The Commander British Forces in Hong Kong (CBF) was a senior British Army officer who acted as Military Advisor to the Governor of Hong Kong.
The Governor of Hong Kong, being a representative of the British sovereign, was the Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces and Vice Admiral in the Crown colony.
The Governor was advised by the Commander British Forces in Hong Kong (CBF) on all military actions. During the 1980s and 1990s, the CBF was normally a career Major General or Lieutenant General from the British Army. Until 1966, the CBF was an ex officio member of the Legislative Council.
Commanders
Commanders have included:
Commander British Forces in Hong Kong
1843–1848 Major-General George D'Aguilar1848–1851 Major-General William Staveley1851–1854 Major-General William JervoisCommander British Troops in China and Hong Kong
1854–1857 Major-General Sir Robert Garrett1857–1858 Major-General Thomas Ashburnham1858–1859 Major-General Sir Charles van Straubenzee1860–1861 Major-General Sir James Grant1861–1862 Major-General Sir John Michel1862–1863 Major-General Sir Charles Staveley1863–1864 Major-General William Brown1864–1867 Major-General Sir Philip Guy1867–1869 Major-General James BrunkerCommander British Troops in China, Hong Kong, and the Straits Settlements
1869–1874 Major-General Henry Whitfield1874–1878 Lieutenant General Sir Francis Colborne1878–1882 Lieutenant General Edward Donovan1882–1885 Lieutenant General John Sargent1885–1889 Lieutenant General Sir William CameronCommander British Troops in China and Hong Kong
1889–1890 Major-General Sir James Edwards1890–1895 Major-General Sir George Barker1895–1898 Major-General Sir Wilsone Black1898–1903 Major-General Sir William GascoigneCommander British Troops in South China
1903–1906 Major-General Villiers Hatton1906–1910 Major-General Robert Broadwood1910–1913 Major-General Sir Charles Anderson1913–1915 Major-General Francis KellyCommander British Forces in China
1915–1921 Major-General Francis Ventris1921–1922 Major-General George Kirkpatrick1922–1925 Major-General Sir John FowlerCommander British Troops in South China
1925–1929 Major-General Charles Luard1929–1932 Major-General James SandilandsCommander British Troops in China
1932–1935 Lieutenant-General Oswald Borrett1935–1938 Major-General Arthur Bartholomew1938–1941 Major-General Edward GrasettAug–Dec 1941 Major-General Christopher MaltbyNote from 1941 to 1945 Hong Kong was under Japanese controlCommander British Forces in Hong Kong
1945–1946 Major-General Sir Francis Festing1946–1948 Major-General Sir George Erskine1948–1949 Major-General Francis MatthewsJun–Sep 1949 Lieutenant-General Sir Francis Festing1949–1951 Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Mansergh1951–1952 Major-General Geoffrey Evans1952–1954 Major-General Terence Airey1954–1955 Lieutenant-General Cecil Sugden1955–1957 Lieutenant-General Sir William Stratton1957–1960 Lieutenant-General Sir Edric Bastyan1960–1961 Lieutenant-General Sir Roderick McLeod1961–1963 Lieutenant-General Sir Reginald Hewetson1963–1964 Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Craddock1964–1966 Lieutenant-General Sir Denis O'Connor1966–1968 Lieutenant-General Sir John Worsley1968–1970 Lieutenant-General Sir Basil Eugster1970–1973 Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Ward1973–1976 Lieutenant-General Sir Edwin Bramall1976–1978 Lieutenant-General Sir John Archer1978–1980 Major-General Sir Roy Redgrave1980–1982 Major-General John Chapple1982–1985 Major-General Derek Boorman1985–1987 Major-General Anthony Boam1987–1989 Major-General Garry Johnson1989–1992 Major General Peter Duffell1992–1994 Major-General John Foley1994–1997 Major-General Bryan DuttonFlagstaff House 1840s–1978Headquarters House 15 Barker Road 1978–1997