Walter Allason

Walter Allason (25 October 1875 – January 1960) was an award winning swimmer, diver, Brigadier-General and World War I hero. In 1902, he was seconded for service in the Foreign Office. In 1896, 1897, 1902, 1908, 1909 and 1922 he won the English Plunging [diving] Championship and the Aldershot Command Officers' Challenge Cup in 1912. In 1915 he was awarded his first Distinguished Service Order and a year later his second. In 1918 he was promoted to GOC 52nd Brigade 17th (Northern) Division.