Major General Sir Richard Bannatine-Allason (22 September 1855 – 1940) was a senior

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officer.

Military career

Bannatine-Allason was born Richard Allason Bannatine. Educated at

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, he was commissioned into the

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in January 1875 and saw action in the

Second Anglo-Afghan War The Second Anglo-Afghan War (Dari: جنگ دوم افغان و انگلیس, ) was a military conflict fought between the British Raj and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the latter was ruled by Sher Ali Khan of the Barakzai dy ...

in 1879. He changed his name to Richard Bannatyne-Allason in 1885. He saw further action in the

Second Boer War The Second Boer War (, , 11 October 189931 May 1902), also known as the Boer War, Transvaal War, Anglo–Boer War, or South African War, was a conflict fought between the British Empire and the two Boer republics (the South African Republic and ...

, and after the war had ended stayed in South Africa as Colonel on the Staff for Royal Artillery from August 1902. Three years later, he became a military attaché serving with Japanese forces during the

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. He became commander of the

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in India in April 1910 and General Officer Commanding

51st (Highland) Division The 51st (Highland) Division was an infantry Division (military), division of the British Army that fought on the Western Front (World War I), Western Front in France during the World War I, First World War from 1915 to 1918. The division was ra ...

in August 1914 at the start of the

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. He landed in

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with his division in May 1915 and saw action at the

Battle of Festubert The Battle of Festubert (15–25 May 1915) was an attack by the British army in the Artois region of France on the western front during World War I. The offensive formed part of a series of attacks by the French Tenth Army and the British ...

on the Western Front later that month before handing over command in September 1915. He returned to the UK and commanded the

61st (2nd South Midland) Division The 61st (2nd South Midland) Division was an infantry division of the British Army raised in 1915 during the Great War as a second-line reserve for the first-line battalions of the 48th (South Midland) Division. The division was sent to the W ...

until February 1916; he later also commanded the

64th (2nd Highland) Division The 64th (2nd Highland) Division was an infantry division of the British Army, raised during the Great War. The division was formed in late 1914 as a second-line Territorial Force formation which served on home defence duties throughout the war ...

also in the UK before retiring in September 1918. He was appointed a

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the future King George IV), while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George I ...

on 1 January 1919 and a

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on 1 January 1926.

References

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