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Red with a gold centre stripe of three oak leaves for General Officers.
Gorget patches (collar tabs, collar patches) are an insignia in the form of paired patches of cloth or metal on the collar of a uniform (gorget), used in the military and civil service in some countries.
Collar tabs sign the military rank (group of ranks), the rank of civil service, the military unit, the office (department) or the branch of the armed forces and the arm of service.
Major General - Crossed baton and sabre beneath a star (or 'pip') of the Order of the Bath. A major general commands a division or brigade.
Lieutenant General - Crossed baton and sabre beneath a crown. A lieutenant general usually commands an army corps or a division.
General - Crossed baton and sabre beneath a star and crown. A general commands an army or army corps. It is currently the highest rank granted in the British Army. Field Marshal - Two crossed batons in a wreath beneath a crown.
Field marshal is the highest rank in the British Army. Throughout the 20th century, it was reserved for army and army group commanders in wartime and retiring Chiefs of the General Staff. Peacetime promotions to the rank of field marshal have now been discontinued.
