Henry Lowrie Davies

Major General

Henry Lowrie Davies
Major General; Henry Lowrie Davies
Born	25 January 1898; United Kingdom
Died	6 July 1975 (aged 77); United Kingdom
Allegiance	British Indian Army; Pakistan Army;
Years of service	1916-1948
Rank	Major General
Service number	152142
Unit	39th Garhwal Rifles
Commands held	Commander 25th Indian Infantry Division; Deputy Chief of the Indian General Staff; Commandant Staff College, Quetta; Brigade Major Peshawar Brigade; Deputy Chief of General Staff (Pakistan);
Battles/wars	World War I; Waziristan campaign (1921–1924); Mohmand campaign of 1933; South-East Asian theatre of World War II; Burma campaign; Third Arakan Campaign; World War II;
Awards	India General Service Medal (1909); Victory Medal (1914-1918); British War Medal (1914-1920); Military Cross; Distinguished Service Order; Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; Companion of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB); 1939–1945 Star; Burma Star (1945); War Medal 1939–1945; Defence Medal 1939-1945;
Alma mater	Dover College; Royal Military College, Sandhurst; Staff College, Quetta;
Other work	Assistant Director Investigation Division at MAFF (UK); Historian Cabinet Office Official Histories of the Second World War;

Major General Henry Lowrie Davies CB CBE DSO MC (25 January 1898 – 6 July 1975) was a British Indian Army officer, who commanded the 25th Indian Division during the Second World War. Following the Partition of India, he briefly served as Deputy Chief of the General Staff of Pakistan before returning to the United Kingdom to work as a civil servant.

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