The following is a list of women who have reached general, flag or air officer rank in the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force, not including those given honorary ranks. An air commodore is considered an air officer rank, and although the equivalent ranks of brigadier or commodore are not considered general or flag rank in their respective services, those who have reached these ranks and above are included in this list.
Royal Navy Name Image Rank Date of promotion Active/Retired Jude Terry Rear Admiral 17 January 2022 Active Fleur Marshall Surgeon Rear Admiral 21 March 2023 Active Fiona R. Shepherd Rear Admiral 1 October 2024 Active Rachel M. Singleton Rear Admiral 1 October 2024 Active Carolyn Stait Commodore 22 June 2004 Retired Inga Kennedy Commodore 9 February 2015 Active Eleanor L. Ablett Commodore 28 August 2018 Retired Melanie S. Robinson Commodore RNR 4 February 2020 Retired Alison J. Hofman Commodore 17 August 2020 Active Sharon L. Malkin Commodore 2 June 2021 Active Joanna L. Adey Commodore 25 July 2023 Active Suzi Nielsen Commodore 2 January 2024 Active Sarah E. Oakley Commodore 24 February 2025 Active
British Army Name Image Rank Date of promotion Active/Retired Sharon Nesmith General 10 June 2024 Active Anna-Lee Reilly Lieutenant General 18 August 2025 Active Susan Ridge Major General 20 September 2015 Retired Celia J. Harvey Major General 11 March 2020 Active (reservist) Sarah Johansen Major General 26 June 2023 Active Lisa C. Keetley Major General 2 September 2024 Active Patricia Purves Brigadier 30 June 1999 Retired Nicky Moffat Brigadier 30 June 2009 Retired Fiona H. Gardner Brigadier 30 June 2015 Retired Suzanne Anderson Brigadier 31 December 2015 Active Caroline L. Hull Brigadier 30 June 2020 Active Sara L. Sharkey Brigadier 30 June 2017 Active Ingrid A. Rolland Brigadier 4 December 2017 Active (Reservist) Anna Clare Luedicke Brigadier 30 June 2017 Active Vivienne Wendy Buck Brigadier 30 June 2019 Retired Janice A. Cook Brigadier 30 June 2019 Deceased Alison L. Curnow Brigadier 30 June 2020 Active Elizabeth J. Faithfull-Davies Brigadier 30 June 2020 Active Caroline Hull Brigadier 30 June 2020 Active Clare Philips Brigadier 30 June 2021 Active Gillian Wilkinson Brigadier 28 April 2022 Active (Reservist) Lucinda Westerman Brigadier 30 June 2021 Active
Royal Air Force
Name Image Rank Date of promotion Active/Retired Sue Gray Air Marshal 29 March 2019 Retired Clare Walton Air Marshal 3 July 2023 Active Elaine West Air Vice-Marshal 1 August 2013 Active (reservist) Christina Elliot Air Vice-Marshal 1 July 2016 Retired Alison Mardell Air Vice-Marshal 29 April 2017 Retired Tamara Jennings Air Vice-Marshal 29 September 2018 Active Maria Byford Air Vice-Marshal 24 February 2020 Retired Suraya A. Marshall Air Vice-Marshal 6 October 2021 Active Barbara Cooper Air Commodore 1 January 2008 Retired Jayne Millington Air Commodore 2012 Deceased Dawn McCafferty Air Commodore 17 August 2012 Retired Suzanne N. Perkins Air Commodore 21 August 2017 Active Catherine C. Coton Air Commodore 4 September 2017 Retired Wendy Rothery Air Commodore 2 April 2018 Active
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