Lionel Charlton
| Lionel Evelyn Oswald Charlton | |
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Brigadier-General L E O Charlton as Air Attaché in Washington
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| Born |
7 July 1879 Piccadilly, London |
| Died | 18 April 1958 (aged 78) Hexham, Northumberland |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
British Army (1897–1918) Royal Air Force (1918–1928) |
| Years of service | 1897–1928 |
| Rank | Air Commodore |
| Commands held |
No. 3 Group RAF (1924) No. 7 Group RAF (1922) V Brigade RAF (1917–18) No. 8 Squadron RFC (1915) |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (3) Officer of the Legion of Honour (France) |
Air Commodore Lionel Evelyn Oswald Charlton, CB, CMG, DSO (7 July 1879 – 18 April 1958) was a British infantry officer who served in the Second Boer War. During the First World War, Charlton held several command and staff posts in the Royal Flying Corps, finishing the war as a brigadier general. Transferring to the Royal Air Force on its creation, Charlton served in several air officer posts until his retirement from the air force in 1928. Most notably, Charlton resigned his position as the RAF's Chief Staff Officer in Iraq as he objected to the bombing of Iraqi villages.
Lionel Charlton was born on 7 July 1879 at Piccadilly in London. He was educated at Brighton College and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers on 28 September 1898, followed by promotion to lieutenant on 1 September 1899.
He served with the 2nd Battalion of his regiment in the Second Boer War 1899–1901, including as part of the Ladysmith Relief Force, and was severely wounded at the battle of Spion Kop, for which he received the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). He was promoted captain on 5 October 1901.
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