Major General Sir William Salmond, KCB (25 August 1840 – 8 November 1932) was a British Army officer.

[3] Salmond was appointed an Instructor in Musketry in November 1872 and took part in the Anglo-Egyptian War in 1882, during which he was mentioned in despatches.

[3] He continued in this role during the Second Boer War and stepped down as it ended in June 1902,[5][3] retiring from the army on 25 August.

[6] In the October 1902 South African Honours list, he was promoted to a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB),[7] and he was invested with the insignia of the order by King Edward VII at Buckingham Palace on 18 December 1902.

[3] In 1874 Salmond married Emma Mary Hoyle; they had two sons, Geoffrey and John, and a daughter, Maizie.