52-911: Francis Egerton may refer to: Francis Egerton (Royal Navy officer) (1824–1895), British admiral and MP for Derbyshire East and for Derbyshire North-East Frank Egerton (Francis David Egerton, born 1959), British novelist Peers [ edit ] Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater (1736–1803), peer and originator of British inland navigation Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (1756–1829), British eccentric, and supporter of natural theology Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere (1800–1857), British Chief Secretary for Ireland and Secretary at War, MP for Bletchingley, Sutherland and for South Lancashire Francis Egerton, 3rd Earl of Ellesmere (1847–1914), British author and soldier Francis Egerton, 7th Duke of Sutherland (born 1940), British peer and landowner [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
104-402: A British military dictionary dating from 1816, an ADC usually held rank equal to, or more senior than, an army captain . "Generals, being field marshals have four [aides-de-camp], lieutenant generals two, [and] major generals one". The sovereign, as head of the army , was entitled to appoint "an indefinite number of aides-de-camp". Under Queen Victoria, appointments were made (from both
156-412: A maximum of three years. Following such appointment, reappointment is not possible for two years. Medical officers of the rank of lieutenant colonel and above can be appointed as honorary physician to the president or honorary surgeon to the president. The tradition dates back to the office of governor of Ceylon . The governor's staff included an aide-de-camp as a permanent appointment drawing pay from
208-399: A member of a royal family or a head of state . An aide-de-camp may participate at ceremonial functions, and the first aide-de-camp is typically the foremost personal aide. This is not to be confused with an adjutant , who is the senior administrator of a military unit. The badge of office for an aide-de-camp is usually the aiguillette , a braided cord in gold or other colours, worn on
260-429: A monarch in the 20th century. In 1991 the aides-de-camp to the queen numbered sixty: There are also, in addition, specific aide-de-camp appointments held by certain very senior officers, including: These are collectively known as the principal aides-de-camp: the first two are individual naval appointments; then, in the present reign, there have usually been up to three aides-de-camp general ("ADC(Gen)") appointed from
312-527: A senior non-commissioned officer performs the adjutant's activities. An aiguillette is worn on the right shoulder by aides-de-camp and adjutants as a symbol of their position, the colour of the aiguillette depending on the rank of the person they are serving (there are golden, tan, silver and red aiguillettes, as well as an olive-green one for combat uniform). In Belgium , the Head of the King's Military Household
364-711: A senior officer; the equivalent appointment in the Royal Navy is flag lieutenant. Certain of the monarch's representatives, including lord-lieutenants of counties, may appoint their own aides-de-camp. In addition, a fixed number of senior officers may be appointed as aides-de-camp to the monarch, an appointment which entitles the holder to the post-nominal letters "ADC". Most of these are serving army, navy, and air force officers, usually of colonel or brigadier rank or equivalent. They are seldom called upon individually to perform specific duties; collectively, they walked in procession at every coronation and state funeral of
416-458: A symbol of ceremonial representation such as a member of the honour guard or a position of command on parade. All aides-de-camp also wear the cypher or badge of the principal to whom they are appointed. Honorary appointees to the monarch, such as the royal cypher or the Prince of Wales , wear the appropriate cypher on their uniform epaulette and are entitled to use the post-nominal letters ADC for
468-571: Is a two, three or four-star General who helps the King exercise the powers vested in him by the constitution in the field of defence. He monitors the international security situation and informs the King accordingly. He keeps the King posted of the situation, means and resources, functioning and missions of the Belgian Armed Forces, in close cooperation with the King's Cabinet. The Head of the Military Household also oversees
520-630: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Francis Egerton (Royal Navy officer) Admiral Francis Egerton (15 September 1824 – 15 December 1895), known as Francis Leveson-Gower until 1833, was a British naval commander and politician from the Egerton family . Egerton was the second son of eleven children born to Harriet Catherine Greville, Countess of Ellesmere, and Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere , who served as Secretary at War and Chief Secretary for Ireland . His father inherited
