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Knights of the Garter created during the reign of King George VI (1936-1952)

The references in red give the location of the stall plates in the Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor (e.g. South 5 is the fifth stall on the south side as viewed from the entrance to the chapel).

The current Knights or Ladies Companion of the Garter are numbered in bold blue.

883.George Herbert H [Villiers], 6th Earl of Clarendon

North 22; nom. and inst. by disp. 24 Apr 1937 ; d. 13 Dec 1955

884.Bernard Marmaduke [Fitzalan-Howard], 16th Duke of Norfolk

South 26; nom., inv. and inst. by disp. 11 May 1937; d. 30 Jan 1975

885.William Thomas B [Cecil], 5th Marquess of Exeter

North 27; nom. and inst. by disp. 11, inv. 13 May 1937; d. 6 Aug 1956

886.Claude George [Bowes-Lyon], 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

South 18; nom. by spec. stat., inv. and inst. 11 May 1937; Ordinary Knight 6 May 1938; d. 7 Nov 1944

887.Henry Hugh FitzRoy [Somerset], 10th Duke of Beaufort

South 17; nom. by spec. stat., inv. and inst. by disp. 11 May 1937; Ordinary Knight 15 Nov 1938; d. 5 Feb 1984

888.Stanley Baldwin, later 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley

South 27; nom. and inst. by disp. 29 May, inv. 1 Jun 1937; d. 14 Dec 1947

889.George II, King of the Hellenes

North 11; nom. by spec. stat. and inv. 7, inst. by disp. 16 Nov 1938; d. 4 Apr 1953

890.Carol II, King of Roumania

North 13; nom. by spec. stat. and inv. 15, inst. by disp. 16 Nov 1939; d. 4 Apr 1953

891.Paul, Prince Regent of Yugoslavia

South 12; nom. by spec. stat. and inv. 19, inst. by disp. 20 Jul 1939; d. 14 Sep 1976

892.Edward William S [Cavendish], 10th Duke of Devonshire

North 16; nom. and inst. by disp. 1, inv. 29 Jan 1941 ; d. 26 Nov 1950

893.Lawrence John L [Dundas], 2nd Marquess of Zetland

North 17; nom. and inst. by disp. 11 Jun, inv. 2 Jul 1942; d. 6 Feb 1961

894.Victor Alexander J [Hope], 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow

South 15; nom., inv. and inst. by disp. 28 Oct 1943; d. 5 Jan 1952

895.Christopher [Addison], 1st Viscount Addison

North 24; nom. and inst. by disp. 3 Dec, inv. 17 Dec 1946 ; d. 11 Dec 1951

896.Lord Robert Arthur J Gascoyne-Cecil, styled Lord Cranborne, later 5th Marquess of Salisbury

North 18; nom. and inst. by disp. 3, inv. 17 Dec 1946; d. 23 Feb 1972

897.Louis Francis A V N [Mountbatten], 1st Viscount Mountbatten of Burma later 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma

South 18; nom. and inst. by disp. 3, inv. 17 Dec 1946; d. 27 Aug 1979

898.Alan Francis [Brooke], 1st Viscount Alanbrooke

South 23; nom. and inst. by disp. 3, inv. 17 Dec 1946; d. 17 Jun 1963

899.Charles Frederick A [Portal], 1st Viscount Portal of Hungerford

South 24; nom. and inst. by disp. 3, inv. 17 Dec 1946; d. 22 Apr 1971

900.Harold Rupert L G [Alexander], 1st Viscount Alexander of Tunis later 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis

South 16; nom. and inst. by disp. 3 Dec 1946; d. 16 Jun 1969

901.Bernard Law [Montgomery], 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

South 19; nom. and inst. by disp. 3, inv. 17 Dec 1946; d. 24 Mar 1976

902.Philip [Mountbatten], later 1st Duke of Edinburgh

South 2; nom. by spec. stat., inv. and inst. by disp. 19 Nov 1947; d. 9 Apr 2021

903.William Arthur [Cavendish-Bentinck], 7th Duke of Portland

North 20; nom. 12 Mar, inv. and inst. 23 Apr 1948; d. 21 Mar 1977

904.William George A [Ormsby-Gore], 4th Baron Harlech

South 21; nom. 12 Mar, inv. and inst. 23 Apr Apr 1948; d. 14 Feb 1964

905.Lawrence Roger [Lumley], 11th Earl of Scarborough

North 21; nom. 12 Mar, inv. and inst. 23 Apr 1948; d. 29 Jun 1969

906.Bertram Francis [Gurdon], 2nd Baron Cranworth

South 20; nom. 12 Mar, inv. and inst. 23 Apr 1948; d. 4 Jan 1964

907.Gerald [Wellesley], 7th Duke of Wellington

South 27; nom. 9 Apr, inv. and inst. 9 May 1951; d. 4 Jan 1972

908.Hugh William [Fortescue], 5th Earl Fortescue

North 24; nom. 9 Apr, inv. and inst. 9 May 1951; d. 14 Jun 1958

909.Wentworth Henry C [Beaumont], 2nd Viscount Allendale

North 18; nom. 9 Apr, inv. and inst. 9 May 1951; d. 16 Dec 1956

910.Frederick IX, King of Denmark

South 8; nom. by spec. stat. 8 May, inv. and inst. 9 May 1951; d. 14 Jan 1972

Last updated 9 Apr 2021

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