Master Gunner, St. James's Park
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The Master Gunner (of), St. James's Park is the ceremonial head of the Royal Regiment of Artillery and channel of communication between the Regiment and the Captain General (Queen Elizabeth II).
The appointment was instituted in 1678 and originally known as Master Gunner of Whitehall & St James's Park. The earlier Master Gunners were responsible for the artillery defence of Whitehall Palace and the Palace of Westminster.
The appointment of Master Gunner, St James's Park is held by a distinguished Royal Artillery Officer selected by the Queen in her capacity as Captain General, on the advice of the Colonels Commandant of the regiment and has honorary status over all other Commonwealth Artilleries.
The appointment of Master Gunner, St James's Park should not be confused with that of Master Gunner, which is an appointment of Warrant Officers.
[edit] List of Master Gunners
[edit] Whitehall & St. James's Park
| Captain Thomas Silver | 1678-1710 |
| Lieutenant Colonel Jonas Watson | 1710-1741 |
[edit] St. James's Park
| Lieutenant Colonel James Deal | 1742-1760 |
| Captain Joseph Brome | 1760-1769 |
| Held by an NCO | 1770-1783 |
| Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Walton | 1783-1808 |
| Lieutenant General Sir John McLeod GCH | 1808-1833 |
| Major General Sir Alexander Dixon KCH | 1833-1840 |
| General Sir Robert Gardiner GCB KCH | 1840-1864 |
| Field Marshal Sir Hew Dalrymple Ross GCB | 1864-1868 |
| General William Wylde CB | 1868-1877 |
| General Sir John Bloomfield GCB | 1877-1880 |
| General Poole Valency England | 1880-1884 |
| General Sir John St. George GCB | 1884-1891 |
| General Sir Collingwood Dickson VC GCB | 1891-1904 |
| Field Marshal The Earl Roberts VC KG KP GCB OM GCSI GCIE | 1904-1914 |
| General Sir Robert Biddulph GCB GCMG | 1914-1918 |
| Major General Sir Francis William Ward CB | 1918-1919 |
| General Sir Edward Francis Chapman KCB | 1919-1926 |
| General The Lord Horne GCB KCMG | 1926-1929 |
| Field Marshal The Lord Milne GCB GCMG DSO | 1929-1946 |
| Field Marshal The Viscount Alanbrooke KG GCB OM GCVO DSO | 1946-1956 |
| General Sir Cameron Nicholson GCB KBE DSO MC | 1956-1960 |
| General Sir Robert Mansergh GCB KBE MC | 1960-1970 |
| Field Marshal Sir Geoffrey Baker GCB CMG CBE MC | 1970-1976 |
| General Sir Harry Tuzo GCB OBE MC | 1977-1983 |
| General Sir Thomas Morony KCB OBE | 1983-1988 |
| General Sir Martin Farndale KCB | 1988-1996 |
| Field Marshal The Lord Vincent GBE KCB DSO | 1996-2000 |
| General Sir Alex Harley KBE CB | 2001- |
