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Admiral Charles Henry Adair (2 July 1851 – 9 March 1920) was a Royal Navy officer in mid-late 19th century and the early 20th century. He retired just prior to the outbreak of World War I.

Admiral Charles Henry Adair was born 2 July 1851 in Gosport, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom to Charles William Adair (1822-1897) and Isabella Aslett (1823-1900) and died 9 March 1920 Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom of unspecified causes. He married Annette Coates Wilson (1861-1927) 12 April 1893 in Seaforth, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.

Royal Navy service

Adair entered the Royal Navy, and saw early service in Eastern Sudan. He was briefly in command of the armoured cruiser HMS Australia from November 1899 to January 1900, when she was coast guard ship for Southampton Water. On 20 January 1900 he commissioned HMS Royal Sovereign for service on the Mediterranean Squadron.[1] He was captain when on 9 November 1901 one of the ship's 6-inch (152 mm) guns exploded, killing one officer and five marines, and injuring another 20 people.[2] Following the accident, he returned to the United Kingdom, and was in January 1902 appointed to HMS Wildfire, shore establishment at Sheerness, for command of the Gunnery School.[3]

Charles Henry Adair died on 9 March 1920.[4]


Children


Offspring of Admiral Charles Henry Adair and Annette Coates Wilson (1861-1927)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Charles Walter Adair (1894-1988)
Harold Robin Adair (1895-1990)
Annette Adair (1900-1972)



Siblings


Offspring of Charles William Adair (1822-1897) and Isabella Aslett (1823-1900)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Charles Benjamin Adair (1849-1849)
William Thompson Adair (1850-1931) 21 June 1850 Hampshire, England, United Kingdom 29 December 1931 Kensington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom Rose Naylor (1854-)
Charles Henry Adair (1851-1920) 2 July 1851 Gosport, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom 9 March 1920 Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom Annette Coates Wilson (1861-1927)
Isabella Sarah Adair (1853-1874)
Florence Mary Adair (1860-1927)
Thomas Benjamin Stratton Adair (1861-1928)
Hugh Robert Adair (1863-1946)


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References

  1. ^ Template:Cite newspaper The Times
  2. ^ "Gun accident on board the Royal Sovereign". The Times: p. 9. 11 November 1901. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41951958/gun_accident_on_board_the_royal/. 
  3. ^ Template:Cite newspaper The Times
  4. ^ "Latest Wills". The Observer: p. 7. 1920-05-16. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41951620/latest_wills/. 


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