Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War C.M.G., D.S.O. group of ten awarded to Brigadier-General W. P. L. Davies, Royal Field Artillery

The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, complete with top bar; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill (Capt. & Adjt., R.F.A.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (Cpt., I.Y.); 1914 Star with copy clasp (Major, R.A.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oakleaf (Brig. Gen.); General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Kurdistan, Iraq (Brig. Gen.); Special Constabulary Long Service, G.V.R., 2nd issue (Walter P.L. Davies); France, Croix de Guerre 1914-1916, all except first mounted court style for wear, cleaned, some with contact marks, very fine and better (10) £2400-2800

C.M.G. London Gazette 15 February 1917.

D.S.O. London Gazette 14 January 1916.

M.I.D. London Gazette 10 September 1901; 22 June 1915; 1 January 1916; 19 October 1916; 15 August 1917; 27 August 1918.

France, Croix de Guerre London Gazette 31 August 1917.

Walter Percy Lionel Davies was born on 14 January 1916, the 2nd son of the Rev. W. P. Davies. Commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the R.F.A. on 1 February 1893, he was promoted to Lieutenant in February 1896 and to Captain in May 1900. During the Boer War he served in operations in the Orange Free State, February-May 1900 and saw action at Paardeberg and Driefontein. Afterwards he performed duties as Staff Officer to the Officer Commanding troops at Harrismith from December 1900. Served as Adjutant for the 6th Brigade R.F.A., December 1900-September 1901 and served with the Imperial Yeomanry in the Orange Free State and Transvaal. For his services he was mentioned in despatches and awarded the Queen’s and King’s medals.

Promoted to Major in February 1910 and Lieutenant-Colonel in November 1915, he served on the Staff in France and Belgium, October 1914-December 1915; then in Mesopotamia, January 1916-October 1918. He was appointed Temporary Brigadier-General , December 1916-December 1920; received the brevet of Colonel in March 1917 and was promoted to Colonel in August 1920 and Temporary Colonel Commandant in October 1921. For his services he was five times mentioned in despatches and awarded the C.M.G., D.S.O. and Croix de Guerre. The General retired from the Army in 1924 and died in November 1952.

With m.i.c., roll and gazette extracts, photograph and other research.