William Salmond (British Army officer)

Major-General Sir William Salmond, KCB (25 August 1840 – 8 November 1932) was a British Army officer.

Sir William Salmond
Sir William Salmond (centre) with his sons
Born25 August 1840
York
Died8 November 1932
Bruton, Somerset
Allegiance 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

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 as it ended in June 1902,[4][2] retiring from the army on 25 August 1902.[5] In the October 1902 South African Honours list, he was promoted to a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB).[6]

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.[7][8]

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. "Obituary: Sir William Salmond" (PDF). Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  3. Vere Langford, Oliver (1899). The History of the Island of Antigua. p. 66.
  4. "No. 27454". The London Gazette. 15 July 1902. p. 4512.
  5. "No. 27470". The London Gazette. 2 September 1902. p. 5685.
  6. "No. 27490". The London Gazette. 31 October 1902. p. 6910.
  7. Irish Art Auction. Whytes. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  8. Obituary Mary H. Hoyle Salmond. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
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