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	==Politics==		==Politics==
	Chamier was a member of and speaker at meetings of the [[January Club]] of the [[British Union of Fascists]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://airminded.org/2010/06/19/the-far-right-and-the-air/ \|title=The far right and the air \|last=Holman \|first=Brett \|date=19 June 2010 \|website=Airminded \|access-date=2 September ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://airminded.org/2006/11/02/the-many-mysteries-of-sir-malcolm-campbell/ \|title=The many mysteries of Sir Malcolm Campbell \|last=Holman \|first=Brett \|date=2 November 2006 \|website=Airminded \|access-date=2 September ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://spartacus-educational.com/Pfascists.htm \|title=British Union of Fascists \|website=Spartacus Educational \|access-date=2 September 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://spartacus-educational.com/January_Club.htm \|title=January Club \|website=Spartacus Educational \|access-date=2 September 2020 }}</ref>		Chamier was a member of and speaker at meetings of the [[January Club]] of the [[British Union of Fascists]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://airminded.org/2010/06/19/the-far-right-and-the-air/ \|title=The far right and the air \|last=Holman \|first=Brett \|date=19 June 2010 \|website=Airminded \|access-date=2 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://airminded.org/2006/11/02/the-many-mysteries-of-sir-malcolm-campbell/ \|title=The many mysteries of Sir Malcolm Campbell \|last=Holman \|first=Brett \|date=2 November 2006 \|website=Airminded \|access-date=2 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://spartacus-educational.com/Pfascists.htm \|title=British Union of Fascists \|website=Spartacus Educational \|access-date=2 September 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://spartacus-educational.com/January_Club.htm \|title=January Club \|website=Spartacus Educational \|access-date=2 September 2020 }}</ref>

	==Published works==		==Published works==

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	===Indian Army and Royal Air Force===		===Indian Army and Royal Air Force===
	Chamier was educated at the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]]. After passing out on 27 August 1902, his name was added to the Unattached List of the [[British Indian Army\|Indian Army]],<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27468 \|page=5536 \|date=26 August 1902}}</ref> and he was in October posted to the Punjab command.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times \|~~articlename~~=Naval & Military intelligence ~~\|day_of_week=Monday~~ \|date=24 November 1902 \|~~page_number~~=7 \|issue=36933}}</ref> He was commissioned into the Indian Army as a second lieutenant on 11 January 1904, but with seniority from 27 August 1902, and on 5 February 1904 was attached to the 33rd Punjabis, an Indian Army regiment. He was promoted captain on 27 August 1911. Chamier was commissioned as a flying officer into the [[Royal Flying Corps]] on 26 August 1915 and served as a [[Aviator\|pilot]] in the [[World War I\|First World War]].		Chamier was educated at the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]]. After passing out on 27 August 1902, his name was added to the Unattached List of the [[British Indian Army\|Indian Army]],<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=27468 \|page=5536 \|date=26 August 1902}}</ref> and he was in October posted to the Punjab command.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times \|title=Naval & Military intelligence \|date=24 November 1902 \|page=7 \|issue=36933}}</ref> He was commissioned into the Indian Army as a second lieutenant on 11 January 1904, but with seniority from 27 August 1902, and on 5 February 1904 was attached to the 33rd Punjabis, an Indian Army regiment. He was promoted captain on 27 August 1911. Chamier was commissioned as a flying officer into the [[Royal Flying Corps]] on 26 August 1915 and served as a [[Aviator\|pilot]] in the [[World War I\|First World War]].

	After the war, he transferred to the newly formed [[Royal Air Force]], in which he served the rest of his career, eventually retiring in 1929.<ref name="ACP31">Air Cadet Publication 31: General Service Training, 2000. Section 1, p. 31.1.1-1</ref> From November 1921 to February 1922, as Deputy Director, Directorate of Operations and Intelligence, Air Ministry, he was a delegate to the [[Washington Naval Conference\|Washington Conference on the Limitation of Armaments]].<ref>Register of the Department of State 1922</ref>		After the war, he transferred to the newly formed [[Royal Air Force]], in which he served the rest of his career, eventually retiring in 1929.<ref name="ACP31">Air Cadet Publication 31: General Service Training, 2000. Section 1, p. 31.1.1-1</ref> From November 1921 to February 1922, as Deputy Director, Directorate of Operations and Intelligence, Air Ministry, he was a delegate to the [[Washington Naval Conference\|Washington Conference on the Limitation of Armaments]].<ref>Register of the Department of State 1922</ref>
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	==Politics==		==Politics==
	Chamier was a member of and speaker at meetings of the [[January Club]] of the [[British Union of Fascists]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://airminded.org/2010/06/19/the-far-right-and-the-air/ \|title=The far right and the air \|last=Holman \|first=Brett \|date=19 June 2010 \|website=Airminded \|access-date=2 September ~~2020~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://airminded.org/2006/11/02/the-many-mysteries-of-sir-malcolm-campbell/ \|title=The many mysteries of Sir Malcolm Campbell \|last=Holman \|first=Brett \|date=2 November 2006 \|website=Airminded \|access-date=2 September ~~2020~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://spartacus-educational.com/Pfascists.htm \|title=British Union of Fascists \|website=Spartacus Educational \|access-date=2 September 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://spartacus-educational.com/January_Club.htm \|title=January Club \|website=Spartacus Educational \|access-date=2 September 2020 }}</ref>		Chamier was a member of and speaker at meetings of the [[January Club]] of the [[British Union of Fascists]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://airminded.org/2010/06/19/the-far-right-and-the-air/ \|title=The far right and the air \|last=Holman \|first=Brett \|date=19 June 2010 \|website=Airminded \|access-date=2 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://airminded.org/2006/11/02/the-many-mysteries-of-sir-malcolm-campbell/ \|title=The many mysteries of Sir Malcolm Campbell \|last=Holman \|first=Brett \|date=2 November 2006 \|website=Airminded \|access-date=2 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://spartacus-educational.com/Pfascists.htm \|title=British Union of Fascists \|website=Spartacus Educational \|access-date=2 September 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://spartacus-educational.com/January_Club.htm \|title=January Club \|website=Spartacus Educational \|access-date=2 September 2020 }}</ref>

