Allan Adair
| Sir Allan Adair, 6th Baronet | |
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Allan Adair, pictured here in 1984.
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| Born |
3 November 1897 London, England |
| Died | 4 August 1988 (aged 90) Norfolk, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1916–47 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | 15446 |
| Unit | Grenadier Guards |
| Commands held |
13th Infantry Division (1945–46) Guards Division (1945) Guards Armoured Division (1942–45) 6th Guards Armoured Brigade (1941–42) 30th Independent Infantry Brigade (1940–41) 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards (1940) |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
| Awards |
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross & Bar Mentioned in Despatches (4) Commander of the Order of Leopold with Palm (Belgium) Croix de guerre (Belgium) with Palm Croix de guerre (France) |
Major General Sir Allan Henry Shafto Adair, 6th Baronet, GCVO, CB, DSO, MC & Bar, JP, DL (3 November 1897 – 4 August 1988) was a senior officer of the British Army who served in both World Wars; as a company commander in the Grenadier Guards in the First World War, and as General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Guards Armoured Division in the Second World War.
Adair was born in London, the only son of Sir Robert Shafto Adair, 5th Baronet, and Mary Bosanquet. He attended Harrow School between 1912 and 1916.
Adair fought in the First World War. He joined the British Army, receiving his commission as a probationary second lieutenant on 2 May 1916 in the 5th (Reserve) Battalion of the Grenadier Guards. From January 1917 onwards he served in the trenches of the Western Front in France and Belgium as part of the 2nd Company, 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards, with the rank of lieutenant. The battalion was part of the 2nd Guards Brigade of the Guards Division. Adair's first major battle was in the pursuit of the retreating German Army to the Hindenburg Line. The division then took part in the Battle of Passchendaele. Adair, however, took no part in the battle, due to an injury sustained in a bicycle accident in early July 1917. He returned to the battalion in January 1918.
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