The following officers from the 1st Bn The Royal Anglian Regiment have risen to the rank of General. The 1st Battalion has indeed been fortunate in the quality of their high ranking officers and this serves as a reflection on the Battalion and Regiment itself.
Field Marshall Lord Michael Walker GCB KCB CMG CBE ADC Gen
Lieutenant General Sir Ian Henry Freeland GBE KCB DSO
Lieutenant General Sir Richard Elton Goodwin KCB CBE DSO
Major General JB Dye CBE MC
General Sir Timothy Creasey KCB OBE
Major General G R Turner-Cain CBE DSO
Major General Sir David Calthorpe Thorne KBE CVO
Major General P P D Stone CBE
Major General A J G Pollard CBE
Major General J C B Sutherell CBE
General Sir John C McColl CBE DSO
Lt General PD Jones CBE.