SCHEDULE 2DEATH DUE TO SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES
PART IGROUPING OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ACCORDING TO RANK OR STATUS
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The Groups referred to in the foregoing paragraph comprise:—
GROUP 1:— | |
|---|---|
Royal Navy | Admiral of the Fleet |
Army | Field Marshal |
Royal Air Force | Marshal of the Royal Air Force |
GROUP 2:— | |
Royal Navy | Admiral |
Royal Marines | General |
Army | General |
Royal Air Force | Air Chief Marshal |
GROUP 3— | |
Royal Navy | Vice-Admiral |
Royal Marines | Lieutenant-General |
Army | Lieutenant-General |
Royal Air Force | Air Marshal |
GROUP 4— | |
Royal Navy | Rear-Admiral |
Royal Marines | Major-General |
Army | Major-General |
Royal Air Force | Air Vice-Marshal |
GROUP 5:— | |
Royal Navy | Commodore Commodore 1st or 2nd Class Captain with 6 or more years seniority whose service terminated on or after 1st April 1970 |
Royal Marines | Brigadier-General Colonel-Commandant Colonel whose service terminated on or after 1st April 1970 |
Army | Brigadier-General Brigadier |
Royal Air Force | Air Commodore |
GROUP 6— | |
Royal Navy | Captain where death is due to service in the Navy during the 1914 World War Captain of less than 6 years seniority or whose service terminated before 1st April 1970 |
Royal Marines | Colonel: where death is due to service in the Army during the 1914 World War, Colonel means a Colonel who has been employed as a substantive Colonel if a combat officer, or in the rank of Colonel if a medical, veterinary or departmental officer Colonel 2nd Commandant Colonel whose service terminated before 1st April 1970 Lieutenant-Colonel |
Army | Colonel: where death is due to service in the Army during the 1914 World War, Colonel means a Colonel who has been employed as a substantive Colonel if a combat officer, or in the rank of Colonel if a medical, veterinary or departmental officer |
Royal Air Force | Group Captain |
GROUP 7:— | |
Royal Navy | Commander |
Royal Marines | Major |
Army | Lieutenant-Colonel including a Colonel not employed as such where death is due to service in the Army during the 1914 World War |
Royal Air Force | Wing Commander |
GROUP 8:— | |
Royal Navy | Lieutenant-Commander |
Royal Marines | Captain |
Army | Major |
Royal Air Force | Squadron Leader |
GROUP 9:— | |
Royal Navy | Lieutenant |
Royal Marines | Lieutenant with 4 years commissioned service or over |
Army | Captain |
Royal Air Force | Flight Lieutenant |
GROUP 10:— | |
Royal Navy | Sub-Lieutenant Acting Sub-Lieutenant Senior Commissioned Officer (Branch List) Commissioned Officer from Warrant rank Midshipman (A) and, where service terminated on or after 1st January 1957, Midshipman or Cadet |
Royal Marines | Lieutenant with less than 4 years commissioned service 2nd Lieutenant Senior Commissioned Officer (Branch List) Commissioned Officer from Warrant rank Quartermaster |
Army | Lieutenant and where death is due to service in the Army during the 1914 World War, Quartermasters, Assistant Paymasters and Inspectors of Army Schools, not holding permanent commissions in the Regular Forces may be treated as Lieutenants 2nd Lieutenant |
Royal Air Force | Flying (or Observer) Officer Pilot Officer Acting Pilot Officer |
GROUP 11:— | |
Royal Navy | Commissioned Officer (Branch List) Midshipman Cadet where in the case of any of these ranks, service terminated before 1st January 1957 Warrant Officer |
Royal Marines | Commissioned Officer (Branch List) Warrant Officer |
GROUP 12:— | |
Royal Navy | Fleet Chief Petty Officer |
Royal Marines | Regimental Sergeant-Major Marine Warrant Officer, Class 1 |
Army | Warrant Officer Class II |
Royal Air Force | Warrant Officer Airman Class A |
GROUP 13:— | |
Royal Marines | Quartermaster Sergeant Marine Warrant Officer, Class II Warrant Officer Class II |
Army | Non-Commissioned Officer Class I |
Royal Air Force | Warrant Officer 2nd Class Airman Class B |
GROUP 14:— | |
Royal Navy | Chief Petty Officer |
Royal Marines | Colour Sergeant Staff Sergeant |
Army | Staff Sergeant Non-Commissioned Officer Class II |
Royal Air Force | Flight Sergeant Airman Class C |
GROUP 15:— | |
Royal Navy | Petty Officer First Class Petty Officer (OS) Petty Officer (NS) |
Royal Marines | Sergeant |
Army | Sergeant Non-Commissioned Officer Class III |
Royal Air Force | Sergeant Airman Class D |
GROUP 16:— | |
Royal Navy | Second Class Petty Officer Leading Rating |
Royal Marines | Corporal |
Army | Corporal Non-Commissioned Officer Class IV |
Royal Air Force | Corporal Airman Class E |
GROUP 17:— | |
Royal Navy | AB Rating Ordinary Rating |
Royal Marines | Marine |
Army | Private, etc. Class V |
Royal Air Force | Senior Aircraftman Leading Aircraftman Aircraftman Airman Class F |