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The following list may not reflect modern changes to the ranks in the British Army
  Commissioned officer ranks   Non-Commissioned officer and other ranks
 
Field Marshal

General

Lieutenant General

Major General

Brigadier

Colonel

Lieutenant Colonel

Major

Captain

Lieutenant

2nd Lieutenant (See Note 1)
 


Warrant Officer 1st Class

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Sergeant Major
(No longer a rank/appointment in the British Army)

Staff Sergeant

Sergeant

Corporal

Lance Corporal

Private (See Note 2)


Notes
1. The rank of 2nd Lieutenant superceded the ranks of Ensign in the Infantry and Cornet in the Cavalry.

2.
Gunner (the rank of private in the Royal Artillery); Sapper (the rank of private in the Royal Engineers); Signaller (the rank of private in the Royal Signals); Trooper (the rank of private in the Cavalry); Craftsman (the rank of private in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers).
Source
Fowler, Simon, and Spencer, William, Army Records for Family Historians (London: The National Archives, 2000)

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