William Archibald Compton Salmond

Lieutenant-Commander William Archibald Compton Salmond, R.N. (5 September, 1890 – 21 March, 1921) was an officer in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

The son of W. Salmond, Esq., Justice of the Peace entered the Navy as it was transitioning to the new training scheme for cadets and was sent directly to the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth as part of the September 1905 intake term.

Salmond was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 October, 1912.

Salmond was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 October, 1920.

Salmond was appointed in command of the destroyer Sepoy on 9 July, 1918.

In August, 1919, Salmond was appointed in command of the destroyer Whirlwind.

In 1920, Salmond was tried by Court Martial for negligently or by default suffering his ship to be stranded. The charge was proved and he was sentenced to be reprimanded.

Salmond committed suicide, dying from a self-inflicted gunshot on the night of 20-21 March, 1921 aboard H.M.S. Whirlwind. He was buried in Derbyshire.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Charles H. Knox-Little	Captain of H.M.S. Test 3 Nov, 1915 – 31 Mar, 1916	Succeeded by Frank A. Rothera
Preceded by Joseph B. Newill	Captain of H.M.S. Stour 31 Mar, 1916 – 20 May, 1916	Succeeded by Kenneth G. Ramsey
Preceded by Dudley Stuart	Captain of H.M.S. Moy 20 May, 1916 – 23 Jan, 1917	Succeeded by Edward S. F. Fegen
Preceded by Geoffrey S. Fleetwood Nash	Captain of H.M.S. Llewellyn 23 Jan, 1917 – 2 Apr, 1917	Succeeded by Reginald A. Yonge
Preceded by Wilfred A. Thompson	Captain of H.M.S. Lance Apr, 1917 – 19 Nov, 1917	Succeeded by Clement R. Dane
Preceded by Charles G. Stuart	Captain of H.M.S. Mameluke 5 Dec, 1917 – 9 Jul, 1918	Succeeded by Basil W. L. Owen
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Sepoy 9 Jul, 1918 – 8 Aug, 1919	Succeeded by Valentine M. Wyndham-Quin
Preceded by Brian C. Gourley	Captain of H.M.S. Whirlwind Aug, 1919 – 21 Mar, 1921	Succeeded by Thomas C. A. H. Ouchterlony