The Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions Order 2006

2.  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