Philip Davies (British Army officer)

Philip Davies
Born (1932-10-27) 27 October 1932 (age 92)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1953-1986
RankMajor-General
Commands1st Battalion, Royal Scots
19th Infantry Brigade
Land Forces, Cyprus
North West District
Battles / warsKorean War
Suez Crisis
The Troubles
AwardsOfficer of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Philip Middleton Davies OBE (born 27 October 1932) is a former British Army officer.

Military career

Educated at Charterhouse School and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Davies was commissioned into the Royal Scots in 1953 and saw action during the Korean War before being deployed to the Suez Canal Zone.[1] He became commanding officer of the 1st Battalion Royal Scots in 1973[2] and was deployed to Northern Ireland during the Troubles.[1] He became commander of 19th Infantry Brigade in 1977, commander of Land Forces, Cyprus in 1981 and General Officer Commanding North West District in 1983 before retiring in 1986.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Who's Who 2010, A & C Black, 2010, ISBN 978-1-4081-1414-8
  2. ^ "South Armagh: Bandit Country". YouTube. 1976. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 2 July 2016.
Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding North West District
1983–1986 		Succeeded by