1959–1961 Lieutenant-General Sir William Stirling, 1961–1963 General Sir John Anderson, 1963–1966 Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Goodwin, 1966–1969 Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Pearson, 1969–1972 Lieutenant-General Sir John Sharp, 1972–1974 Lieutenant-General Sir Patrick Howard-Dobson, 1974–1976 Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Ford, 1976–1978 Lieutenant-General Sir Robin Carnegie, 1978–1980 Lieutenant-General Sir Roland Guy, 1980–1983 Lieutenant-General Sir David Mostyn, 1983–1986 Lieutenant-General Sir Patrick Palmer, 1986–1989 Lieutenant-General Sir John Learmont, 1989–1991 Lieutenant-General Sir William Rous, 1991–1994 Major-General Robert Hayman-Joyce, 1994–1995 Major-General Michael Scott, 1995–1997 Major-General David Burden, 1997–1999 Major-General Alistair Irwin, 1999–2000 Major-General Peter Grant Peterkin, 2000–2003 Major-General Freddie Viggers, 2003–2005 Major-General Nicholas Cottam, 2005–2008 Major-General Mark Mans, 2008–2009 Major-General David Rutherford-Jones, 2009–2011 Major-General Andrew Gregory, 2011–2013 Major-General Shaun Burley, 2013–2015 Major-General Nicholas Ashmore, 2015–2017 Major General Robert Bruce, 2017–2019 Major-General Timothy Hyams, 2019–2021 Major-General William Wright, 2021–present See also Military Secretary to the India Office References Senior appointments of the British Army War Office War Office in World War II