William Salmond (British Army officer)
Sir William Salmond | |
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 Sir William Salmond (centre) with his sons | |
| Born | 25 August 1840 York |
| Died | 8 November 1932 Bruton, Somerset |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1857–1902 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Battles/wars | Anglo-Egyptian War Second Boer War |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath |
Major-General Sir William Salmond KCB (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,[1] 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).[2][3] He studied at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in October 1857.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2] He went on to be Commander, Royal Engineers for the Home District in July 1890, Deputy Inspector-General of Fortifications at the War Office in May 1891 and finally Deputy Adjutant-General for the Royal Engineers in 1896.[2] He continued in this role during the Second Boer War (1899–1902) and stepped down in June 1902,[4][2] retiring from the army on 25 August 1902.[5] He died at his home at Whaddon House near Bruton in Somerset on 8 November 1932.[2]
Family
In 1874 he married Emma Mary Hoyle; they had two sons (Geoffrey and John) and a daughter (Maizie).[2] His daughter Mary Gwendoline was an artist.[6][7]
References
^ "Obituary: Sir Geoffrey Salmond Air Chief Marshal And Chief Of The Air Staff". London: The Times. 28 April 1933. p. 19. Retrieved 5 August 2012..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ abcdefgh "Obituary: Sir William Salmond" (PDF). Retrieved 5 August 2012.
^ Vere Langford, Oliver (1899). The History of the Island of Antigua. p. 66.
^ "No. 27454". The London Gazette. 15 July 1902. p. 4512.
^ "No. 27470". The London Gazette. 2 September 1902. p. 5685.
^ Irish Art Auction. Whytes. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
^ Obituary Mary H. Hoyle Salmond. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
