Field Marshal (British Army)

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five-star rank military rank

Field Marshal (British Army) is the highest rank in the British Army, traditionally awarded to senior military leaders and members of the royal family as an honorary or ceremonial distinction.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
Field Marshal	6
Field Marshal (United Kingdom)	1
Marshal of Great Britain	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	five-star rank ⓘ military rank ⓘ
associatedWithOrder	Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Garter NERFINISHED ⓘ
ceremonialRole	parades ⓘ state occasions ⓘ
commandLevel	army-level command ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
equivalentRank	Admiral of the Fleet of the Royal Navy ⓘ surface form: Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy) Marshal of the Royal Air Force ⓘ
firstHolder	George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney ⓘ
firstHolderCountry	Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ
highestRankIn	British Army ⓘ
honoraryAwardedTo	members of the British royal family ⓘ senior allied commanders ⓘ
honoraryNature	often conferred as a lifetime distinction ⓘ
introducedInCentury	18th century ⓘ
introducedInYear	1736 ⓘ
NATOrankCode	OF-10 ⓘ
notableHolder	Bernard Montgomery ⓘ surface form: Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Philip Arthur George ⓘ surface form: King Charles III Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth II ⓘ surface form: Queen Elizabeth II William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	British Army ⓘ
payStatus	often placed on retired list ⓘ
peacetimeConferment	largely honorary ⓘ
rankAbbreviation	FM ⓘ
rankAbove	General (British Army) ⓘ
rankGroup	general officer ⓘ
rankInsigniaFeature	crossed batons ⓘ crown ⓘ wreath ⓘ
rankInsigniaWornOn	epaulettes ⓘ shoulder straps ⓘ
rankLevel	above four-star general ⓘ
serviceBranch	British Army ⓘ
status	rarely awarded in contemporary times ⓘ
styleOfAddress	Field Marshal ⓘ
typicalAppointment	Chief of the Defence Staff ⓘ Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom) ⓘ surface form: Chief of the Imperial General Staff wartime army commander ⓘ
typicalPromotionBasis	distinguished wartime service ⓘ
uniformColor	scarlet tunic for full dress ⓘ
usedInConflict	First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