572-971: Is one of the people who are physically closest to the president. The President of the Hellenic Republic as Head of State of the Hellenic Armed Forces is served by aide-de-camp. They have the Hellenic Air Force , Hellenic Navy , and the Hellenic Army . The Hong Kong Police Force, the Fire Services Department, the Customs and Excise Department, the Immigration Department, the Government Flying Service,
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#1732802438824624-423: Is to transport the briefcase permitting the use of nuclear weapons . They can also provide general assistance to the president: For instance, at times aides-de-camp are seen placing the president's speech on his lectern when he arrives, or holding up cue cards for the president during award ceremonies. When the president travels, an aide-de-camp often rides in the front passenger seat of the presidential car. He
676-646: The Chertsey Division of the Central Liberal Council. He was appointed Lord Lieutenant of the county in 1893. Egerton married Lady Louisa Caroline Cavendish (1835–1907), daughter of William Cavendish, 7th Duke of Devonshire , and sister of Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire , in 1861. Together, Francis and Lady Louisa were the parents of: He died on 15 December 1895 at his home in Weybridge from heart disease aged 71 and
728-559: The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). Selected SAF officers typically hold the rank of major or military expert 5 , selected SCDF officers hold the rank of major, and selected SPF officers typically hold the rank of assistant superintendent of police. Both male and female officers may serve as aides-de-camp. Their duties include assisting in liaison for important guests on behalf of the president and taking care of visiting foreign dignitaries. In Sri Lanka ,
780-417: The king can be granted by the royal court for services rendered. Notable people include Major General Baron Édouard Empain , Count Charles John d'Oultremont, and Lieutenant General Baron Albert du Roy de Blicquy . In Commonwealth of Nations countries, aides-de-camp are mostly appointed from military or auxiliary services. They are entitled to use the letters ADC or A de C after their names. The emblem of
832-625: The lord lieutenant of Ireland also appointed aides-de-camp, who had a functional role akin to that of equerries in the Royal Household in which aides-de-camp have a primarily honorific role. A distinctive and elaborate full dress uniform used to be worn by army aides-de-camp; however, its use was largely discontinued after World War I . In the British Army and the RAF , a junior officer may be appointed to serve as aide-de-camp to
884-505: The monarch is head of state, personnel from the New Zealand Defence Force serve as aides-de-camp to royal and vice-regal personages. The governor-general of New Zealand has two full-time aides-de-camp of the rank of army captain , lieutenant RNZN or RNZAF flight lieutenant . Additional and honorary aides-de-camp to the governor-general are of the rank of lieutenant colonel or equivalent. Aiguillettes are of
936-734: The monarch is head of state, the governor-general of Papua New Guinea has two full-time aides-de-camp. One is from the Papua New Guinea Defence Force and one from the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary of the ranks of PNGDF captain and RPNGC superintendent . In Singapore , the president appoints aides-de-camp from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and
988-498: The president has an aide-de-camp and an extra aide-de-camp from the three armed services. All general , flag and air officers are entitled to an aide-de-camp, usually selected from their parent regiment or unit. In the navy, an aide-de-camp is called a flag lieutenant. Junior officers (of the rank of major and below) of the armed services who have completed three years of service can be appointed for (extra-regimental) special appointments as an aide-de-camp or extra aide-de-camp for
1040-566: The Canadian Forces, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and, depending on the province, aides may also be appointed from other uniformed organizations such as municipal or provincial police and emergency services. In certain instances, civilians may be appointed. Non-uniformed civilians do not wear the aiguillette, but do wear their lieutenant governor's badge as a symbol of their appointment. On 29 November 1973, Governor General Roland Michener concluded his initiative to permit aides-de-camp to
