John Cole-Hamilton

John Cole-Hamilton
John Cole-Hamilton
Born(1894-12-01)1 December 1894
Died22 August 1945(1945-08-22) (aged 50)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchRoyal Navy (1912–18)
Royal Air Force (1918–45)
Years of service1912–1945
RankAir Vice Marshal
CommandsNo. 11 (Fighter) Group (1944–45)
No. 10 (Fighter) Group (1944)
No. 85 (Base) Group (1944)
AHQ West Africa (1942–44)
RAF in Northern Ireland (1941–42)
No. 70 (Army Co-operation Training) Group (1940–41)
School of Army Co-operation (1938–40)
No. 1 (Indian Wing) Station (1937–38)
No. 13 Squadron (1929–31)
No. 20 Squadron (1925–26)
Battles/warsWorld War I
World War II
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Mentioned in Despatches (2)

Air Vice Marshal John Beresford Cole-Hamilton, CB, CBE (1 December 1894 – 22 August 1945) was an airship pilot in the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War and a senior Royal Air Force commander during the Second World War.