Commanders-in-Chief
Commanders-in-Chief have included:
| Command | Headquarters | Rank | Name | Appointed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Far East Command | Singapore Naval Base | Commander-in-Chief | Air Chief Marshal R. Brooke-Popham | 18 November 1940 |
| Lieutenant-General Sir H. R. Pownall | 23 December 1941 | |||
| Far East Air Force (Royal Air Force) | Seletar Field, Singapore | Air Officer Commanding | Air Vice Marshal J.T. Babington | 12 August 1938 |
| Air Vice Marshal C.W.H. Pulford | 6 May 1941 | |||
| Air Vice Marshal P.C. Maltby | 11–14 February 1942 | |||
| Burma Command | Rangoon, Burma | General Officer Commanding | Major General D.K. McLeod | 1939 |
| Lieutenant General T.J. Hutton | 29 December 1941 | |||
| Malaya Command | Army HQ, Singapore | General Officer Commanding | Lieutenant General A.E. Percival | May 1941 |
| Hong Kong Garrison | Hong Kong | General Officer Commanding | Major General C.M. Maltby | August 1941 |
After the Far East came under the jurisdiction, from August 1943, of South East Asia Command ('SEAC'). The initial land forces operational area for SEAC had been India, Burma, Ceylon, British Malaya, Sumatra, and, for offensive operations, Siam (Thailand) and French Indochina. On August 15, 1945 this was expanded to include the Dutch East Indies and French Indochina. SEAC was disbanded in 1946 and in 1947 the Army Command was reformed under the name Far East Land Forces.
General Officers Commanding included:
- 1947 - 1948 General Sir Neil Ritchie
- 1948 - 1951 General Sir John Harding
- 1951 - 1953 General Sir Charles Keightley
- 1953 - 1956 General Sir Charles Loewen
- 1956 - 1958 General Sir Francis Festing
- 1958 - 1961 General Sir Richard Hull
- 1961 - 1963 Lieutenant General Sir Nigel Poett
Read more about this topic: British Far East Command, 1940–1942