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[[General (Royal Marines)|General]] {{SIR}} '''William Thompson Adair''', K.C.B. (21 June, 1850 – 29 December, 1931) was an officer of the [[Royal Marine Light Infantry]].
{{GenRM}} {{SIR}} '''William Thompson Adair''', K.C.B. (21 June, 1850 – 29 December, 1931) was an officer of the [[Royal Marine Light Infantry]].  He was the brother of Admiral [[Charles Henry Adair]].


==Life & Career==
==Life & Career==
On the occasion of the King's birthday Adair was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 25 June, 1909.<ref>''The London Gazette'': [http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/28263/supplements/4853 (Supplement) no. 28263.  p. 4853.]  25 June, 1909.</ref>
On the occasion of the King's birthday Adair was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 25 June, 1909.{{GazSup|28263|4853|25 June, 1909}}


==Footnotes==
Adair was promoted to the rank of General on 22 February, 1912.{{NLMar13|p. 2}}
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Latest revision as of 21:42, 26 April 2022

Template:GenRM SIR William Thompson Adair, K.C.B. (21 June, 1850 – 29 December, 1931) was an officer of the Royal Marine Light Infantry. He was the brother of Admiral Charles Henry Adair.

Life & Career

On the occasion of the King's birthday Adair was appointed an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, in the Military Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (K.C.B.) on 25 June, 1909.[1]

Adair was promoted to the rank of General on 22 February, 1912.[2]

See Also

Naval Appointments
Preceded by
Sir William P. Wright 		Deputy Adjutant General, Royal Marines
1907 – 1911 		Succeeded by
Sir William C. Nicholls

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 28263. p. 4853. 25 June, 1909.
  2. ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1913). p. 2.

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