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Sir Allan Adair

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Sir Allan Adair in 1984
Nickname(s)"Baronet Adair"
Born(1897-11-03)3 November 1897
London, England
Died4 August 1988(1988-08-04) (aged 90)
Norfolk, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1916–1947
RankMajor General
Service number15446
UnitGrenadier Guards
Commands held13th 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/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsKnight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Companion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order[1]
Military Cross & Bar
Mentioned in Despatches (4)
Commander of the Order of Leopold with Palm (Belgium)[2]
Croix de guerre (Belgium) with Palm[2]
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 of the Guards Armoured Division in the Second World War.

  1. ^ "No. 34931". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 August 1940. p. 5201.
  2. ^ a b The London Gazette, Supplement: 37340 Page: 5462. Gezien op 16 december 2016.

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