Ian Bonham-Carter
Air Commodore Ian Malcolm Bonham-Carter CB, OBE, RAF (31 July 1882 – 31 December 1953) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force from the Bonham-Carter family.
Ian Bonham-Carter | |
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 Air Commodore Bonham-Carter | |
| Birth name | Ian Malcolm Bonham-Carter |
| Born | 31 July 1882 Westminster, London, England[1] |
| Died | 31 December 1953 (aged 71) Halton, Buckinghamshire |
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| Years of service | 1900–1931, 1939–1942 |
| Rank | Air Commodore |
| Commands held | No. 1 School of Technical Training No. 3 Group |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Mention in Despatches (3) |
Bonham-Carter was the second son of Hugh Bonham-Carter, younger son of John Bonham-Carter, and Jane Margaret Macdonald.[2]
After his education at Haileybury, Ian Bonham-Carter was commissioned into the Northumberland Fusiliers in 1900. Bonham-Carter served in the 5th Battalion and then the 1st Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers before being appointed adjutant in 1909. In May 1914 he attended No 6 Course at the Central Flying School, receiving his Aviator's Certificate no. 794 on 25 May 1914. After completing his flying training, Bonham-Carter served in the Royal Flying Corps until he transferred to the RAF on its creation in 1918.http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Bonham-CarterIM.htm Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Cdre Bonham-Carter
In 1925, Bonham-Carter was appointed Air Officer Commanding No. 3 Group and in 1926 he took up command of No. 23 Group. He was then posted in 1928 as Commandant of No. 1 School of Technical Training.
During World War II, Bonham-Carter served as Duty Air Commodore in the Operations Room of Headquarters RAF Fighter Command.
See also
References
- 1891 England Census
- "Obituary: Air Commodore I. M. Bonham-Carter". The Times. The Times Digital Archive. 2 January 1954. p. 9.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by Unknown |
Officer Commanding No. 11 Group 9 February – 25 April 1920 |
Succeeded by Post disestablished Next held by Philip Joubert de la Ferté in 1936 |
| Preceded by Robert Gordon |
Air Officer Commanding No. 3 Group 1925–1926 |
Succeeded by Post disestablished Next held by Patrick Playfair in 1936 |
| Preceded by Charles Laverock Lambe |
Commandant, No. 1 School of Technical Training 1 April 1928 – 30 September 1931 |
Succeeded by Norman MacEwen |