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Sir Charles William Adair (15 April 1822 – 27 December 1897) was a

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officer who served as Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines.

Military career

Adair was born in

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, the son of Maj.-Gen. Thomas Benjamin Adair Adair was appointed a lieutenant in the

on 12 February 1842. He became colonel and second commandant at the Chatham Division on 16 February 1872, Assistant Adjutant-General at Headquarters Royal Marine Forces on 30 October 1872. and colonel-commandant of the Portsmouth Division on 29 July 1876. He went on to be Deputy Adjutant-General Royal Marines (the professional head of the Royal Marines) in September 1878 before retiring in September 1883. He was appointed ''Aide-de-Camp'' to the Queen in 1870. In 1871, he was appointed a Companion of the

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(CB) and knighted in the same order in 1882. He married Isabella Aslett daughter of Col. Thompson Aslett. He was the father of Rear-Admiral Thomas Benjamin Stratton Adair.

References

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