Davies | C H | | Captain | He was born 20 November 1867, at Dibrugarh, India, son of Major General Frederick John Davies (died 1901), of Teignmouth. He was educated at the United Service College, Westward Ho! and at Newton College, Newton Abbott, and joined the Army on 5 February 1887, as a Second Lieutenant in the Cheshire Regiment He became Lieutenant in the Indian Staff Corps 1 September 1889, and Captain in the Indian Army 5 February 1898. He served on the North-West Frontier, 1807-8, taking part in operations on the Samana and in the Kurram Valley during August and September 1897 (Medal with two clasps); and in the Tirah, 1897-8, including the action at Dargai and the capture of the Sampagha and Arhanga Passes, the reconnaissance of the Saran Sar and the action of 9 November 1897; the operations against the Khani Khel Chamkanis; the operations in the Bazar Valley, 25 to 30 December 1897 (Clasp). He received a Medal for service in China, 1900, and served in 1902 in the operations against the Darwesh Khel Waziris, North-West Frontier. In this campaign he was wounded slightly, and for his services was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 5 June 1903], and created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 3 July 1903]: "Charles Henry Davies, Captain, Indian Army. For operations against the Darwesh Khel Waziris". He was promoted Major 5 February 1905; served in the Zakka Khel Expedition in 1908; in the Mohmand Expedition, including the engagement at Kargha, 1908 (Despatches; Medal with two clasps). He became Lieutenant Colonel 5 February 1913. He served in the European War (in Mesopotamia), 1914-18. He was given the Brevet of Colonel 3 June 1916; was promoted Temporary Brigadier General on becoming Brigade Commander, 28th Infantry Brigade, Indian Expeditionary Force "D", Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, 6 July 1916. He was wounded; was created a CMG in 1917 and a CB in 1919. Brigadier General Davies married, 5 September 1894, at Teignmouth, Devon, Beatrice Mary, fourth daughter of Christopher Sparrow, of Bitton, Teignmouth, and Urmston Lodge, near Manchester, and they had one son, Frederick Arthur Davies (Second Lieutenant, Queen's Own Corps of Guides).
Source: DSO recipients (VC and DSO Book) | Indian Staff Corps |