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British Army officer (1936–2023)

Peter Bonnet
Born(1936-12-12)12 December 1936
Died18 February 2023(2023-02-18) (aged 86)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
RankMajor-General
Commands26 Field Regiment Royal Artillery
Western District
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Member of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Peter Robert Frank Bonnet, CB, MBE (12 December 1936 – 18 February 2023) was a British Army officer.

Military career

Educated at the Royal Military College of Science, Bonnet was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1958. He became commanding officer of 26 Field Regiment Royal Artillery in 1978, Commander Royal Artillery for 2nd Division in 1982 and Director Royal Artillery in 1986. His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding Western District in 1989 before retiring in 1991.

In 1961 he married Sylvia Mary Coy; they had two sons. Bonnet died on 18 February 2023, at the age of 86.

References

  1. ^ Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-1414-8
  2. "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. Peter Bonnet death announcement
Military offices
Preceded byRobert Ward General Officer Commanding Western District
1989–1991 		Succeeded byMichael Regan
(as GOC Wales and Western District)
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