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Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard

1873 - 1956

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Marshal of the Royal Air Force Hugh Montague Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard, (3 February 1873 – 10 February 1956) was a British military officer who was instrumental in establishing the Royal Air Force. He has been described as the "Father of the Royal Air Force". During his formative years, Trenchard struggled academically, failing many examinations and only just succeeding in meeting the minimum standard for commissioned service in the British Army. As a young infantry officer, he served in India; with the outbreak of the Boer War, he volunteered for service in South Africa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard is the 1,942nd most popular military personnel (up from 1,952nd in 2019), the 5,195th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,986th in 2019) and the 123rd most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard ranks 1,942 out of 2,058. Before him are Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, Chesty Puller, Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, Thomas Blamey, Igor Sergun, and Lewis H. Brereton. After him are Nathaniel Lyon, Abu Anas al-Libi, Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, Redvers Buller, Thomas C. Hart, and Zebulon Pike.

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Among people born in 1873, Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard ranks 195. Before him are Michel Giacobini, Juliette Atkinson, August Rodenberg, Halvdan Koht, John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon, and Enoch Sontonga. After him are Frederick Merriman, Charles Clary, Herbert Roper Barrett, Dmitry Ushakov, Dorothy Richardson, and Robert Wrenn. Among people deceased in 1956, Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard ranks 213. Before him are Hatı Çırpan, Marion Leonard, Norman Kerry, Fanny Durack, Marie Doro, and John Garstang. After him are Alex Raymond, Bob Sweikert, Katherine MacDonald, Tom Whittaker, Henry Stephenson, and Paul Kelly.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard ranks 5,197 out of 8,785. Before him are James Herbert (1943), Gary McAllister (1964), Craig Ferguson (1962), James D'Arcy (1975), Robert Jameson (1774), and John of Worcester (1100). After him are Ewan MacColl (1915), Jemima Kirke (1985), Alex Jennings (1957), Duffy (1984), Simon Schama (1945), and Thomas Baines (1820).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard ranks 123. Before him are Guy Simonds (1903), Thomas Picton (1758), Frederick E. Morgan (1894), Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford (1827), Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1880), and Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde (1792). After him are Redvers Buller (1839), Hubert Gough (1870), Charles James Napier (1782), James Abbott (1807), William Gott (1897), and Andy McNab (1959).

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