Brigadier General Charles Stewart Davies

Ranks Held Brigadier General, Lieutenant Colonel, Major
Birth Date 1880-09-06
Death Date 1946-12-10
Final Rank Brigadier General
Service British Army
Units
  • Headquarters
  • 8th Infantry Brigade Headquarters Machine Gun Company And Light Trench Mortar Battery
  • AIF (Leic R)
  • 8th Australian Infantry Brigade
  • 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in London Gazette in 1917-12-18
Published in London Gazette in 1917-11-26
Published in London Gazette in 1919-01-07
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-04-18
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-05-23

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Date of birth 06 September 1880
Date and unit at appointment (Officers) 07 October 1915 Appointed major.
Date of embarkation 10 November 1915
Other units 21 February 1916 Brigade Major, 8th Infantry Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 23 July 1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 08 October 1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 12 October 1916
Other units 03 January 1917 Temporary Commanding Officer, 31st Battalion.
Date of recommendation honour or award 20 January 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 03 February 1917
Other units 19 February 1917 Temporary Commanding Officer, 55th Battalion.
Other units 21 March 1917 Temporary Commanding Officer, 60th Battalion.
Other units 10 April 1917 Temporary Commanding Officer, 32nd Battalion.
Date promoted 09 May 1917 Appointed lieutenant colonel.
Date of recommendation honour or award 06 September 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 27 September 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 03 October 1917
Date of honour or award 26 November 1917 Distinguished Service Order.
Other 05 April 1918 AIF appointment terminated.
Other units 08 September 1918 Temporary Commanding Officer, 8th Infantry Brigade.
Date of recommendation honour or award 15 September 1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 27 September 1918
Date promoted 28 November 1918 Appointed temporary brigadier general.
Date promoted 28 November 1918 Appointed temporary colonel.
Other units 28 November 1918 Appointed to command the 8th Infantry Brigade.
Date of honour or award 07 January 1919 French Croix de Guerre.
Date of recommendation honour or award 31 January 1919
Date of death 10 December 1946

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