William Salmond (general)
William Salmond may refer to: * Sir William Salmond (British Army officer) (1840–1932), British Army general * Sir Geoffrey Salmond Air Chief Marshal Sir William Geoffrey Hanson Salmond, (19 August 1878 – 27 April 1933) was a senior commander in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Remaining in the Royal Air Force after the war, he held senior appointments in ... (William Geoffrey Hanson Salmond, 1878–1933), British commander in the Royal Flying Corps during WWI * William Salmond (Presbyterian minister) (1835–1917), New Zealand Presbyterian minister, university professor and writer See also * William Salmon (other) {{hndis, Salmond, William ...
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William Salmond (British Army Officer)
Major-General Sir William Salmond, (25 August 1840 – 8 November 1932) was a British Army officer. Military career Grandson of Major-General James Hanson Salmond, Military Secretary to the East India Company and author of ''The Mysore War'', William Salmond was born the son of Lieutenant Colonel James Salmond (1805–1880) and Emma Isabella Coke (d. 1886), daughter of D'Ewes Coke (1774–1856) and Harriet Wright. He studied at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in October 1857. He was appointed an Instructor in Musketry in November 1872 and took part in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882 during which he was mentioned in despatches. He became Assistant Director of Works (Barracks) at the War Office in April 1883, Assistant Adjutant-General for the Royal Engineers in October 1884 and Assistant Quartermaster-General in April 1886. He went on to be Commander, Royal Engineers for the Home District in July 1890, Deputy Inspector-General o ...
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Geoffrey Salmond
Air Chief Marshal Sir William Geoffrey Hanson Salmond, (19 August 1878 – 27 April 1933) was a senior commander in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War. Remaining in the Royal Air Force after the war, he held senior appointments in the Middle East, Great Britain and India. In late 1928 and early 1929, he directed the evacuation from Kabul of British embassy staff and others, by air. In 1933, Salmond served as Chief of the Air Staff for only a matter of days before being taken ill and subsequently dying from cancer. Early life and education Geoffrey Salmond was born on 19 August 1878 to Major General Sir William Salmond and Emma Mary Salmond (née Hoyle). His siblings included a brother, John, and a sister Gwen. He was educated at Wellington College in Berkshire before joining the Army. Royal Artillery service Salmond joined the British Army, undertaking his officer training at Royal Military Academy Woolwich around 1897. He was commissioned into the Royal Arti ...
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William Salmond (Presbyterian Minister)
William Salmond (9 February 1835 – 6 March 1917) was a notable New Zealand presbyterian minister, university professor and writer. He was born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland in 1835. The geologist Robin Allan was his grandson. Salmond taught theology at the University of Otago. References 1835 births 1917 deaths Academic staff of the University of Otago Scottish emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand Presbyterian ministers William William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Engl ...