Lionel Evelyn Oswald Charlton | |
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 Brigadier-General L E O Charlton as Air Attaché in Washington | |
| Born | 7 July 1879 Piccadilly, London |
| Died | 18 April 1958 (aged 78) Hexham, Northumberland |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army (1897–1918) Royal Air Force (1918–1928) |
| Years of service | 1897–1928 |
| Rank | Air Commodore |
| Commands | 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.