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Paymaster Rear-Admiral Sir Bertram Cowles Allen was a British Royal Navy officer.

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Admiral Sir Walter Henry Cowan, 1st Baronet,, known as Tich Cowan, was a Royal Navy officer who saw service in both the First and Second World Wars; in the latter he was one of the oldest British servicemen on active duty.

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Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, was a senior officer of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. He was widely known by his initials, "ABC".

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Admiral Sir William Lowther Grant was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, North America and West Indies Station.

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Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey, was a Royal Navy officer and courtier.

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Admiral of the Fleet The Honourable Sir Hedworth Meux was a Royal Navy officer. As a junior officer he was present at the bombardment of Alexandria during the Anglo-Egyptian War.

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Admiral Sir Richard Henry Peirse, was a senior Royal Navy officer during the First World War.

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Admiral Sir Percy Moreton Scott, 1st Baronet, was a British Royal Navy officer and a pioneer in modern naval gunnery. During his career he proved to be an engineer and problem solver of some considerable foresight, ingenuity and tenacity. He did not, however, endear himself to the Navy establishment for his regular outspoken criticism of the Navy's conservatism and resistance to change and this undoubtedly slowed the acceptance of his most important ideas, notably the introduction of directed firing. In spite of this, his vision proved correct most of the time and he rose to the rank of admiral and amongst other honours was made baronet, a hereditary title.

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Captain Edward Unwin, was a Royal Navy officer and an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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William Charles Williams VC was a British recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Sir Leslie Orme Wilson, was a Royal Marines officer, Conservative politician, and colonial governor. He served as Governor of Bombay from 1923 to 1926 and as Governor of Queensland from 1932 to 1946.