1092-832: The Civil Aid Service, the Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force, the Auxiliary Medical Service, the St. John Ambulance Brigade, and the Correctional Services Department each sends an aide-de-camp to the territory's chief executive, which replaced the governor in 1997. On the last day of British rule in Hong Kong on 30 June 1997, the police aide-de-camp to Governor Chris Patten , presented Patten with
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#17328024388241144-737: The Navy and the Air Force). There is also one honorary aide-de-camp from the Territorial Army . The president may at his or her pleasure appoint any distinguished officer from the armed forces including the service chiefs as honorary aide-de-camp. The governors of the states have two aides-de-camp, one each from the Indian Armed Forces and the Indian and state police services except for the state of Jammu and Kashmir , where both
1196-840: The aides-de-camp to the governor are appointed from the Indian Army . An aide-de-camp or adikung as it known locally in Malaysia is appointed by the federal government or the state government from officers of the Royal Malaysian Police or from the Malaysian Armed Forces officers comprising the Malaysian Army , Royal Malaysian Air Force or from Royal Malaysian Navy . There were also non-military or police officers who were appointed as aide-de-camp. As in other Commonwealth countries where
1248-412: The cases of personal aide-de-camp to the monarch and the principal aides-de-camp, the officers concerned continue to wear the royal cypher after relinquishing the appointment; and if he or she has held the appointment under more than one sovereign then the cypher of each is worn. Otherwise, an officer would cease to wear the accoutrements after his or her appointment as aide-de-camp is relinquished (with
1300-569: The civil list, usually held by a retired junior officer from a British Army regiment. In addition the governor's staff included the head mudaliyar who served as the native aide-de-camp to the governor on a permanent and honorary (non-paid) basis; as well as several extra aide-de-camp appointed from regiments of the Ceylon Defense Force and later from the Ceylon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve . With
1352-401: The considerable wealth (but not the titles) of Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater . His mother, a great-great-granddaughter of the 5th Baron Brooke , was the daughter of Charles Greville, and his paternal grandparents were George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland and Elizabeth Leveson-Gower, Duchess of Sutherland (daughter of the 18th Earl of Sutherland ). His maternal uncle was
1404-644: The coordination with the security detail of the Royal Palace and runs the Information Technology Service. The Aides de Camp to the King are general or senior officers assigned by the King to accompany important visitors or to represent him on occasions when he cannot be present himself. The Equerries to the King are at the King's constant disposal on a rotational basis; they accompany him on his travels and assist him in performing his daily tasks. The title of honorary aide-de-camp to
1456-478: The duration of their appointment. Aides-de-camp to the governor general wear the governor general's badge, known as the crest of the arms of Canada , and aides-de-camp to a lieutenant governor wear the lieutenant governor's badge (the shield of the province surmounted by a crown). They are appointed from officers of the Canadian Forces . Aides-de-camp to lieutenant governors are appointed from officers of
1508-529: The exception that former aides-de-camp to the sovereign appointed before 1988 may also continue to wear the royal cypher). In France , the president, as commander-in-chief of the French Armed Forces , is served by aides-de-camp. In general, there are three, traditionally including one who is a member of the French Army , and all of whom are lieutenant colonels . In essence, their mission
1560-441: The first time, female officers as her aides-de-camp. In each of the armed forces, the chief of staff and other senior officers have their own adjutants, normally of the rank of major or lieutenant colonel, or its equivalent. At unit level, the unit S1 (personnel officer) doubles as the unit commander's adjutant, although in recent times in many units this practice has been left only for ceremonial purposes, while for everyday duties
1612-553: The formation of the office of the Governor-General of Ceylon the practice continued with Ceylon Army officers replacing the British Army officers. At present an officer of the rank of brigadier serves as aide-de-camp to the president, while an officer of the rank of colonel or equivalent serves as aide-de-camp to the defence secretary. In 1992, two Sri Lankan ADCs were killed in active service, and in 2006 an ADC
