Agar Adamson

Agar Adamson, DSO
Agar Adamson, DSO
	Lieutenant-colonel Adamson c.1917
Born	25 December 1865; Ottawa, Canada West (now Canadian Capital Region, Ontario)
Died	21 November 1929 (aged 63); London, England
Resting place	Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery, Port Credit, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian citizenship - British subject
Occupation(s)	Civil servant, soldier
Known for	Commander of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Military Service
Allegiance	Canada
Service / branch	Canadian Militia; Canadian Expeditionary Force
Years of service	1893 - 1903; 1914 - 1917
Rank	2nd Lieutenant; Captain; Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit	Governor General's Foot Guards; 3rd (Special Service) Battalion, RCRI; Lord Strathcona's Horse; 6th Canadian Mounted Rifles; Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Battles / wars	Second Boer War Battle of Wolve Spruit; Occupation of Machadodorp; First World War Second Battle of Ypres (WIA); Battle of Mont Sorrel; Battle of Vimy Ridge; Battle of Passchendaele (WIA);

Agar Stewart Allan Masterton Adamson DSO (25 December 1865 – 21 November 1929) was a Canadian soldier who married the Toronto heiress Mabel Cawthra. He served with distinction in the Second Boer War and in World War I, and commanded the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry from 1916 to 1918. He died after an airplane crash in the Irish Sea.

Agar Adamson, DSO
Lieutenant-colonel Adamson c.1917
Born	(1865-12-25)25 December 1865 Ottawa, Canada West (now Canadian Capital Region, Ontario)
Died	21 November 1929(1929-11-21) (aged 63) London, England
Resting place	Trinity Anglican Church Cemetery, Port Credit, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian citizenship - British subject
Occupation(s)	Civil servant, soldier
Known for	Commander of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Military Service
Allegiance	Canada
Service / branch	Canadian Militia Canadian Expeditionary Force
Years of service	1893 - 1903 1914 - 1917
Rank	2nd Lieutenant Captain Lieutenant-Colonel
Unit	Governor General's Foot Guards 3rd (Special Service) Battalion, RCRI Lord Strathcona's Horse 6th Canadian Mounted Rifles Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Battles / wars	Second Boer War Battle of Wolve Spruit Occupation of Machadodorp First World War Second Battle of Ypres (WIA) Battle of Mont Sorrel Battle of Vimy Ridge Battle of Passchendaele (WIA)