List of titles and honours of Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard
Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard received numerous titles, decorations, and honours both during and after his military career.
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Air Marshal Trenchard with medals
Ranks
Trenchard held the following ranks:[1]
- 31 March 1891, 2nd Lieutenant, Forfar and Kincardine Artillery (Militia)[2]
- 9 September 1893, 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Scots Fusiliers[3]
- 12 August 1896, Lieutenant, Royal Scots Fusiliers[4]
- 28 February 1900, Captain, Royal Scots Fusiliers[5]
- 22 August 1902, Brevet Major[6]
- 1 June 1908, Temporary Lieutenant Colonel[7]
- 4 November 1910, Brevet Major[8]
- 7 August 1914, Temporary Lieutenant Colonel[9]
- 18 January 1915, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel[10]
- 3 June 1915, Brevet Colonel[11]
- 25 August 1915, Temporary Brigadier General[12]
- 24 March 1916, Temporary Major-General[13]
- 1 January 1917, Major-General[12]
- 3 January 1918, Major-General, Royal Air Force[12]
- 1 August 1919, Air Vice-Marshal, Royal Air Force[12]
- 11 August 1919, Air Marshal, Royal Air Force[12]
- 1 April 1922, Air Chief Marshal, Royal Air Force[14]
- 1 January 1927, Marshal of the Royal Air Force[15]
Mentions in Despatches
- 25 August 1905 (by F D Lugard, High Commissioner of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate)[16]
- 18 September 1906 (by Lieutenant-Colonel H C Moorhouse, Officer Commanding Southern Nigeria Regiment)[17]
- 31 May 1915 (by Field Marshal Sir John French, Commander-in-Chief British Armies in the Field)[18]
- 1 November 1915 (by Field Marshal Sir John French, Commander-in-Chief, The British Army in France)[19]
- 1 January 1916 (by Field Marshal Sir John French, Commander-in-Chief, The British Army in France)[20]
- 15 June 1916[12]
- 4 January 1917[12]
- 11 December 1917[12]
- 20 May 1918[12]
- 10 April 1919[12]
Orders of chivalry and decorations
- 18 September 1906, Distinguished Service Order[21]
- 1 January 1914, Companion in the Most Honourable Order of the Bath[12]
- 1 January 1918, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath[22]
- 1 January 1924, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath[12]
- 20 July 1935, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order[23]
- 1 January 1951, Order of Merit[24]
Titles of nobility
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Lord Trenchard's armorial achievement as displayed in St. Clement Danes
- 30 December 1919, Baronet[12]
- 27 January 1930, Baron Trenchard, of Wolfeton in the County of Dorset[25]
- 4 February 1936, Viscount Trenchard, of Wolfeton in the County of Dorset[26]
Medals
- Distinguished Service Order
- Queen's South Africa Medal with Transvaal, Orange Free State and Cape Colony clasps
- King's South Africa Medal with South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902 clasps
- Africa General Service Medal with North Nigeria 1904, Southern Nigeria 1904-05 and Southern Nigeria 1905-06 clasps
- 1914 Star with 5 August - 22 November 1914 clasp
- War Medal
- Victory Medal with MiD oakleaf
- King George V Silver Jubilee Medal
- King George VI Coronation Medal
- Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal
- Croix de Guerre (Belgium)
- Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)
Styles
3 February 1873 – 28 February 1900: | Hugh Montague Trenchard |
28 February 1900 – 22 August 1902: | Captain Hugh Montague Trenchard |
22 August 1902 – 18 September 1906: | Captain (Brevet Major) Hugh Montague Trenchard |
18 September 1906 – 1 June 1908: | Captain (Brevet Major) Hugh Montague Trenchard, DSO |
1 June 1908 – 4 November 1910: | Captain (Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) Hugh Montague Trenchard, DSO |
4 November 1910 – 1 January 1914: | Captain (Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) Hugh Montague Trenchard, DSO |
1 January – 7 August 1914: | Captain (Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) Hugh Montague Trenchard, CB, DSO |
7 August 1914 – 18 January 1915: | Captain (Brevet Major) Hugh Montague Trenchard, CB, DSO |
18 January – 23 June 1915: | Captain (Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel) Hugh Montague Trenchard, CB, DSO[27] |
3 June – 25 August 1915: | Captain (Brevet Colonel) Hugh Montague Trenchard, CB, DSO |
25 August 1915 – 24 March 1916: | Captain (Temp. Brigadier-General) Hugh Montague Trenchard, CB, DSO |
24 March 1916 – 1 January 1917: | Captain (Temp. Major-General) Hugh Montague Trenchard, CB, DSO |