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1664-493: The general's mouthpiece must be implicitly obeyed". In garrison or quarters, however, his duties were more of a social character: "he superintends the general's household, writes and answers invitations, &c." Historically, the appointment pertained only to the Army (in the Navy a flag lieutenant performed equivalent duties: "communicating the admiral's orders to the various ships either personally or by signal"). According to
1716-569: The governor general and lieutenant governors to use the post-nominal letters A de C for the duration of their appointment. Aides-de-camp to royal and vice-regal personages wear the aiguillette on the right shoulder. Aides-de-camp to all others wear their aiguillette on the left shoulder. In India , officers of the rank of major general and equivalent and above in the sister services who are in command of divisions or of peacetime commands have aides-de-camp who usually belong to their general's parent regiment/battalion. There have been instances where
1768-425: The governor general, several other flag, general, and senior officers are appointed ex officio as honorary aides-de-camp to the governor general or members of the royal family including: Most aides-de-camp wear a gold-pattern aiguillette when acting in their official capacity; however, members of St. John Ambulance Canada wear silver aiguillettes consistent with their other accoutrements as aides-de-camp or as
1820-483: The grounds of Government House. Aides-de-camp in Canada are appointed to the monarch and some members of the royal family , the governor general , lieutenant governors , and to certain other appointments (e.g., Minister of National Defence , flag and general officers , Canadian heads of mission, foreign heads of state visiting Canada). In addition to the military officers appointed as full-time aides-de-camp to
1872-410: The left shoulder. In Pakistan , the president , prime minister , and governors have their own aides-de-camp. The aide-de-camp can be from any one of the three Armed Forces and typically are of the rank of captain (army), lieutenant (navy) or flight lieutenant (air force). The aide-de-camp to Justice Khan Habibullah Khan , while he was chief minister and leader of the house of West Pakistan ,
1924-483: The monarch at memorial services and on other occasions. Aides-de-camp, along with equerries , military assistants , military attachés and certain other officers, are distinguished by the addition of aiguillettes to their dress uniforms; these differ in size, colour and position of wear, depending on the appointment. In addition, aides-de-camp to the sovereign wear the monarch's royal cypher on their shoulder straps or shoulder boards in various orders of dress. In
1976-400: The mother of Giles Vandeleur and wife of Sir Algar Howard . Aide-de-camp An aide-de-camp ( UK : / ˌ eɪ d d ə ˈ k ɒ̃ / , US : /- ˈ k æ m p / ; French expression meaning literally "helper in the [military] camp " ) is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank , usually a senior military , police or government officer , or to
2028-464: The office is the aiguillette worn on their uniform. In Australia , Australian Defence Force officers serve as aides-de-camp to specific senior appointments, such as the monarch , governor-general , state governors, chief of the Defence Force , and other specified Army, Navy and Air Force command appointments. Honorary aides-de-camp to the governor-general or state governors are entitled to
2080-563: The post-nominal ADC during their appointment. Officers of and above the ranks of rear admiral, major general, and air vice-marshal in specifically designated command appointments are entitled to an aide-de-camp with the army rank of captain (or equivalent). Within the navy, an aide-de-camp is called a "flag lieutenant" and senior naval officers are called " flag officers ". In 1973, Sir Richard Sharples , then governor of Bermuda , and his aide-de-camp, Captain Hugh Sayers, were murdered on
2132-663: The private secretary to the Duke of Wellington . In 1840, he joined the Royal Navy and immediately saw active service due to the Oriental Crisis of that year: he served off the Syrian coast and was present at the bombardment of Acre . During the Crimean War he was in command of HMS Basilisk and in 1855 he reached the rank of captain. He was aide-de-camp to Queen Victoria from 1865 to 1873. In 1873, he
