Peter Bonnet | |
Birth Date: | 1936 12, df=y |
Allegiance: | United Kingdom |
Rank: | Major-General |
Branch: | British Army |
Commands: | 26 Field Regiment Royal Artillery Western District |
Awards: | Companion of the Order of the Bath Member of the Order of the British Empire |
Major-General Peter Robert Frank Bonnet, (12 December 1936 – 18 February 2023) was a British Army officer.
Educated at the Royal Military College of Science, Bonnet was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1958.[1] 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.[1] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding Western District in 1989 before retiring in 1991.[2]
In 1961 he married Sylvia Mary Coy; they had two sons.[1] Bonnet died on 18 February 2023, at the age of 86.[3]