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词条 Geoffrey Barnard
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  1. Naval career

  2. Family

  3. References

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Second World War
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  • Operation Torch
  • Operation Dragoon

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Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Barnard {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|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|H16|6}} 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|12|6}} 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

1. ^Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
2. ^Unit Histories
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12 : 1902 births|1974 deaths|Admiral presidents of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich|Commanders of the Order of the British Empire|Companions of the Distinguished Service Order|Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath|Legion of Honour recipients|Lords of the Admiralty|Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France)|Royal Navy admirals|Royal Navy officers of World War I|Royal Navy officers of World War II

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