| Sir Geoffrey Barnard | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 12, 1902 |
| Died | December 19, 1974 (aged 72) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Navy |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Commands held |
HMS Daring HMS Aurora Royal Naval College, Greenwich |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Bar |
Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Barnard KCB DSO & Bar (12 November 1902 – 19 December 1974) was a Royal Navy officer who became Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff.
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Barnard joined the Royal Navy in 1916 during World War I and subsequently specialised in Gunnery.[1] He was given command of the destroyer HMS Daring in 1935.[1]
He served in World War II as Fleet Gunnery Officer and Deputy Chief of Staff to the Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Fleet earning the 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 in 1944[1] and earned 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[]
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