Sir William Salmond
Sir William Salmond (centre) with his sons
Born25 August 1840
York
Died8 November 1932
Bruton, Somerset
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1857–1902
RankMajor-General
Battles/warsAnglo-Egyptian War
Second Boer War
AwardsKnight 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) and Harriet Wright.[2][3][4] He studied at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in October 1857.[3]

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.[3] 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.[3] 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.[3] He continued in this role during the Second Boer War (1899–1902) and stepped down as it ended in June 1902,[5][3] retiring from the army on 25 August 1902.[6] In the October 1902 South African Honours list, he was promoted to a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB),[7] and he was invested with the insignia of the order by King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 18 December 1902.[8]

He died at his home at Whaddon House near Bruton in Somerset on 8 November 1932.[3]

Family

In 1874 he married Emma Mary Hoyle; they had two sons (Geoffrey and John) and a daughter (Maizie).[3] His daughter Mary Gwendoline was an artist.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Obituary: Sir Geoffrey Salmond Air Chief Marshal And Chief Of The Air Staff". The Times. London. 28 April 1933. p. 19. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  2. ↑ Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, 17th edition
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Obituary: Sir William Salmond" (PDF). Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  4. ↑ Vere Langford, Oliver (1899). The History of the Island of Antigua. p. 66.
  5. ↑ "No. 27454". The London Gazette. 15 July 1902. p. 4512.
  6. ↑ "No. 27470". The London Gazette. 2 September 1902. p. 5685.
  7. ↑ "No. 27490". The London Gazette. 31 October 1902. p. 6910.
  8. ↑ "Court Circular". The Times. No. 36955. London. 19 December 1902. p. 4.
  9. ↑ Irish Art Auction. Whytes. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  10. ↑ Obituary Mary H. Hoyle Salmond. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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