Peerages for military commanders of WWI and WWII

[bx...@yahoo.com]

Does anyone know the peerages that were created for military
commanders of WWI and WWII?

The ones that come to mind are:

WWI: Haig

WWII: Alexander of Tunis and Montgomery of Alamein

I'm sure there have to be others.

Thanks

Brooke

[Turenne]

This is the best I can do:

WWI

E. Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome in the County of Ken
E French of Ypres and of High Lake in the County of Roscommon
Mar of Milford Haven (& E. of Medina & V. Alderney in the County of
Southampton) Louis Alexander Mountbatten (He was an active, serving
admiral but would have probably received a peerage anyway through his
Battenberg connection)
V Jellicoe of Scapa in the County of Orkney
E. Beatty (& V. Borodale of Wexford in the County of Wexford & L.
Beatty of the North Sea and of Brooksby in the County of Leicester)
E. Haig (& V. Dawick & L. Haig of Bemersyde in the County of Berwick)
L. Plumer of Messines and of Bilton in the County of York
L. Rawlinson of Trent in the County of Dorset – Henry Seymour
Rawlinson (extinct(1) 28 March 1925)
V. Allenby of Megiddo and of Felixstowe in the County of Suffolk
L.Byng of Vimy of Thorpe-le-Soken in the County of Essex
L. Baden-Powell of Gilwell in the County of Essex (sort of military
creation)

WWII

L. Ironside of Archangel and Ironside in the County of Aberdeen
L. Brabazon of Tara of Sandwich in the County of Kent
V. Portal of Laverstoke in the County of Southampton
L. Portal of Hungerford of Hungerford in the County of Berks
L. Alanbrooke of Brookeborough in the County of Fermanagh
L. Tedder of Glenguin in the County of Stirling
V. Montgomery of Alamein of Hindhead in the County of Surrey
V. Alanbrooke of Brookeborough in the County of Fermanagh
V. Gort of Hamsterley in the County of Durham
V. Alexander of Tunis of Errigal in the County of Donegal
V. Mountbatten of Burma of Romsey in the County of Southampton
L. Fraser of North Cape of Molesey in the County of Surrey
L. Ismay of Wormington in the County of Gloucester

Richard L

[Turenne]

The list above are individuals who, in the main, received peerages for
their military skills, as opposed to services rendered after the
war(s). L. Freyberg of Wellington New Zealand and of Munstead, for
instance, was a highly decorated officer (V.C., G.C.M.G., K.C.B.,
K.B.E., D.S.O. and three bars, K.St.J.) but was created a peer due to
his work as Governor-General of New Zealand.

RL

[Pat]

Was Viscount Slim given his peerage for his military service in WWI
and WWII or for his role as Governor-General of Australia?

[Turenne]

On 7 Jan, 23:55, Pat <pmhi...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Was Viscount Slim given his peerage for his military service in WWI
> and WWII or for his role as Governor-General of Australia?
>

Hi retired from the army in 1948 and became Gov-Gen in 1953, so
probably a bit of both. That's why I used the lower ranks in the
peerage in my list. Viscount Alexander later became an earl as did
Mountbatten and Jellicoe.

I didn't go much beyond 1950, since I felt that after that date most
of the military men who received peerages would have done so for other
reasons.

RL

[marquess]

An excellent thread, I have always wanted a list such as this one, I
wonder if anyone could add baronets, I know for example that 'Bomber'
Harris received a baronetcy when a peerage would have been his due,
mainly due to this disdain for bombing Dresden so hard.

[Turenne]

Many of the peers above mentioned were created baronets first. I
haven't found many 'stand-alone' baronetcies like Harris.

The following are additions to the peerage list. All three were
created baronets several years before their peerages.

Baron Keyes, of Zeebrugge, and Dover in the County of Kent 1943
Viscount Trenchard, of Wolfeton in the County of Dorset 1936
Baron Birdwood, of Anzac and of Totnes in the County of Devon 1938

I'll see what I can do about the baronetcies and make additions to the
peerages if any occur to me...

RL

[bx...@yahoo.com]

Richard, thank you so much for this list and your additions.

As I was going through Debrett's, I remembered the Haig, Alexander of
Tunis and Montgomery of Alamein peerages had been created for military
commanders of the last century. I also noticed that they were also
marked for extinction within the next few decades (if not sooner) and
wondered how many others were in a similar situation.

Taking your list, Richard, and comparing it to Debrett's, here's what
I found (corrections welcome):

WWI

In good condition (with young heirs, etc. ):

Mar of Milford Haven, etc.
Jellicoe
Beatty
Allenby

Could be in trouble:

Baden-Powell (youngest heir b. 1975)

No heir:

Kitchener of Khartoum
Haig

Extinct:

French of Yrpes
Plumer of Messines
Rawlinson of Trent
Byng of Vimy

WWII

In good condition (with young heirs)

Ironside
Tedder
Gort of Hamsterley
Mountbatten of Burma

Only one heir in remainder:

Brabazon of Tara (heir b. 1983)
Montgomery of Alamein (heir b. 1954)
Alexander of Tunis (b. 1939)

No heir:

Alanbrooke

Extinct:
Portal
Fraser of North Cape
Ismay of Wormington

From the supplemental list:

Keyes-- youngest heir b. 1962
Trenchard-- in good condition
Birdwood-- no heir

More information to ponder!

Brooke

[Turenne]

A couple of additions:

Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell
Henry Maitland Wilson, 1st Baron Wilson of Libya and of Stowlangtoft

in the County of Suffolk

N.B. Viscount Gort was created a Viscount in the Peerage of the United
Kingdom under the same title as his existing Viscountcy in the Peerage
of Ireland.

RL

[bx...@yahoo.com]

Wavell is extinct.

Wilson has no heirs.

For the most part, it seems that the military men were better at their
military command than at producing heirs!

Brooke

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