John Miles Steel

Sir John Miles Steel
Sir John Miles Steel
Born	11 September 1877
Died	2 December 1965 (aged 88)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy (c. 1897–1918); Royal Air Force (1918–45)
Years of service	1897–1937; 1939–45
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Commands	Reserve Command (1939–40); Bomber Command (1936–37); Air Defence of Great Britain (1935–36); RAF India (1931–35); Wessex Bombing Area (1926–30); No. 8 Group (1918); No. 58 Wing (1918); RNAS Eastchurch (1917–18)
Battles / wars	Second Boer War; First World War; Second World War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath; Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George; Mentioned in Despatches (2); Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd Class with Swords (Russia)

Air Chief Marshal Sir John Miles Steel, GCB, KBE, CMG (11 September 1877 – 2 December 1965) was a senior Royal Air Force commander.

Sir John Miles Steel
Born	(1877-09-11)11 September 1877
Died	2 December 1965(1965-12-02) (aged 88)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	Royal Navy (c. 1897–1918) Royal Air Force (1918–45)
Years of service	1897–1937 1939–45
Rank	Air Chief Marshal
Commands	Reserve Command (1939–40) Bomber Command (1936–37) Air Defence of Great Britain (1935–36) RAF India (1931–35) Wessex Bombing Area (1926–30) No. 8 Group (1918) No. 58 Wing (1918) RNAS Eastchurch (1917–18)
Battles / wars	Second Boer War First World War Second World War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Mentioned in Despatches (2) Order of Saint Stanislaus, 2nd Class with Swords (Russia)