Geoffrey Salmond

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

William Geoffrey Hanson Salmond
19 August 1878 – 27 April 1933
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	Royal Air Force
Years of service	Around 1898–1933
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Battles/wars	South African War, World War I
Awards	KCB, KCMG, DSO

Air Chief Marshal Sir William Geoffrey Hanson Salmond, KCB, KCMG, DSO (19 August 1878 - 27 April 1933) was a senior commander in the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force who served as Chief of the Air Staff.

He joined the British Army, undertaking his officer training at Royal Military Academy Woolwich around 1897. He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery and saw active service during the Second Boer War.

On 17 April 1913, Salmond joined the reserve of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) although he continued to serve in the regular army. Following staff work in military aeronautics, he went on to take up the post of Officer Commanding, No. 1 Squadron RFC and on 1 August 1919 he was awarded a permanent commission in the RAF.

On 1 April 1933, Air Chief Marshal Salmond took over from his brother as Chief of the Air Staff. However, his time as the professional head of the RAF was cut short. William Geoffrey Salmond died on 27 April 1933 and his brother was temporarily re-appointed as Chief of the Air Staff.

[edit] References

• Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Chf Mshl Salmond

[edit] Further reading

• Baker, Anne. From Biplane to Spitfire: the life of Air Chief Marshal Sir Geoffrey Salmond KCB KCMG DSO Pen & Sword Ltd, 2003, ISBN 0 85052 980 8

Military offices
Preceded by unknown	Officer Commanding Fifth Wing, RFC November 1915 – July 1916	Succeeded by P B Joubert de la Ferté
Preceded by Sir Edward Ellington	Commander-in-Chief Air Defence of Great Britain 1931–1933	Succeeded by Sir Robert Brooke-Popham
Preceded by Sir John Salmond	Chief of the Air Staff 1933	Succeeded by Sir John Salmond

v • d • e Chiefs of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force Sir Hugh Trenchard • Sir Frederick Sykes • Sir Hugh Trenchard • Sir John Salmond • Sir Geoffrey Salmond • Sir John Salmond • Sir Edward Ellington • Sir Cyril Newall • Sir Charles Portal • Sir Arthur Tedder • Sir John Slessor • Sir William Dickson • Sir Dermot Boyle • Sir Thomas Pike • Sir Charles Elworthy • Sir John Grandy • Sir Denis Spotswood • Sir Andrew Humphrey • Sir Neil Cameron • Sir Michael Beetham • Sir Keith Williamson • Sir David Craig • Sir Peter Harding • Sir Michael Graydon • Sir Richard Johns • Sir Peter Squire • Sir Jock Stirrup • Sir Glenn Torpy