Ashton Wade


Ashton Wade

Born(1898-03-13)13 March 1898
Saffron Walden, Essex, England
Died14 January 1996(1996-01-14) (aged 97)
Norwich, Norfolk, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1916–1950
RankMajor-General
Service number19214
UnitRoyal Garrison Artillery
Royal Corps of Signals
CommandsMadras Area
Malaya District
ConflictsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches

Major-General Douglas Ashton Lofft Wade, CB, OBE, MC (13 March 1898 – 14 January 1996) was a British Army officer who commanded Malaya District after the Second World War.