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2184-527: The regular Army and the Royal Marines ) in recognition of distinguished war service; the appointment at that time carried with it promotion to the rank of full colonel . Additional honorary appointments were made from among the officers of the Militia . Queen Victoria also appointed a number of "naval aides-de-camp" in "compliment to the sister service". Colonial governors , governors-general and
2236-564: The republic and three others to the minister of defence , these six being the only ones to be called edecán , which is one Spanish translation for aide-de-camp ( edecán is a phonetic rendition of the French term; ayuda or ayudante de campo is a calque ). A controversy was raised in 2006, when president Néstor Kirchner promoted his army aide-de-camp, Lieutenant Colonel Graham, to colonel, one year ahead of his class. Upon becoming president, Cristina Kirchner decided to have, for
2288-409: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Francis_Egerton&oldid=1234147752 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
2340-804: The senior ranks of the British Army (one of whom is usually the chief of the General Staff ); and up to two air aides-de-camp, from among the senior ranks of the RAF (one of whom is usually the chief of the Air Staff ). Principal aides-de-camp, representing the three services, take part along with other members of the Royal Household in the State Processions at State Openings of Parliament , at coronations and at state funerals; and they are occasionally called upon individually to represent
2392-411: The shoulder of a uniform. Whether it is worn on the left or the right shoulder is dictated by protocol. In some countries, aide-de-camp is considered to be a title of honour , which confers the post-nominal letters ADC, A.D.C. or A de C. In Argentina , three officers, one from each armed service, of the rank of lieutenant colonel or its equivalent, are appointed as aide-de-camp to the president of
2444-456: The sons have served a tenure of aide-de-camp to their fathers. In India, aide-de-camp is a title of honour , and current as well as former aides-de-camp are conferred the post-nominal letters ADC. The service chiefs, including the chief of the Army , Navy , and Air Staff, usually have three aides-de-camp and the president of India has five aides-de-camp (three from the Army and one each from
2496-512: The standard palace No. 1 type and worn on the right shoulder. Equivalent appointments also serve the minister of Defence , the chief of Defence Force and service chiefs. These are usually known as military assistants (MA) personal staff officers (PSOs) or, in the case of the RNZN, flag lieutenant (flags), and wear service-specific No. 2 aiguillettes with coloured flecks (dark blue for navy, red for army and light blue for air force) on
2548-565: Was buried at Byfleet . Through his son Francis, he was a grandfather of Captain Francis Egerton (1896–1935), who married the Hon. Doris Mary Pottinger Meysey-Thompson, a daughter of Henry Meysey-Thompson, 1st Baron Knaresborough and Ethel Adeline Pottinger (daughter of Sir Henry Pottinger, 3rd Baronet ). Among her siblings was Helen Winifred, Lady Newton, the mother of Peter Richard Legh, 4th Baron Newton ; Violet Ethel Meysey-Thompson,
2600-750: Was his son, a senior bureaucrat, Captain Akhtar Munir Marwat and Captain Gohar Ayub Khan was to his father, President Field Marshal Ayub Khan . The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and all the three service chiefs are authorised to have an aide-de-camp. In Pakistan, officers of the rank of major general and equivalent and above in the sister services who are in command of divisions or of peacetime commands have aides-de-camp who usually belong to their general's parent regiment/battalion. As in other commonwealth realms where
2652-509: Was promoted to Rear admiral , and he was placed on the retired list in November 1875. Following his retirement, he continued to be promoted: in 1878 to Vice-admiral and in 1884 to the rank of Admiral . He also sat as Member of Parliament for Derbyshire East from 1868 to 1885 and for Derbyshire North-East from 1885 to 1886. In his later years he was a resident of Surrey , where he continued his political activities as president of
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#17328024388242704-590: Was severely wounded: The president of Tanzania has an aide-de-camp from the Tanzania People's Defence Force , with the rank of kanali , which is equivalent to that of a colonel . In the United Kingdom , an aide-de-camp (ADC) was defined in 1875 as "a confidential officer attached to the 'personal' or private staff of a general ". In the field of battle , he functioned as "the bearer of his chief's written or verbal orders, and when employed as
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