serviceyears branch commands death_date allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
1897-1945 united -rrb- united kingdom -lrb- 1918 & ndash ; 1945 -rrb- kingdom -lrb- c. 1897 & ndash ; 1918 rnas bombing area raf india air defence of great britain raf eastchurch bomber command raf reserve command no. 58 wing no. 8 group wessex 02 december 1965 united kingdom knight knight commander of the order of the british empire companion grand of the order of st michael and st george mentioned cross in despatches -lrb- 2 -rrb- of the order of the bath second boer war world war i world war ii 11 september 1877 air chief marshal john miles steel
 sir john miles steel
john miles steel

`` for other persons named john steel , see john steel -lrb- disambiguation -rrb- . ''
air chief marshal sir john miles steel gcb , kbe , cmg , raf -lrb- 11 september 1877 -- 2 december 1965 -rrb- was a senior royal air force commander .
