Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside
Field Marshal William Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside was a senior officer of the British Army who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the first year of the Second World War.
Field Marshal The Lord Ironside
The Battle of Vimy Ridge, at which Ironside commanded 4th Canadian Division, during the First World War
Ironside in Iran in 1920
Ironside presenting medals to British troops in Arkhangelsk, 1919.
Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)
The Chief of the General Staff (CGS) has been the title of the professional head of the British Army since 1964. The CGS is a member of both the Chiefs of Staff Committee and the Army Board; he is also the Chair of the Executive Committee of the Army Board. Prior to 1964, the title was Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS). Since 1959, the post has been immediately subordinate to the Chief of the Defence Staff, the post held by the professional head of the British Armed Forces.
Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom)
Image: Nlyttleton
Image: Nicholson 1898
Image: Nicholson 1898