George VI of the United Kingdom/Honours and appointments

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This is a list of the honours and appointments of George VI of the United Kingdom.

[edit] Honorary military appointments

Commonwealth Realms

Military Force Unit Position Year British Army 4th Bn, The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Honorary Colonel 1920-1952 British Army 11th (Prince Albert's Own) Hussars Colonel-in-Chief 1920-1953 British Army The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) Colonel-in-Chief 1921-1952 British Army Royal Army Ordnance Corps Colonel-in-Chief 1921-1952 British Army The East Yorkshire Regiment Colonel-in-Chief 1922-1935 British Army The Leicestershire Yeomanry (Prince Albert's Own) Colonel-in-Chief 1926-1952 British Army Scots Guards Colonel 1932-1936 British Army The Duke of York's Own Colonel-in-Chief 1935-1952 British Army The Life Guards Colonel-in-Chief 1936-1952 British Army Royal Horse Guards Colonel-in-Chief 1936-1952 British Army 1st The Royal Dragoons Colonel-in-Chief 1936-1952 British Army The Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry Colonel-in-Chief 1936-1952 British Army Royal Regiment of Artillery Colonel-in-Chief 1936-1952 British Army Honourable Artillery Company Captain General 1936-1952 British Army Corps of Royal Engineers Colonel-in-Chief 1936-1952 British Army Grenadier Guards Colonel-in-Chief 1936-1952 British Army Coldstream Guards Colonel-in-Chief 1936-1952 British Army Scots Guards Colonel-in-Chief 1936-1952 British Army Irish Guards Colonel-in-Chief 1936-1952 British Army Welsh Guards Colonel-in-Chief 1936-1952 British Army The Royal Welsh Fusiliers Colonel-in-Chief 1936-1952 British Army Corps of Royal Marines Colonel-in-Chief 1936-1952 British Army The King's Royal Rifle Corps Colonel-in-Chief 1936-1952 British Army The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Colonel-in-Chief 1936-1952 British Army Royal Tank Corps Colonel-in-Chief 1936-1952 British Army Officers' Training Corps Colonel-in-Chief 1936-1952 Indian Army The Royal Regiment of Indian Artillery Colonel-in-Chief 1936-1950 Pakistani Army 13th Frontier Force Regiment Colonel-in-Chief 1936-1952 Ghanese Army Royal West African Frontier Force Colonel-in-Chief 1936-1952 Sri Lankan Army Ceylon Defence Force Colonel-in-Chief 1936-1952 Indian Army Skinner's Horse (1st Duke of York's Own) Colonel-in-Chief 1937-1950 Indian Army 16th Light Cavalry Colonel-in-Chief 1937-1950 Pakistani Army 1st Punjab Regiment Colonel-in-Chief 1937-1950 Australian Army Australian Infantry Corps Colonel-in-Chief 1937-1952 South African Army The Royal Natal Carbineers Colonel-in-Chief 1937-1952 South African Army Imperial Light Horse Colonel-in-Chief 1937-1952 South African Army The Transvaal Scottish Colonel-in-Chief 1937-1952 South African Army King's African Rifles Colonel-in-Chief 1937-1952 Canadian Army 17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars Colonel-in-Chief 1938-1952 Canadian Army Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery Colonel-in-Chief 1938-1952 Canadian Army Corps of Royal Canadian Engineers Colonel-in-Chief 1938-1952 Canadian Army Le Royal 22e Régiment Colonel-in-Chief 1938-1952 Canadian Army The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) Colonel-in-Chief 1938-1952 Canadian Army The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa Colonel-in-Chief 1938-1952 Canadian Army The Winnipeg Grenadiers Colonel-in-Chief 1938-1952 Indian Army Corps of Royal Indian Engineers Colonel-in-Chief 1938-1950 Rhodesian Army The Northern Rhodesia Regiment Colonel-in-Chief 1939-1952 British Army The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons) Colonel-in-Chief 1939.06.08 Canadian Army The Newfoundland Heavy Regiment Honorary Colonel 1940-1952 Maltese Army Royal Malta Artillery Colonel-in-Chief 1942-1952 British Army Army Cadet Force Colonel-in-Chief 1942-1952 Canadian Army Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps Colonel-in-Chief 1942-1952 Royal Canadian Navy Royal Canadian Sea Cadets Admiral 1947-1952 British Army 4th/5th Bn, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders Honorary Colonel 1947-1952 British Army The Royal Berkshire Regiment Colonel-in-Chief 1947-1952 British Army The Royal Norfolk Regiment Colonel-in-Chief 1947-1952 Canadian Army The Canadian Grenadier Guards Colonel-in-Chief 1947-1952 Rhodesian Army The Royal Rhodesia Regiment Colonel-in-Chief 1947-1952 British Army Royal Armoured Corps Captain General 1947-1952 New Zealand Army Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps Colonel-in-Chief 1947-1952 New Zealand Army Royal New Zealand Artillery Colonel-in-Chief 1947-1952 New Zealand Army The Auckland Regiment Colonel-in-Chief 1947-1952 South African Army The Kaffrarian Rifles Colonel-in-Chief 1947-1952 British Army Combined Cadet Force Captain General 1949-1952 British Army University Training Corps Colonel-in-Chief 1949-1952 Canadian Army The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Colonel-in-Chief 1951-1952 Royal Canadian Navy Sea Corps Admiral 1951-1952 Royal Canadian Air Force Air Training Corps Air Commodore-in-Chief 1951-1952 Royal Canadian Air Force Royal Air Force Regiment Air Commodore-in-Chief 1951-1952 Canadian Army Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery Captain General 1952 Foreign Military Force Unit Position Year Royal Danish Army Danish Army General 1927-1952 Royal Nepalese Army Honorary Commanding General 1946-1952 Royal Danish Navy Admiral 1948-1952 [edit] Military positions Military Force Position Year Royal Navy Midshipman 1913-1916 Royal Navy Acting Lieutenant 1916-1918 Royal Navy Lieutenant 1918-1920 Royal Air Force Captain and Staff Officer 1918-1919 Royal Air Force Squadron Leader 1919-1920 Royal Navy Commander 1920-1925 Royal Air Force Wing Commander 1920-1921 Royal Air Force Group Commander 1921-1932 Royal Navy Captain 1925-1932 Royal Navy Rear-Admiral 1932-1936 Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal 1932-1936 Royal Navy Vice-Admiral 1936 Royal Air Force Air Marshal 1936 Royal Navy Admiral 1936 Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal 1936 British Army General 1936 Royal Canadian Air Force Commander-in-Chief 1936-1952 Royal Canadian Navy Commander-in-Chief 1936-1952 Canadian Army Commander-in-Chief 1936-1952 Royal Navy Admiral of the Fleet 1936-1952 Royal Air Force Marshal of the Royal Air Force 1936-1952 British Army Field Marshal 1936-1952