Charles Adair (Royal Marines officer)

Sir Charles Adair
Sir Charles Adair
Born15 April 1822[1]
Plymouth, Devon, England
DiedDecember 27, 1897(1897-12-27) (aged 75)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Marines
Years of servicec.1837–1883
RankGeneral
CommandsRoyal Marines
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
RelationsT. B. S. Adair (son)

General Sir Charles William Adair KCB (15 April 1822 – 27 December 1897) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines.[2]

Military career

Adair was born in Plymouth, the son of Major-General Thomas Benjamin Adair CB. He was appointed a lieutenant in the Royal Marines on 12 February 1842.[3] He became colonel and second commandant at the Chatham Division on 16 February 1872,[4] Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters Royal Marine Forces on 30 October 1872.[5] and colonel-commandant of the Portsmouth Division on 29 July 1876.[6] He went on to be Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines (the professional head of the Royal Marines) in September 1878[7] before retiring in September 1883.[8]

He was appointed Aide-de-Camp to the Queen in 1870. In 1871, he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) and knighted in the same order in 1882.[2]

He married Isabella Aslett daughter of Col. Thompson Aslett. He was the father of Rear-Admiral Thomas Benjamin Stratton Adair.[2]

References

  1. ^ UK, British Army Lists, 1882–1962
  2. ^ a b c "Obituary: General Sir C. W. Adair". The Times. 29 December 1897. p. 7.
  3. ^ "No. 20071". The London Gazette. 15 February 1842. p. 402.
  4. ^ "No. 23829". The London Gazette. 20 February 1872. p. 646.
  5. ^ "No. 23916". The London Gazette. 5 November 1872. p. 5145.
  6. ^ "No. 24358". The London Gazette. 29 August 1876. p. 4779.
  7. ^ "No. 24622". The London Gazette. 6 September 1878. p. 5038.
  8. ^ "Senior Royal Navy appointments" (PDF). Retrieved 20 May 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines
1878–1883 		Succeeded by