Amyas Borton

Amyas Eden Borton
Brigadier General Amyas Borton, c. 1917–18
Nickname(s)Biffy
Born(1886-09-20)20 September 1886
Tanfield, Durham, England
Died15 August 1969(1969-08-15) (aged 82)
Maidstone, Kent, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army (1904–18)
Royal Air Force (1918–33)
Years of service1904–33
RankAir vice marshal
CommandsInland Area (1929–33)
Royal Air Force College Cranwell (1923–26)
Mesopotamian Group (1921–22)
Palestine Brigade (1917–18)
40th (Army) Wing (1917)
Fifth Wing, RFC (1917)
No. 27 Squadron RFC (1915–16)
No. 10 Squadron RFC (1915)
Battles / warsWorld War I
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Distinguished Service Order
Air Force Cross
Mentioned in Despatches
Order of Saint Stanislaus, 3rd Class with Swords (Russia)
Commander of the Order of the Nile (Egypt)
Order of Al Nahda, 3rd Class (Kingdom of Hijaz)
RelationsLieutenant Colonel Arthur Drummond Borton (brother)

Air Vice Marshal Amyas Eden Borton, CB, CMG, DSO, AFC (20 September 1886 – 15 August 1969) was a pilot and commander in the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during the 1920s. He saw active service on the Western Front, in Palestine and in Iraq. In the latter part of his career, Borton was the second Commandant of the RAF College at Cranwell before becoming the Air Officer Commanding RAF Inland Area.