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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

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Name Image Rank Date of promotion Active/Retired
Jude Terry
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
Commodore 9 February 2015[5] Active
Eleanor L. Ablett
Commodore 28 August 2018[6] Retired
Melanie S. Robinson
Commodore RNR 4 February 2020[7][8] Retired
Alison J. Hofman Commodore 17 August 2020[9][10] Active
Sharon L. Malkin
Commodore 2 June 2021[11] Active
Joanna L. Adey
Commodore 25 July 2023[12] Active

British Army

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Name Image Rank Date of promotion Active/Retired
Sharon Nesmith
General 10 June 2024[13] Active
Susan Ridge
Major General 20 September 2015[14] Retired[15]
Celia J. Harvey
Major General 11 March 2020[16] Active (reservist)
Anna-Lee Reilly
Major General 29 November 2022[17] Active
Sarah Johansen Major General 26 June 2023[18] Active
Lisa C. Keetley Major General 2 September 2024[19] Active
Patricia Purves Brigadier 30 June 1999[20] Retired
Nicky Moffat Brigadier 30 June 2009[21] Retired
Fiona H. Gardner Brigadier 30 June 2015[22] Retired[23]
Suzanne Anderson Brigadier 31 December 2015[24] Active
Caroline L. Hull Brigadier 30 June 2020[25] Active
Sara L. Sharkey
Brigadier 30 June 2017[26] Active
Ingrid A. Rolland Brigadier 4 December 2017[27] Active (Reservist)
Anna Clare Luedicke Brigadier 30 June 2017[28] Active
Vivienne Wendy Buck
Brigadier 30 June 2019[29] Retired[30]
Janice A. Cook Brigadier 30 June 2019[31] Deceased[32]
Anna-Lee Reilly Brigadier 30 June 2019[33][34] Active
Alison L. Curnow Brigadier 30 June 2020[35] Active
Elizabeth J. Faithfull-Davies
Brigadier 30 June 2020[35] Active
Caroline Hull Brigadier 30 June 2020[35] Active
Clare Philips
Brigadier 30 June 2021[36] Active
Lucinda Westerman Brigadier 30 June 2021[36] Active

Royal Air Force

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Name Image Rank Date of promotion Active/Retired
Sue Gray
Air Marshal 29 March 2019[37] Retired
Clare Walton
Air Marshal 3 July 2023[38] Active
Elaine West
Air Vice-Marshal 1 August 2013[39] Active (reservist)
Christina Elliot
Air Vice-Marshal 1 July 2016[40] Retired
Alison Mardell
Air Vice-Marshal 29 April 2017[41] Retired
Tamara Jennings
Air Vice-Marshal 29 September 2018[42][43] Active
Maria Byford
Air Vice-Marshal 24 February 2020[44][45] Retired
Suraya A. Marshall
Air Vice-Marshal 6 October 2021[46][47] Active
Barbara Cooper
Air Commodore 1 January 2008[48] Retired
Jayne Millington Air Commodore 2012 Deceased[49]
Dawn McCafferty
Air Commodore 17 August 2012[50] Retired[51]
Suzanne N. Perkins Air Commodore 21 August 2017[52][53] Active
Catherine C. Coton Air Commodore 4 September 2017[54] Retired
Wendy Rothery
Air Commodore 2 April 2018[55][56] Active

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