| Name |
Constituency |
Party |
Service & Branch |
Rank |
Notes |
|---|
| Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington |
|
|
Conservative |
Grenadier Guards (1939 - 1945) |
Major |
He was awarded the MC in 1945 |
| Robert Lindsay, 29th Earl of Crawford |
|
|
Conservative |
Grenadier Guards (1945 - 1949) |
Lieutenant |
|
| Euan Geddes, 3rd Baron Geddes |
|
|
Conservative |
Royal Naval Reserve |
Lieutenant Commander |
|
| John Eccles, 2nd Viscount Eccles |
|
|
Conservative |
King's Royal Rifle Corps |
Lieutenant |
|
| Simon Arthur, 4th Baron Glenarthur |
|
|
Conservative |
The Royal Hussars (1976 - 1980) |
Major |
|
| John Astor, 3rd Baron Astor of Hever |
|
|
Conservative |
Life Guards (1966 - 1970) |
Lieutenant |
|
| Robin Bridgeman, 3rd Viscount Bridgeman |
|
|
Conservative |
Royal Greenjackets (1950 - 1953) |
Lieutenant |
|
| Robin Dixon, 3rd Baron Glentoran |
|
|
Conservative |
Grenadier Guards (1954 - 1966) |
Major |
|
| Roger Swinfen Eady, 3rd Baron Swinfen |
|
|
Conservative |
The Royal Scots |
Lieutenant |
|
| Malcolm Mitchell-Thomson, 3rd Baron Selsdon |
|
|
Conservative |
Royal Navy (1956 - 1958) |
Sub-Lieutenant |
|
| Arthur Gore, 9th Earl of Arran |
|
|
Conservative |
Grenadier Guards |
Lieutenant |
|
| Robin Cayzer, 3rd Baron Rotherwick |
|
|
Conservative |
Royal Green Jackets (1972 - 1980) |
Captain |
|
| Rupert Ponsonby, 7th Baron de Mauley |
|
|
Conservative |
Royal Wessex Yeomanry (1976 - 2005) |
Lieutenant Colonel |
He was awarded the TD in 1988 |
| Hugh Trenchard, 3rd Viscount Trenchard |
|
|
Conservative |
Household Cavalry (1973 - 1983) |
Captain |
|
| Charles Cathcart, 7th Earl Cathcart |
|
|
Conservative |
Scots Guards (1973 - 1975) |
Lieutenant |
|
| Thomas Ashton, 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde |
|
|
Conservative |
Royal Wessex Yeomanry |
Lieutenant |
|
| William Lloyd George, 3rd Viscount Tenby |
|
|
Crossbench |
Royal Welch Fusiliers |
Captain |
|
| John Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim |
|
|
Crossbench |
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (1944 - 1972) |
Colonel |
|
| Alan Brooke, 3rd Viscount Brookeborough |
|
|
Crossbench |
Royal Irish Rangers (1971 - 1997) |
Colonel |
|
| Raymond Jolliffe, 5th Baron Hylton |
|
|
Crossbench |
Coldstream Guards (1951 - 1952) |
|
|
| Edward Baldwin, 4th Earl Baldwin of Bewdley |
|
|
Crossbench |
British Army (1956 - 1958) |
|
|
| Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll |
|
|
Crossbench |
Atholl Highlanders (1974 - 1997) |
Colonel |
|
| Patrick Boyle, 10th Earl of Glasgow |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Royal Naval Reserve (1960 - 1963) |
Sub-Lieutenant |
|
| Nicolas Rea, 3rd Baron Rea |
|
|
Labour |
Suffolk Regiment (1946 - 1948) |
Sergeant |
|
| James Erskine, 14th Earl of Mar |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Royal Auxiliary Air Force (1979 – 1986) |
Flying Officer |
|
| Alun Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont |
|
|
Crossbench |
British Army (1940 - 1960) |
Lieutenant Colonel |
He was awarded the MC in 1957 |
| Simon Mackay, Baron Tanlaw |
|
|
Crossbench |
9th/12th Royal Lancers (1952 - 1954) |
Lieutenant |
|
| Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs |
|
|
Crossbench |
Intelligence Corps (1942 - 1945) |
|
|
| John McCluskey, Baron McCluskey |
|
|
Crossbench |
Royal Air Force (1953 - 1955) |
|
|
| Jeremy Hutchinson, Baron Hutchinson of Lullington |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (1939 - 1945) |
Lieutenant |
|
| Jean Barker, Baroness Trumpington |
|
|
Conservative |
Women's Land Army & Naval Intelligence (1939 - 1945) |
|
|
| John Eden, Baron Eden of Winton |
|
|
Conservative |
Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own) (1939 - 1945) |
Lieutenant |
|
| Nigel Vinson, Baron Vinson |
|
|
Conservative |
Queen's Royal Regiment (1948 - 1950) |
Lieutenant |
|
| Charles Williams, Baron Williams of Elvel |
|
|
Labour |
King's Royal Rifle Corps (1942 – 1985) |
Subaltern |
|
| Edwin Bramall, Baron Bramall |
|
|
Crossbench |
British Army (1942 - 1985) |
Field Marshal |
He was awarded the MC in 1945 and served as Chief of the Defence Staff from 1982 - 1985. |
| James Prior, Baron Prior |
|
|
Conservative |
Royal Norfolk Regiment |
Captain |
|
| Jeffrey Sterling, Baron Sterling of Plaistow |
|
|
Conservative |
Royal Naval Reserve |
Rear Admiral |
|
