Robert Bellew Adams
BT/ Lieutenant Colonel Staff, Corps and Corps of Guides, Indian Army
- Register No.
- 7 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- BT/ Lieutenant Colonel Staff (register: Brevet Lieutenant Colonel) all Lieutenant-Colonels →
- Unit
- Corps and Corps of Guides, Indian Army all Corps of Guides VCs →
- Date of action
- 17 August 1897 on this day → all of 1897 →
- Conflict / campaign
- Tirah Campaign
- London Gazette
- 9th November 1897 on this day → all of 1897 →
- Born
- 26th July 1856 at Murree, Punjab
- Died
- 13 February 1928.at Inverness, Scotland
- Memorial / grave
- noot known. His remains were cremated in Glasgow
Digest of citation
On 17 August 1897 at Nawa Kili, Upper Swat, India, (Tirah Campaign) Lieutenant Colonel Adams, with two other officers, Lieut. Fincastle(Reg.No.401),Lieut. McLean (Reg. No.804) and five men of the Guides, went under a heavy and close fire, to the rescue of a lieutent of the Lancashire Fusiliers who was lying disabled by a bullet wound and surrounded by enemy swordsmen. While the wounded officer was being brought under cover he was unfortunately killed by a bullet. One of the officers of the rescue party was mortally wounded and Colonel Adams' horse and three others were shot
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
ADAMS Robert Bellew (Later Sir Robert)(Reg No7)
BT/Lieutenant Colonel Staff Corps and Corps of Guides, Indian Army.
London Gazetted on 9th November 1897 Born on 26th July 1856 at Murree, Punjab Died on 13 February 1928.at Inverness, Scotland.
Memorial noot known. His remains were cremated in Glasgow.
Digest of Citation reads: On 17 August 1897 at Nawa Kili, Upper Swat, India, (Tirah Campaign) Lieutenant Colonel Adams, with two other officers, Lieut. Fincastle(Reg.No.401),Lieut. McLean (Reg. No.804) and five men of the Guides, went under a heavy and close fire, to the rescue of a lieutent of the Lancashire Fusiliers who was lying disabled by a bullet wound and surrounded by enemy swordsmen. While the wounded officer was being brought under cover he was unfortunately killed by a bullet. One of the officers of the rescue party was mortally wounded and Colonel Adams' horse and three others were shot.
Additional information: Major General Sir Robert Adams was also a Knight Commander of the Bath (KCB). He also had the King Edward Coronation Medal.
Additional information
Major General Sir Robert Adams was also a Knight Commander of the Bath (KCB). He also had the King Edward Coronation Medal.
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