Howstuffworks "British World War I Leaders"

Earl Beatty

Beatty of the North Sea and of Brooksby, David Beatty, First Earl (1871–1936), a British naval officer.

Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward) (1888–1935), a British soldier and writer known as “Lawrence of Arabia.” The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is his account of his adventures and ideas as leader of the Arabs in their successful revolt against Turkey in World War I.

Earl Haig

Haig, Sir Douglas Haig, First Earl (1861–1928), a British army officer. During World War I he was commander in chief of the British Expeditionary Forces in France and Flanders from December, 1915, until the Armistice.

Earl Jellicoe

Jellicoe, John Rushworth Jellicoe, First Earl (1859–1935), a British naval officer.

Earl Kitchener

Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome, Horatio Herbert Kitchener, First Earl (1850-1916), a British army officer.

Jan C. Smuts

Smuts, Jan Christiaan (1870–1950), a South African statesman and army officer. He was prime minister of the Union of South Africa (1919–24 and 1939–48) and a leader in the British Empire.

John D. P. French

French, John Denton Pinkstone, First Earl of Ypres (1852–1925), a British army officer.

Louis Botha

Botha, Louis (1862–1919), a Boer army officer. He helped to establish the Union of South Africa and became its first prime minister.

Marquess Curzon

Curzon, of Kedleston, George Nathaniel Curzon, First Marquess (1859–1925), a British statesman.

Sir Arthur W. Currie

Currie, Sir Arthur William (1875–1933), a Canadian army officer and educator. During World War I, he rose from lieutenant colonel of militia to lieutenant general in command of all Canadian forces in Europe.