Responsibility for the Naval Reserves has changed over the years. This is a list of the Admirals with that responsibility from 1875 until today.
Admiral Commanding Coastguard and Reserves 1875 – 1923:
75 – 76 Vice-Admiral Sir J. Walter Tarleton
76 – 79 Vice-Admiral Augustus Phillimore
79 – 82 Rear-Admiral Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
82 – 85 Rear-Admiral Sir Anthony H. Hoskins
85 – 88 Vice-Admiral John K.E. Baird
88 – 91 Vice-Admiral Sir George Tryon
91 – 94 Vice-Admiral Robert O’B. Fitzroy
94 – 97 Vice-Admiral Sir Edward H.Seymour
97 – 00 Vice-Admiral Sir Compton E. Domvile
00 – 03 Vice-Admiral Sir Gerard H. U. Noel
03 – 05 Vice Admiral Sir Ernest Rice KCB
05 – 09 Vice Admiral Sir Reginald F H Henderson KCB
09 – 12 Vice Admiral Sir Frederick S Inglefield KCB FRGS
13 – 15 Vice Admiral Sir Arthur M Farquar KCB MVO
15 – 16 Admiral Hon Sir Alexander Edward Bethell GCMG KCB
16 – 17 Actg Admiral The Hon Sir Somerset A Gough-Calthorpe GCB GCMG CB MVO
17 – 18 Vice Admiral Sir Cecil F Thursby KCB KCMG
18 – 21 Vice Admiral Sir Dudley Rawson Stratford de Chair KCB KCMG MVO
21 – 23 Admiral Sir Morgan Singer KCB KCVO
Admiral Commanding Reserves 1923 – 1977:
23 – 25 Vice Admiral Sir Hugh Henry Darby Tothill KCB KCMG KCVO
25 – 27 Admiral Sir Lewis Clinton-Baker KCB KCVO CBE
27 – 29 Vice Admiral Sir Arthur A M Duff KCB
29 – 31 Vice Admiral Sir John D Kelley KCB
31 – 33 Vice-Admiral Henry W Parker CB CMG
33 – 36 Vice Admiral George K Chetwode CB CBE
36 – 38 Vice Admiral Sir Henry John Studholme Brownrigg KBE CB DSO
38 – 41 Vice Admiral Sir Noel F Laurence DSO* CB KCB
41 – 41 Rear Admiral Vernon Saumarez Butler DSO
41 – 44 Vice Admiral J P Vivian CB
45 – 47 Vice Admiral Charles Morgan CB
47 – 49 Vice Admiral Sir Wilfrid R Patterson CB
49 – 50 Vice Admiral the Hon. Sir Guy H E Russell
50 – 52 Vice Admiral Sir William R Slayter
52 – 53 Vice Admiral John Arthur Symons Eccles CBE KCVO
53 – 55 Vice Admiral A K Scott-Moncrieff CB CBE DSO*
55 – 56 Vice Admiral John W Cuthbert
56 – 58 Vice Admiral G Thistleton-Smith
58 – 60 Vice Admiral Sir W K Edden
60 – 62 Vice Admiral Sir R Alastair Ewing
62 – 65 Rear Admiral Hugh Colenso Martell CB
65 – 68 Rear Admiral Geoffrey Harry Carew-Hunt
68 – 70 Rear Admiral Basil Charles Godfrey Place VC CB
70 – 72 Rear Admiral Ian David McLaughlan
72 – 74 Rear Admiral Ian Robertson CB DSC (RNVR)
74 – 77 Rear Admiral Hubert W E Hollins
Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command:
77 – 79 Admiral Sir David Williams
79- 81 Admiral Sir Richard Clayton
81 – 83 Admiral Sir James Eberle
83 – 84 Admiral Sir Desmond Cassidi
84 – 87 Admiral Sir Peter Stanford
87 – 89 Admiral Sir Sandy Woodward
89 – 91 Admiral Sir Jeremy Black
91 -94 Admiral Sir John Kerr
Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command:
94 – 95 Admiral Sir Michael Layard
95 – 96 Admiral Sir Michael Boyce
Flag Officer Training and Recruiting:
96 – 98 Rear Admiral John McAnally CB MVO
98 – 01 Rear Admiral John Chadwick CB
01 – 03 Rear Admiral P R Davies CBE
03 – 05 Rear Admiral K J Borley
Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland / Flag Officer Reserves:
05 – 06 Rear Admiral Philip L Wilcocks DSC
06 – 08 Rear Admiral Anthony Johnstone-Burt
08 – 09 Rear Admiral Philip Jones
09 – 11 Rear Admiral Martin Alabaster
11 – 14 Rear Admiral Christopher Hockley
14 – 15 Rear Admiral John Clink
Naval Secretary, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel) and Flag Officer Maritime Reserves:
15 – 18 Rear Admiral Simon Williams CVO
18 – 20 Rear Admiral Michael Bath
20 – 22 Rear Admiral Phillip John Hally CB MBE
Director People and Training, Naval Secretary and Flag Officer Maritime Reserves:
22 – Rear Admiral Jude Terry OBE