Lionel Charlton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British infantry and Royal Flying Corps officer
Date of Birth: 07-Jul-1879
Place of Birth: Piccadilly, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 18-Apr-1958
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Lionel Charlton
- Air Commodore Lionel Evelyn Oswald Charlton, (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.
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