{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-polish-forces-scheme-1964/schedule-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-polish-forces-scheme-1964/schedule-1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1964/2007",
  "legislation_title": "The Pensions (Polish Forces) Scheme 1964",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/pensions-polish-forces-scheme-1964",
  "path": "schedule/1",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "EQUIVALENT BRITISH RANKS OF MEMBERS OF THE POLISH FORCES",
  "text": "In relation to the rank of a member of the Polish forces set out in the first column, the equivalent British rank is the rank or status respectively set out in the second column.\nExcept where otherwise stated, the equivalent British rank is a rank in the British Army, and the equivalent British status is the status equivalent to such a rank.\nMembers of the Polish Air Force held ranks of the same title and classification as members of the Royal Air Force, and consequently the equivalent British rank of a member of the Polish Air Force is the British Army rank relative to the appropriate Royal Air Force rank.\nTABLE I\nOfficers (Male)\nPolish Rank\nEquivalent British Rank\nAdmiral (Navy)\nGeneral Broni (Army)\nGeneral\nAir Chief Marshal (Air Force)\nWice-admiral (Navy)\nGeneral Dywizji (Army)\nLieutenant-General\nAir Marshal (Air Force)\nKontr-admiral (Navy)\nGeneral Brygady (Army)\nMajor-General\nAir Vice Marshal (Air Force)\nAir Commodore (Air Force)\nBrigadier\nKomandor (Navy)\nPulkownik (Army)\nColonel\nGroup Captain (Air Force)\nKomandor-porucznik and Komandor-podporucznik (Navy)\nLieutenant-Colonel\nPodpulkownik (Army)\nWing Commander (Air Force)\nKapitan marynarki (Navy)\nMajor (Army)\nMajor\nSquadron Leader (Air Force)\nPorucznik marynarki and Podporucznik marynarki after 18 months' service (Navy)\nCaptain\nKapitan (Rotmistrz) (Army)\nFlight Lieutenant (Air Force)\nPodporucznik marynarki up to 18 months' service (Navy)\nLieutenant\nPorucznik (Army)\nFlying Officer (Air Force)\nChorazy marynarki after 3 years' service (Navy)\nSecond Lieutenant\nPodporucznik (Army)\nPilot Officer (Air Force)\nChorazy marynarki with less than 3 years' service (Navy)\nWarrant Officer—Royal Navy\nPodchorazy (Navy)\nMidshipman—Royal Navy\nTABLE II\nSoldiers\nPolish Rank\nEquivalent British Rank\nChorazy (Army)\nWarrant Officer Class I\nWarrant Officer (Air Force)\nStarszy Sierzant (Army)\nWarrant Officer Class II\nWarrant Officer 2nd Class (Air Force)\nStarszy bosman (Navy)\nBosman (Navy)\nStaff Serjeant\nSierzant (Army)\nFlight Sergeant (Air Force)\nBosmanmat (Navy)\nPlutonowy (Army)\nSerjeant\nSergeant (Air Force)\nMat (Navy)\nKapral (Army)\nCorporal\nCorporal (Air Force)\nStarszy marynarz (Navy)\nMarynarz (Navy)\nStarszy szeregowiec (Army)\nPrivate\nSzeregowiec (strzelec) (Army)\nLeading Aircraftman & Aircraftman (Air Force)\nTABLE III\nWomen Members\nPolish Rank\nEquivalent British Status\nPulkownik\nMember with status above that of Lieutenant-Colonel\nPodpulkownik\nMember with status of Lieutenant-Colonel\nNaczelna Siostra\nMajor\nMember with status of Major\nPrzelozona Siostra\nInspektorka\nSiostra\nZastepczyni przelozonej\nKomendantka Kompanii\nMember with other officer status\nKomendantka Plutonu\nKapitan\nPorucznik\nPodporucznik\nStarszy Sierzant\nMember with status of Staff Serjeant\nSierzant\nMember with status of Serjeant\nPlutonowy\nMember with status of Corporal\nKapral\nStarsza ochotniczka\nMember with status of Private\nOchotniczka",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1964/2007/schedule/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T00:01:35.784765+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}