MILITARY PERSONNEL

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 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, Trenchard served in India and with the outbreak of the Boer War, he volunteered for service in South Africa. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard has received more than 387,967 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard is the 1,952nd most popular military personnel, the 4,986th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 121st most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard ranks 1,952 out of 2,058. Before him are Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, Lewis H. Brereton, John Sedgwick, Max Horton, Yuliia Paievska, and Franciszek Gągor. After him are Zebulon Pike, Mikhail Tolstykh, Thomas J. Hudner Jr., George Rogers Clark, Constand Viljoen, and Isa Munayev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard ranks 189. Before him are Juan Corzo, Carlos María de la Torre, Maurice Verdonck, Nellie McClung, Alphonse Kirchhoffer, and Halvdan Koht. After him are Charles Schlee, James Jones, Herbert Roper Barrett, Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen, John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon, and Charles Avery. Among people deceased in 1956, Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard ranks 207. Before him are Elsie Janis, Norman Kerry, Hatı Çırpan, Henry Stephenson, Katherine MacDonald, and William Thompson. After him are Benno von Arent, Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský, John Garstang, Charley Grapewin, Christian Gitsham, and Sam Langford.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard ranks 4,986 out of 8,785. Before him are John Opie (1761), Ann Sidney (1944), Terry Paine (1939), Chris Claremont (1950), Omid Djalili (1965), and Gilbert White (1720). After him are Duncan James (1978), Jimmy Murphy (1910), Laura Knight (1877), Zadie Smith (1975), W. H. R. Rivers (1864), and Mary Peters (1939).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard ranks 121. Before him are George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan (1800), Hubert Gough (1870), Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862), Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde (1792), Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans (1880), and Max Horton (1883). After him are Frederick E. Morgan (1894), Charles James Napier (1782), Andy McNab (1959), Redvers Buller (1839), Sir James Outram, 1st Baronet (1803), and James Abbott (1807).

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