Geoffrey Barnard
Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Barnard | |
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Born | (1902-11-12)12 November 1902 St George Hanover Square, London |
Died | 19 December 1974(1974-12-19) (aged 72) Petersfield, Hampshire |
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Years of service | 1916–1959 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Commands | President, Royal Naval College, Greenwich (1956–58) Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (1953–54) HMIS Delhi (1950–51) HMS Aurora (1943–45) HMS Daring (1935–37) |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War
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Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order & Bar Mentioned in Despatches Legion of Honour (France) Croix de guerre (France) |
Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Barnard KCB, CBE, DSO & Bar (12 November 1902 – 19 December 1974) was a Royal Navy officer who became Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff.
Naval career
Barnard joined the Royal Navy in 1916 during the First World War, and subsequently specialised in Gunnery.[1] He was given command of the destroyer HMS Daring in 1935.[1]
He served in the Second World War as Fleet Gunnery Officer and Deputy Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet, earning the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) at the Battle of Cape Matapan in March 1941,[2] and seeing action at the landings in North Africa in 1942.[1] He took command of the cruiser HMS Aurora in 1944,[1] and was awarded a Bar to his DSO during Operation Dragoon in 1945.[2]
After the War he became Chief Staff Officer to the Flag Officer (Air) in 1946 and Director of the Royal Navy Tactical School in 1948.[1] He was attached to the Indian Navy and commanded the Indian Navy Squadron from 1950 before being appointed Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Warfare) in 1952.[1] He became Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff and a Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty in 1953 and Naval Attaché at the Joint Services Mission in Washington D. C. in 1954.[1] His last role was as President of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, in 1956 before retiring in 1959.[1]
Family
In 1926 he married Julyan Frances Crawley; they had one son and two daughters.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ a b c "Unit Histories". Archived from the original on 4 February 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by H.N.S. Brown | Commodore Commanding Indian Naval Squadron 1950–1951 | Appointment upgraded |
New title Appointment upgraded | Rear Admiral Commanding Indian Naval Squadron 1951–1951 | Succeeded by N. V. Dickinson |
Preceded by | Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff 1953–1954 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | President, Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1956–1958 | Succeeded by |