1 January 1917 – 1 January 1918: | Major-General Hugh Montague Trenchard, CB, DSO |
1–3 January 1918: | Major-General Sir Hugh Montague Trenchard, KCB, DSO |
3 January 1918 – 1 January 1919: | Major-General (RAF) Sir Hugh Montague Trenchard, KCB, DSO |
1 January – 1 August 1919: | Major-General (RAF) Sir Hugh Montague Trenchard, Bt., KCB, DSO |
1–11 August 1919: | Air Vice-Marshal Sir Hugh Montague Trenchard, Bt., KCB, DSO |
11 August 1919 – 1 April 1922: | Air Marshal Sir Hugh Montague Trenchard, Bt., KCB, DSO |
1 April 1922 – 1 January 1924: | Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Montague Trenchard, Bt., KCB, DSO |
1 January 1924 – 1 January 1927: | Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Montague Trenchard, Bt., GCB, DSO |
1 January 1927 – 27 January 1930: | Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Hugh Montague Trenchard, Bt., GCB, DSO[28] |
27 January 1930 – 20 July 1935: | Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Right Honourable The Lord Trenchard of Wolfeton, Bt., GCB, DSO |
20 July 1935 – 4 February 1936: | Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Right Honourable The Lord Trenchard of Wolfeton, Bt., GCB, GCVO, DSO |
4 February 1936 – 1 January 1951: | Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Right Honourable The Viscount Trenchard of Wolfeton, Bt., GCB, GCVO, DSO |
1 January 1951 – 10 February 1956: | Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Right Honourable The Viscount Trenchard of Wolfeton, Bt., GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO |
Honorary degrees
- 1926, Doctor of Civil Law, University of Oxford[12]
- date unknown Doctor of Laws, University of Cambridge[12]
Foreign awards
25 August 1915, Order of St. Anne, 3rd Class with Swords, Russia[29] 1910s, Croix de guerre (France)[12] 9 November 1916, Légion d'honneur, Croix de Commandeur, France[30] 24 September 1917, Order of Leopold, Commander, Belgium[31] 11 March 1918, Croix de guerre, Belgium[12] 8 November 1918, Order of the Crown of Italy, Commander, Kingdom of Italy[32] 1910s, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st Class with Swords, Russia[12] 15 July 1919, Distinguished Service Medal, United States[12] 4 January 1921, Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class, Japan[33] date unknown, Order of the Two Rivers, Iraq[12]
Honorary appointments
- 13 July 1919 Colonel of the Royal Scots Fusiliers[34] (with the honorary rank of Major-General).[35] Resigned appointment on 1 May 1946.[36]
References
- Probert, Henry (1991). High Commanders of the Royal Air Force. London: HMSO. pp. 100 to 101. ISBN 0-11-772635-4.
- "No. 26153". The London Gazette. 17 April 1891. p. 2117.
- "No. 26439". The London Gazette. 8 September 1893. p. 5164.
- "No. 26777". The London Gazette. 15 September 1896. p. 5140.
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- "No. 28873". The London Gazette. 18 August 1914. p. 6496.
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- "Marshal of the RAF The Viscount Trenchard of Wolfeton". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation. 9 October 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- "No. 29534". The London Gazette. 4 April 1916. p. 3559.
- "No. 32708". The London Gazette. 23 May 1922. p. 3961.
- "No. 33235". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1926. p. 9.
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- "No. 34184". The London Gazette. 26 July 1935. p. 4841.
- "No. 39104". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 1950. p. 4.
- "No. 33574". The London Gazette. 28 January 1930. p. 569.
- "No. 34252". The London Gazette. 4 February 1936. p. 729.
- "No. 29043". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 January 1915. p. 591.
- "No. 33235". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1926. p. 9.
- "No. 29275". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 August 1915. p. 8505.
- "No. 29943". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 February 1917. p. 1591.
- "No. 30302". The London Gazette (Supplement). 21 September 1917. p. 9861.
- "No. 30999". The London Gazette (Supplement). 5 November 1918. p. 13200.
- "No. 32180". The London Gazette. 4 January 1921. p. 62.
- Buchan, John (c. 1925). "Appendix I". The History of the Royal Scots Fusiliers 1678–1920 (Microsoft Word). London, Edinburgh and New York: Thomas Nelson And Sons, Ltd. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
- "No. 31916". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 May 1920. p. 5898.
- "No. 37552". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 April 1946. p. 2121.
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