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