| Norman Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden |
|
|
Conservative |
Royal Artillery (1945 - 1947) |
|
|
| David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley |
|
|
Crossbench |
Royal Air Force (1951 – 1991) |
Marshal of the Royal Air Force |
He served as Chief of the Defence Staff from 1988 - 1991. |
| Cecil Parkinson, Baron Parkinson |
|
|
Conservative |
Royal Air Force (1940 - 1945) |
Sergeant |
|
| Nigel Lawson, Baron Lawson of Blaby |
|
|
Conservative |
Royal Navy |
Lieutenant |
|
| John Moore, Baron Moore of Lower Marsh |
|
|
Conservative |
Royal Sussex Regiment (1955 - 1957) |
|
|
| Norman Tebbit, Lord Tebbit |
|
|
Conservative |
Royal Air Force |
|
|
| Derek Barber, Baron Barber of Tewkesbury |
|
|
Crossbench |
World War II (1939 - 1945) |
|
|
| Robert Dixon-Smith, Baron Dixon-Smith |
|
|
Conservative |
1st King's Dragoon Guards (1956 - 1957) |
Lieutenant |
|
| David Nickson, Baron Nickson |
|
|
Crossbench |
Coldstream Guards (1949 - 1954) |
Lieutenant |
|
| David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead |
|
|
Crossbench |
Seaforth Highlanders (1957 – 59) |
Lieutenant |
|
| Richard Vincent, Baron Vincent of Coleshill |
|
|
Crossbench |
British Army (1951 - 1992) |
Field Marshal |
He was awarded the DSO in 1972 and served as Chief of the Defence Staff from 1991 - 1992. |
| Kenneth Baker, Baron Baker of Dorking |
|
|
Conservative |
British Army |
Lieutenant |
|
| Peter Inge, Baron Inge |
|
|
Crossbench |
British Army (1956 - 1997) |
Field Marshal |
He served as Chief of the Defence Staff from 1994 - 1997. |
| Robin Renwick, Baron Renwick of Clifton |
|
|
Crossbench |
British Army (1956 - 1958) |
|
|
| Garfield Davies, Baron Davies of Coity |
|
|
Labour |
Royal Air Force (1956 – 1958) |
|
|
| Michael Sandberg, Baron Sandberg |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
1st King's Dragoon Guards (1945 - 1949) |
Lieutenant |
|
| Tony Christopher, Baron Christopher |
|
|
Labour |
Royal Air Force (1944 – 1948) |
|
|
| David Brookman, Baron Brookman |
|
|
Labour |
Royal Air Force (1955 – 1957) |
|
|
| Peter Imbert, Baron Imbert |
|
|
Crossbench |
Royal Air Force |
|
|
| Robert Fellowes, Baron Fellowes |
|
|
Crossbench |
Scots Guards (1960 - 1963) |
Lieutenant |
|
| Richard Luce, Baron Luce |
|
|
Conservative |
British Army (1955 - 1957) |
|
|
| Charles Guthrie, Baron Guthrie of Craigiebank |
|
|
Crossbench |
British Army (1959 - 2001) |
Field Marshal |
He served as Chief of the Defence Staff from 1997 - 2001. |
| Tom King, Baron King of Bridgwater |
|
|
Conservative |
King's African Rifles |
Lieutenant |
|
| Paddy Ashdown, Baron Ashdown |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Special Boat Service (1959 – 1972) |
Captain |
|
| Michael Heseltine, Baron Heseltine |
|
|
Conservative |
Welsh Guards (1959) |
Lieutenant |
|
| Ken Maginnis, Baron Maginnis of Drumglass |
|
|
Crossbench |
Ulster Defence Regiment (1971 - 1981) |
Major |
|
| Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce |
|
|
Crossbench |
Royal Navy (1961 - 2003) |
Admiral |
He served as Chief of the Defence Staff from 2001 - 2003. |
| David Ramsbotham, Baron Ramsbotham |
|
|
Crossbench |
British Army (1953 – 1993) |
General |
|
| Clive Soley, Baron Soley |
|
|
Labour |
Royal Air Force (1959 – 1961) |
|
|
| Brian Cotter, Baron Cotter |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
British Army |
|
|
| John Burnett, Baron Burnett |
|
|
Liberal Democrat |
Royal Marines |
Commando |
|
| Richard Harries, Baron Harries of Pentregarth |
|
|
Crossbench |
Royal Corps of Signals (16 December 1955 - 12 September 1958) |
Lieutenant |
|
| Michael Walker, Baron Walker of Aldringham |
|
|
Crossbench |
British Army (1966 – 2006) |
General |
He served as Chief of the Defence Staff from 2003 - 2006. |
| Alan West, Baron West of Spithead |
|
|
Labour |
Royal Navy (1965 – 2006) |
Admiral |
He was awarded the DSC in 1983 and served as First Sea Lord from 2002 - 2006. |
| Richard Harries, Baron Harries of Pentregarth |
|
|
Crossbench |
Royal Navy (1964 - 2 July 1975) |
Lieutenant |
|
| Richard Dannatt, Baron Dannatt |
|
|
Crossbench |
British Army (1971 – 2009) |
General |
He was awarded the MC in 1972 and served as Chief of the General Staff from 2006 - 2009. |
| Jock Stirrup, Baron Stirrup |
|
|
Crossbench |
Royal Air Force (1968 – 2011) |
Air Chief Marshal |
He served as Chief of the Defence Staff from 2006 - 2010. |