1881 - 1968
John Salmond British Military
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John Salmond is a member of the following lists: Royal Air Force personnel of World War II, Recipients of the Croix de Guerre (France) and Officers of the Legion of Honour.
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Details
| First Name |
John
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| Last Name |
Salmond
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| Birthday |
17th July, 1881
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| Birthplace |
London, England
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| Died |
16th April, 1968
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| Place of Death |
Wellington, New Zealand
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
British
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| Occupation |
Military
|
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Maitland Salmond, GCB, CMG, CVO, DSO & Bar (17 July 1881 – 16 April 1968) was a British military officer who rose to high rank in the Royal Flying Corps and then the Royal Air Force. During the First World War he served as a squadron commander, a wing commander and then as General Officer Commanding the RAF on the Western Front towards the end of the war. He went on to be Air Officer Commanding British Forces in Iraq in the early 1920s when he halted a Turkish invasion and sought to put down a Kurdish uprising against King Faisal, the British-sponsored ruler of Iraq. He was Chief of the Air Staff in the early 1930s and bitterly opposed the position taken by British politicians at the World Disarmament Conference in Geneva, which would have led to the UK's complete aerial disarmament. In the event the talks broke down when Adolf Hitler withdrew from the Conference in October 1933.
