Geoffrey Rhodes Bromet
Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man | |
|---|---|
| In office 1945–1952 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Preceded by | Earl Granville |
| Succeeded by | Sir Ambrose Dundas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Geoffrey Rhodes Bromet 28 August 1891 |
| Died | 16 November 1983 (aged 92) |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Mentioned in Despatches (United States)Chevalier of the Legion of Honour (France) Commanders Cross with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta (Poland) Grand Officer of the Order of the White Lion (Czechoslovakia) Commander of the Legion of Merit |
Sir Geoffrey Rhodes Bromet Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 1945 to 1952. Bromet Road in the town of Castletown, Isle of Man, takes its name from him.[1]
RAF career
Bromet attended the
First World War, being commended for his service at Gallipoli in 1915 and later commanding No. 1 Squadron RNAS and then No. 8 Squadron RNAS.[2] In 1919 he was commissioned permanently as a major in the Royal Air Force.[2] After commanding the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment, he was appointed Senior Engineering Staff Officer at Headquarters Coastal Area in 1931, Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Middle East in 1933 and Senior Air Staff Officer at Headquarters RAF Coastal Command in 1936.[2]
He served in the
Air Officer Commanding No. 247 Group before retiring at his own request in 1945.[2]
In 1945 he was appointed
Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man and served until 1952.[3]
His second marriage was to
Air Commandant Dame Jean Conan Doyle, daughter of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
.
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