Inspector-General of the Forces


Inspector-General of the Forces was a British Army appointment. There were also Inspectors-General for the different arms.

Inspector-General of the Forces

The post was created to review and report on the training and efficiency of units of the British Army under the control of the Home Government. In 1910 the scope of the Inspector-General was limited to the troops in the United Kingdom, and the General Officer Commanding in the Mediterranean was appointed Inspector-General of forces overseas.
On the outbreak of the First World War the post was redesignated Commander-in-Chief, Home Army.

Inspector-General of Oversea Forces

On the outbreak of the Second World War Kirke was appointed Commander-in-Chief, Home Forces.