Geoffrey Rhodes Bromet

Sir Geoffrey Bromet
Air Vice Marshal Bromet and Group Captain H. Brackley, review U-boat positions, August 1942
18th Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man
In office
1945–1952
MonarchGeorge VI
Preceded byEarl Granville
Succeeded bySir Ambrose Dundas
Personal details
Born
Geoffrey Rhodes Bromet

(1891-08-28)28 August 1891
Died16 November 1983(1983-11-16) (aged 92)
NationalityBritish
SpouseJean Conan Doyle
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service Royal Navy (1904–18)
 Royal Air Force (1918–45)
Years of service1904–1945
RankAir Vice Marshal
CommandsNo. 247 Group (1943–45)
No. 19 Group (1941–43)
Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment (1928–31)
RAF Felixstowe (1928–31)
School of Naval Co-operation and Aerial Navigation (1921–22)
No. 8 Squadron RNAS (1916–17)
No. 1 Squadron RNAS (1916)
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Mentioned in Despatches
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 (United States)

Sir Geoffrey Rhodes Bromet KBE, CB, DSO, DL (28 August 1891 – 16 November 1983) was a senior Royal Air Force (RAF) officer during the Second World War and Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 1945 to 1952.[1] Bromet Road in the town of Castletown, Isle of Man, takes its name from him.

  1. ^ "S17 - Records of the Chief Secretary's Office - 1826-1982" (PDF). Isle of Man Public Record Office. March 2022.