Richard Bannatine-Allason Explained

Sir Richard Bannatine-Allason
Birth Date:22 September 1855
Death Date:1940 (aged 84−85)
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Serviceyears:1875−1918
Rank:Major General
Branch:British Army
Commands:51st (Highland) Division
Unit:Royal Artillery
Battles:Second Anglo-Afghan War
Second Boer War
Russo-Japanese War
First World War
Awards:Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

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

Military career

Bannatine-Allason was born Richard Allason Bannatine.[1] Educated at Wellington College,[2] he was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in January 1875 and saw action in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in 1879.[3] After changing his name to Richard Bannatyne-Allason in 1885, he saw action again in the Second Boer War before becoming a military attaché serving with Japanese forces during the Russo-Japanese War.[3] He became commander of the Nowshera Brigade in India in April 1910 and General Officer Commanding 51st (Highland) Division in August 1914 at the start of the First World War.[3] He landed in France with his division in May 1915 and saw action at the Battle of Festubert on the Western Front later that month before handing over command in September 1915.[4] He returned to the UK and commanded the 61st (2nd South Midland) Division until February 1916;[5] he later also commanded the 64th (2nd Highland) Division also in the UK before retiring in September 1918.[3]

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George on 1 January 1919 and a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath on 1 January 1926.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major-General Sir Richard Bannatyne-Allason KCB CMG. British Empire. 26 May 2020.
  2. Web site: A List of Old Wellingtonians Serving Their Country 1 August to 31 December 1914. 6. Thomas Hunt. 2015. 26 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Richard Bannatine-Allason. Centre for First World War Studies, University of Birmingham. https://web.archive.org/web/20060216031313/http://www.firstworldwar.bham.ac.uk/donkey/bannatine.htm. 26 May 2020. 2006-02-16.
  4. Web site: 51st (Highland) Division. The Long, Long Trail. 26 May 2020.
  5. Web site: British Divisional Commanders During the Great War - First Thoughts: Note 19. Western Front Association. 26 May 2020.