Date of promotion Active/retired
Sue Gray
100px
 Air Marshal 29 March 2019[31] Retired
Elaine West
100px
 Air Vice-Marshal 1 August 2013[32] Active (reservist)
Christina Elliot
100px
 Air Vice-Marshal 1 July 2016[33] Retired
Alison Mardell
100px
 Air Vice-Marshal 29 April 2017[34] Retired
Tamara Jennings
100px
 Air Vice-Marshal 29 September 2018[35][36] Active
Maria Byford
100px
 Air Vice-Marshal 24 February 2020[37][38] Active
Clare S. Walton
100px
 Air Vice-Marshal 24 February 2020[39][40] Active
Suraya A. Marshall
100px
 Air Vice-Marshal 6 October 2021[41][42] Active
Barbara Cooper
100px
 Air Commodore 1 January 2008[43] Retired
Jayne Millington Air Commodore 2012 Deceased[44]
Dawn McCafferty
100px
 Air Commodore 17 August 2012[45] Retired[46]
Suzanne N. Perkins Air Commodore 21 August 2017[47][48] Active
Catherine C. Coton Air Commodore 4 September 2017[49] Active
Wendy Rothery
100px
 Air Commodore 2 April 2018[50][51] Active

References

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  15. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 55543. p. . 6 July 1999.
  16. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59113. p. . 30 June 2009.
  17. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 61280. p. . 29 June 2015.
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NATO rank code /
Service branch		 student
officer		 OF-1 OF-2 OF-3 OF-4 OF-5 OF-6
★		 OF-7
★★		 OF-8
★★★		 OF-9
★★★★		 OF-10
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Royal Navy OC Midshipman Sub-Lt Lt Lt Cdr Cdr Capt Cdre RAdm VAdm Admiral Adm of the Fleet
Royal Marines OCdt 2Lt Lt Capt Major Lt Col Colonel Brig Maj-Gen Lt-Gen General Captain-General
British Army OCdt 2Lt Lt Capt Major Lt Col Colonel Brig Maj-Gen Lt-Gen General Field marshal
Royal Air Force Off Cdt / SO APO / Plt Off Fg Off Flt Lt Sqn Ldr Wg Cdr Gp Capt Air Cdre AVM Air Mshl Air Chf Mshl Mshl of the RAF
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