Sir John Miles Steel
by Walter Stoneman
negative, April 1943
NPG x165119
Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
John
Miles
b: 11 Sep 1877
r: 12 Sep 1937
d: 2 Dec 1965
GCB - 11 May 1937 (KCB - 1 Jan 1935, CB - 3 Jun 1922), KBE - 3 Jul 1926 [5 Jun 1926] (CBE - 1 Jan 1919), CMG - 3 Jun 1919, MiD - 10 Sep 1901, MiD - 15 Sep 1916 (2), SS2S - 5 Jun 1917.
(RN):
-
(RAF):
- (T) Brig-Gen [Lt Col]: 1
Apr 1918, Col: 1 Apr 1918, Act Brig-Gen: 1 May 1919, Gp
Capt: 1 Aug 1919, A/Cdre:
5 Aug 1919, AVM: 1 Jan 1925, AM:
1 Jan 1932, ACM: 1 Jul 1936, AVM:
28 Aug 1939.
Sir John Miles Steel
by Walter Stoneman
negative, April 1943
NPG x165119
15 Jan 1892: Attended HMS Britannia
14 Feb 1894: Naval Cadet/Midshipman, HMS Centurion
31 Jul 1897: Midshipman, HMS Northampton for HMS Calliope
19 Aug 1897: HMS Champion
13 Dec 1898: HMS Flying Fish
20 Apr 1899:
HMS Forte for Royal Naval
Brigade (Relief of Ladysmith)
30 Jun 1900: HMS Forte (Temporary)
13 Nov 1900: HMS Forte
xx xxx 1902: HMS Hawke for ?
23 Jun 1902: HMS Excellent for HMS Hero (Temporary for review)
1 Jul 1902: HMS St George (Temporary)
8 Sep 1902: HMS Royal Sovereign
1 Jan 1903: HMS Isis
26 Jun 1907: HMS Cumberland as Lieutenant PT School.
7 Sep 1909: HMS Excellent for short course in Gunnery.
4 Jan 1910: 1st Lieutenant, HMS Minataur
11 Sep 1911:
10 Sep 1912:
1
Feb 1914: 2 i/c, HMS Conqueror.
(Battle of Jutland)
1
Feb 1917: Officer
Commanding, RNAS Eastchurch.
xx
xxx 1918: Officer
Commanding, No 58 Wing - Eastchurch.
1
Apr 1918: GOC, No 8 Group.
27
Nov 1918?: Officer Commanding, No 29 Group.
xx xxx 1919: Director of Air Division, Admiralty.
1
Aug 1919: Awarded Permanent Commission as a Colonel
8
Sep 1919: Director
of Operations and Intelligence.
22
Jan 1920: Removed from the Navy Lists on being awarded
Permanent Commission in RAF
12
Apr 1926: AOC, Wessex Bombing
Area.
6 Feb 1931: AOC, RAF India.
21 - 31 Jul 1935: Placed on half pay list, scale A.
1
Aug 1935: AOC in C, Air
Defence of Great Britain.
14
Jul 1936: AOC in C,
Bomber Command.
12
Sep 1937 - 27 Aug 1939: Retired
List
28
Aug 1939
AOC, Reserve Command.
27 May 1940: Reverted to Retired List.
15 Apr 1941: Controller-General of Economy, Air Ministry
26 Sep 1945: Reverted to Retired List
Educated at Stubbington House before entering HMS
Britannia, he did not learn to fly until March 1918, at the age of
40,
Citation for the award of Companion of the Order of the Bath
"STEEL, John Miles, A/C, CMG, CBE
In recognition of distinguished service as Director of Operations and Intelligence, Air Ministry."
(Source – Air 30/49)
Citation for the award of Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
"STEEL, John Miles, A/V/M, CB, CMG, CBE
In recognition of distinguished service as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff and as a Member of the Air Council."
(Source – Air 30/66)
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