The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of Major-General Henry Lowrie Davies

Davies, Henry Lowrie

Major-General

* 25th of January 1898

† 6th of July 1975

(18th Royal Garhwal Rifles)

(Indian Army)

Nickname: Taffy

Promotions

1938-07-01 Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-02-01 Acting Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-05-01 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-05-15 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
1940-05-22 Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-05-18 Lieutenant-Colonel
1941-09-01 Acting Colonel
1941-09-01 Acting Brigadier
1942-08-12 Acting Major-General
1943-03-01 Temporary Colonel
1943-03-01 Temporary Brigadier
1943-08-12 Temporary Major-General
1943-12-15 Colonel (Dated back to 1941-07-01)
1945-02-03 Relinquish the Temporary rank of Major-General
1945-04-15 Temporary Major-General
1946-11-15 Major-General
1948-06-27 Granted the Honorary rank of Major-General

Service

1940-05-22 1940-06-02 General Staff Officer 1, Northwestern Expeditionary Force
1940-06-03 1941-03-20 General Staff Officer 1, Iceland Force
1941-06-17 1941-09-17 General Staff Officer 1, ?
1941-09-18 1942-03-18 Brigadier General Staff, Burma Command
1942-03-19 1942-05-20 Brigadier General Staff BurCorps [Burma]
1942-05-21 1942-08-11 Brigadier General Staff, ?
1942-08-12 1944-10-11 General Officer Commanding 25th Indian Division [Burma]
1945-03-01 1945-03-12 Acting General Officer Commanding XXXIV Indian Corps
1945-04-15 1947-04-01 Deputy Chief of the General Staff (B), Army Headquarters India
1947-04-XX 1947-08-XX Commandant of Staff College Quetta [India]
1948-XX-XX Deputy Chief of General Staff, Pakistan
1948-06-27 Retired