Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League
Haig House 199 Borough High Street London SE1 1AA
Tel: 020 3207 2413
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.commonwealthveterans.org.uk   Registered Charity No. 1174874

Who We Are

Office  Holders

Grand President
General The Lord Richards of Herstmonceux GCB CBE DSO DL

Deputy Grand President 
Major General Mitch Mitchell CB MBE

Secretary General
Major David Thompson

Controller Finance
Colonel B Pasan Kularatne

Controller Welfare and Grants
Squadron Leader Tim Burt

Programme Manager
Captain Dean Burditt

Finance and Welfare Officer
Mrs Camilla John

Office Manager
Ms Harriett Young

Honorary Treasurer
Mr JM Archer

Chairman Welfare (SCOWP) Committee
Brigadier JCL King MBE

Deputy Chairman of Executive Committee and Council Meetings
Colonel MJ Winarick OBE

Honorary Legal Adviser
Mr TEJ Case

Honorary Medical Adviser
Major General DS Jolliffe CB FRCP

Vice-Presidents For Life
General Sir Sam Cowan KCB CBE
Mr PB Mitford-Slade OBE

Patron
His Majesty King Charles III

Past Grand Presidents

2015-2019     His Royal Highness The Duke of York KG

1974-2015     His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh KG KT

1946-1974     Admiral of the Fleet The Earl Mountbatten of Burma  

1936-1946     Field Marshal Lord Milne

1927-1936     Admiral of the Fleet The Earl Jellicoe

1921-1927     Field Marshal The Earl Haig

Friends of RCEL

The Rt Hon Sir Malcolm Rifkind KCMG KC

The Rt Hon The Lord Astor of Hever DL

Adam Fleming

Frederick Forsyth CBE

Lady Getty

Nicola Horlick

Dame Penelope Keith DBE DL

RCEL - Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League - Registered Charity No. 1174874 - Haig House, 199 Borough High Street, London SE1 1AA, United Kingdom - Telephone +44 (0)20 3207 2413

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