Alister Dallas
Major-General Alister Grant Dallas CB, CMG (10 June 1866 – 2 February 1931) was a British Army officer.
Alister Dallas | |
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| Born | 10 June 1866 Kensington, London |
| Died | 2 February 1931 Hambledon, Hampshire |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | 32nd Brigade 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Military career
Born the son of Alexander Grant Dallas, JP, DL and Mabel Alice Brooke,[1] Dallas was commissioned into the 16th The Queen's Lancers on 23 August 1886.[2] After serving in the Second Boer War, he became Commandant of the School of Musketry in South Africa in 1907[1] and then became chief of staff to Sir Henry Rawlinson, commanding IV Corps on the Western Front in late 1914 at the start of the First World War.[3] Rawlinson made staff changes in August 1915 and Dallas became commander of 32nd Brigade in the Gallipoli.[1] After being evacuated from Gallipoli, Dallas became General Officer Commanding the 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division in Egypt in January 1916 and saw action with his division at the First and Second Battles of Gaza, in which his division suffered significant losses, in March and April 1917.[4] He handed over command of his division in April 1917.[5]
References
- Who was Who, 1929–1940 ISBN 0-7136-0171-X
- "No. 25619". The London Gazette. 24 August 1886. p. 4130.
- Atwood, Rodney (2018). General Lord Rawlinson: From Tragedy to Triumph. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 124. ISBN 978-1474246989.
- Anglesey, Lord (1994). A History of the British Cavalry: Volume 5: 1914-1919 Egypt, Palestine and Syria. Pen and Sword. p. 77. ISBN 978-0850523959.
- "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 7 June 2020.
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by William Marshall |
GOC 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division 1916–1917 |
Succeeded by Stanley Mott |