Lord Trenchard

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British military officer air marshal human peer of the United Kingdom pioneer of military aviation

Lord Trenchard was a pioneering British military leader widely regarded as the principal architect and first Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force.

Aliases (6)

Hugh Trenchard ×3
1st Viscount Trenchard ×1
Father of the Royal Air Force ×1
Hugh Montague Trenchard ×1
Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard ×1
Trenchard ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British military officer → air marshal → human → peer of the United Kingdom → pioneer of military aviation →
awardReceived	Distinguished Service Order → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath → Military Cross → Order of Merit →
birthDate	1873-02-03 →
birthPlace	England → Somerset → Taunton →
burialPlace	Westminster Abbey →
conflict	First World War → Second Boer War → Second World War →
countryOfCitizenship	United Kingdom → United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland →
deathDate	1956-02-10 →
deathPlace	England → London → United Kingdom →
educatedAt	Allhallows School → The King’s School, Canterbury →
familyName	Trenchard →
fullName	Hugh Montague Trenchard →
givenName	Hugh →
influenced	development of independent air power doctrine in the United Kingdom → interwar Royal Air Force policy →
memberOf	House of Lords → Privy Council of the United Kingdom →
militaryBranch	British Army → Royal Air Force →
militaryRank	Marshal of the Royal Air Force →
militaryUnit	Royal Flying Corps → Royal Scots Fusiliers → West African Frontier Force →
nickname	Father of the Royal Air Force →
nobleTitle	1st Viscount Trenchard →
notableFor	advocacy of strategic bombing → being the principal architect of the Royal Air Force → developing the doctrine of an independent air force → serving as the first Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force →
positionHeld	Air Member for Personnel → Chief of the Air Staff → Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force → Chief of the Imperial General Staff (acting, air representative) → Commandant of the Royal Flying Corps (training) → Commander of the Royal Flying Corps in France → Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chief of the Air Staff ("Hugh Trenchard") → Marshal of the Royal Air Force ("Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard") →	firstHolder
Lord Trenchard ("Trenchard") →	familyName
Lord Trenchard ("Hugh Montague Trenchard") →	fullName
Secretary of State for Air →	hasNotableOfficeHolder
Royal Air Force strategic bombing doctrine ("Hugh Trenchard") →	influencedBy
Lord Trenchard ("Father of the Royal Air Force") →	nickname
Lord Trenchard ("1st Viscount Trenchard") →	nobleTitle
Royal Flying Corps ("Hugh Trenchard") →	notableCommander