The King of Arms of the Order of the Bath, or Bath King of Arms, is the herald of the Order of the Bath.[1] He is not a member of the Heralds College, but takes precedence next after the Garter King of Arms. He wears a crown.[2]

Bath King of Arms
 
Heraldic traditionGallo-British
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
Governing bodyOrder of the Bath

Kings of Arms

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Name Dates Ref.
Grey Longueville 1725–1745
Edward Younge 1745–?
William Woodley ?–1757
Samuel Horsey 1757–1771
Sir Thomas Cullum, Bt. 1771–1800
John Palmer Cullum 1800–1829 (son of Sir Thomas Cullum)
Ensign Algernon Greville 1829–1864 [3]
Admiral The Hon. George Grey 1865–1891
Admiral The Hon. Lord Frederic Kerr 1891–1896
General Sir Lynedoch Gardiner, KCVO, CB 1896–1897
Major General Sir John McNeill, VC, GCVO, KCB, KCMG 1898–1904
Sir Spencer Ponsonby-Fane, GCB, ISO 1904–1915
Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Callaghan, GCB, GCVO 1919–1920
General Sir Charles Monro, Bt. GCB, GCSI, GCMG 1920–1929
Admiral Sir William Pakenham, GCB, KCMG, KCVO 1930–1933
General Sir Walter Braithwaite, GCB 1933–1946
Admiral Sir Max Horton, GCB, DSO & Two Bars, SGM 1946–1951
Air Chief Marshal Sir James Robb, GCB, KBE, DSO, DFC, AFC 1952–1965
General Sir Richard Goodbody, GCB, KBE, DSO 1965–1976
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Michael Pollock, GCB, LVO, DSC 1976–1985
Air Chief Marshal Sir David Evans, GCB, CBE 1985–1999
General Sir Brian Kenny, GCB, CBE 1999–2009
Admiral of the Fleet The Rt. Hon. The Lord Boyce, KG, GCB, OBE, DL 2009–2018
Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, GCB 2018–present [4]

References

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  1. ^ Bath, Order of the (September 14, 1812). "Statutes of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath". Printed in 1725--reprinted in 1812 by T. Harper, Jun. – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Bath King of Arms | DrawShield". drawshield.net.
  3. ^ Burke's Peerage (1939 edition), s.v. Warwick, Earl
  4. ^ "Four Knights Grand Cross installed in Bath chapel". Westminster Abbey. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2023.