Major General Sir Richard Bannatine-Allason KCB, CMG (22 September 1855 – 1940) was a senior British Army officer.
[1] Educated at Wellington College,[2] he was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in January 1875 and saw action in the Second Anglo-Afghan War in 1879.
[4] Three years later, he became a military attaché serving with Japanese forces during the Russo-Japanese War.
[3] He landed in France with his division in May 1915 and saw action at the Battle of Festubert on the Western Front later that month before handing over command in September 1915.
[5] He returned to the UK and commanded the 61st (2nd South Midland) Division until February 1916;[6] he later also commanded the 64th (2nd Highland) Division also in the UK before retiring in September 1918.