Agar Adamson
Agar Adamson, DSO | |
|---|---|
Lieutenant-colonel Adamson c.1917 | |
| Born | 25 December 1865 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
.jpg){kind=link}
Agar Stewart Allan Masterton Adamson DSO (25 December 1865 – 21 November 1929) was a Canadian soldier who commanded the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry from 1916 to 1918, during World War I. Born into a well-connected Upper Canadian family, he married the Toronto heiress Mabel Cawthra. He fought in the Second Boer War and in World War I. Adamson served with distinction in the Second Boer War, where he recommended Sergeant Arthur Herbert Lindsay Richardson for the Victoria Cross. During World War I, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for conspicuous bravery and led his regiment in significant battles including Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele before resigning his command due to health issues. After the war, he designed and built a Belgian-style mansion in Lakeview, Ontario, before moving to France in 1921. Adamson died on November 21, 1929, from complications following an experimental airplane crash in the Irish Sea.