Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard received numerous titles, decorations, and honours both during and after his military career.
Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard received numerous titles, decorations, and honours both during and after his military career.
Trenchard held the following ranks: [1]
| 3 February 1873 – 28 February 1900: | Hugh Montague Trenchard |
| 28 February 1900 – 22 August 1902: | Captain Hugh Montague Trenchard |
| 22 August 1902 – 18 September 1906: | Captain (Brevet Major) Hugh Montague Trenchard |
| 18 September 1906 – 1 June 1908: | Captain (Brevet Major) Hugh Montague Trenchard, DSO |
| 1 June 1908 – 4 November 1910: | Captain (Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) Hugh Montague Trenchard, DSO |
| 4 November 1910 – 1 January 1914: | Captain (Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) Hugh Montague Trenchard, DSO |
| 1 January – 7 August 1914: | Captain (Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) Hugh Montague Trenchard, CB, DSO |
| 7 August 1914 – 18 January 1915: | Captain (Brevet Major) Hugh Montague Trenchard, CB, DSO |
| 18 January – 23 June 1915: | Captain (Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel) Hugh Montague Trenchard, CB, DSO [10] |
| 3 June – 25 August 1915: | Captain (Brevet Colonel) Hugh Montague Trenchard, CB, DSO |
| 25 August 1915 – 24 March 1916: | Captain (Temp. Brigadier-General) Hugh Montague Trenchard, CB, DSO |
| 24 March 1916 – 1 January 1917: | Captain (Temp. Major-General) Hugh Montague Trenchard, CB, DSO |
| 1 January 1917 – 1 January 1918: | Major-General Hugh Montague Trenchard, CB, DSO |
| 1–3 January 1918: | Major-General Sir Hugh Montague Trenchard, KCB, DSO |
| 3 January 1918 – 1 January 1919: | Major-General (RAF) Sir Hugh Montague Trenchard, KCB, DSO |
| 1 January – 1 August 1919: | Major-General (RAF) Sir Hugh Montague Trenchard, Bt., KCB, DSO |
| 1–11 August 1919: | Air Vice-Marshal Sir Hugh Montague Trenchard, Bt., KCB, DSO |
| 11 August 1919 – 1 April 1922: | Air Marshal Sir Hugh Montague Trenchard, Bt., KCB, DSO |
| 1 April 1922 – 1 January 1924: | Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Montague Trenchard, Bt., KCB, DSO |
| 1 January 1924 – 1 January 1927: | Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Montague Trenchard, Bt., GCB, DSO |
| 1 January 1927 – 27 January 1930: | Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Hugh Montague Trenchard, Bt., GCB, DSO [15] |
| 27 January 1930 – 20 July 1935: | Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Right Honourable The Lord Trenchard of Wolfeton, Bt., GCB, DSO |
| 20 July 1935 – 4 February 1936: | Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Right Honourable The Lord Trenchard of Wolfeton, Bt., GCB, GCVO, DSO |
| 4 February 1936 – 1 January 1951: | Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Right Honourable The Viscount Trenchard of Wolfeton, Bt., GCB, GCVO, DSO |
| 1 January 1951 – 10 February 1956: | Marshal of the Royal Air Force The Right Honourable The Viscount Trenchard of Wolfeton, Bt., GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO |
25 August 1915, Order of St. Anne, 3rd Class with Swords, Russia [27] 
1910s, Croix de Guerre (France) [12] 9 November 1916, Légion d'honneur, Croix de Commandeur, France [28] 
24 September 1917, Order of Leopold, Commander, Belgium [29] 11 March 1918, Croix de guerre, Belgium [12] 
8 November 1918, Order of the Crown of Italy, Commander, Kingdom of Italy [30] 1910s, Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st Class with Swords, Russia [12] 
15 July 1919, Distinguished Service Medal, United States [12] 
4 January 1921, Order of the Sacred Treasure, 1st Class, Japan [31] 
date unknown, Order of the Two Rivers, Iraq [12] 
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