	==Published works==		==Published works==

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|name=John Adrian Chamier
|birth_date={{birth date|1883|12|26|df=yes}}
|death_date= {{death date and age|1974|5|3|1883|12|26|df=yes}}
|nickname= "Founding Father of the ATC"
|image=Sir John Chamier.jpg
|caption=Chamier in 1931
|allegiance={{UK}}
|serviceyears=1902-29
|rank=[[Air Commodore]]
|commands=[[Air Training Corps]]
|branch=[[Royal Air Force]]
|battles=[[World War I]] [[World War II]]
|awards=[[Knight Bachelor]] [[Companion of the Order of the Bath]] [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George]] [[Distinguished Service Order]] [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] [[Mention in Despatches]] (2)
|laterwork=Secretary of the [[Air League of the British Empire]] Director of [[Vickers|Vickers (Aviation) Ltd.]] [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] Correspondent
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[[Air Commodore]] '''Sir John Adrian Chamier''', {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|CB|CMG|DSO|OBE}} (26 December 1883 – 3 May 1974) was a British officer of the [[Royal Air Force]]. Chamier is known as "The Founding Father of the ATC" for his role in the foundation of the [[Air Training Corps]].

==Military career==

===Indian Army and Royal Air Force===
Chamier was educated at the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]]. After passing out on 27 August 1902, his name was added to the Unattached List of the [[British Indian Army|Indian Army]],<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=27468 |page=5536 |date=26 August 1902}}</ref> and he was in October posted to the Punjab command.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |articlename=Naval & Military intelligence |day_of_week=Monday |date=24 November 1902 |page_number=7 |issue=36933}}</ref> He was commissioned into the Indian Army as a second lieutenant on 11 January 1904, but with seniority from 27 August 1902, and on 5 February 1904 was attached to the 33rd Punjabis, an Indian Army regiment. He was promoted captain on 27 August 1911. Chamier was commissioned as a flying officer into the [[Royal Flying Corps]] on 26 August 1915 and served as a [[Aviator|pilot]] in the [[World War I|First World War]].

After the war, he transferred to the newly formed [[Royal Air Force]], in which he served the rest of his career, eventually retiring in 1929.<ref name="ACP31">Air Cadet Publication 31: General Service Training, 2000. Section 1, p. 31.1.1-1</ref> From November 1921 to February 1922, as Deputy Director, Directorate of Operations and Intelligence, Air Ministry, he was a delegate to the [[Washington Naval Conference|Washington Conference on the Limitation of Armaments]].<ref>Register of the Department of State 1922</ref>

===Air Training Corps===
After retirement from the RAF, Chamier became secretary of the [[Air League of the British Empire]].<ref name="ACP31" /> During his tenure as secretary Chamier became involved with the founding, in 1938 of the [[Air Defence Cadet Corps]], which on 5 February 1941 evolved into the [[Air Training Corps]] because the ADCC was seen as too forceful and decided to change it to a more subtle name of ATC.<ref name="ACP31" /> He set up the ATC to promote recruitment in the RAF and to get young people who are interested in aviation to be able to go to their local squadron at their own free will, making it more enjoyable.

After it was founded, Chamier became the Air Training Corps' first [[Commandant Air Cadets|Commandant]], until his retirement in 1944. He was succeeded by [[Air Marshal]] [[Leslie Gossage|Sir Leslie Gossage]].

==Civilian career==
Between 1928 and 1931 Chamier was a director on the board of [[Vickers|Vickers (Aviation) Limited]].

Chamier was, at one time, the aviation correspondent for the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]] (BBC).

==Aircraft==
Chamier had a [[Mignet HM.14]] ''Flying Flea'' light aircraft registered ''G-ADME'' in his name between 1935 and 1938.<ref>[http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ADME.pdf United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority - G-ADME] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606160345/http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ADME.pdf |date=2011-06-06 }}</ref>

==Decorations==
Chamier received several decorations for his service to the British Empire. He was made a Companion of the [[Order of the Bath]], the [[Order of St. Michael and St. George]] and the [[Distinguished Service Order]], and an Officer of the [[Order of the British Empire]]. In 1944 he was [[knight]]ed as a [[Knight Bachelor]].

==Politics==
Chamier was a member of and speaker at meetings of the [[January Club]] of the [[British Union of Fascists]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://airminded.org/2010/06/19/the-far-right-and-the-air/ |title=The far right and the air |last=Holman |first=Brett |date=19 June 2010 |website=Airminded |access-date=2 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://airminded.org/2006/11/02/the-many-mysteries-of-sir-malcolm-campbell/ |title=The many mysteries of Sir Malcolm Campbell |last=Holman |first=Brett |date=2 November 2006 |website=Airminded |access-date=2 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://spartacus-educational.com/Pfascists.htm |title=British Union of Fascists |website=Spartacus Educational |access-date=2 September 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://spartacus-educational.com/January_Club.htm |title=January Club |website=Spartacus Educational |access-date=2 September 2020 }}</ref>

==Published works==
*''The Birth of the Royal Air Force'', Pitman, London, (1943) (No ISBN), [http://explore.bl.uk/BLVU1:LSCOP-ALL:BLL01009585791 British Library Calalogue Entry]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.rafweb.org/Biographies/Chamier.htm Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Commodore Sir John Chamier ]

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