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|name= Sir Geoffrey Barnard |image= |image_size= |alt= |caption= |birth_date= {{birth date|1902|11|12|df=yes}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1974|12|19|1902|11|12|df=yes}} |birth_place= St George Hanover Square, London |death_place= Petersfield, Hampshire |placeofburial= |nickname= |allegiance= {{flag|United Kingdom}} |branch= {{navy|United Kingdom}} |serviceyears= 1916–1959 |rank= Vice Admiral |unit= |commands= President, Royal Naval College, Greenwich (1956–58) Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (1953–54) {{HMIS|Delhi|1948|6}} (1950–51) {{HMS|Aurora|12|6}} (1943–45) {{HMS|Daring|H16|6}} (1935–37) |battles= First World War Second World War
|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) |relations= |laterwork= }} 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 careerBarnard 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] FamilyIn 1926 he married Julyan Frances Crawley; they had one son and two daughters.[2] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives {{S-start}}{{s-mil}}{{succession box|title=Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff|before=Sir Edward Evans-Lombe|after=Sir Eric Clifford|years=1953–1954}}2. ^1 2 Unit Histories |-{{s-bef|before=Sir William Andrewes}}{{s-ttl|title=President, Royal Naval College, Greenwich|years=1956–1958}}{{s-aft|after=Earl Cairns}}{{s-end}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Barnard, Geoffrey}} 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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