Basil Davey Military person

Major General Basil Charles Davey, CB CBE (21 November 1897 – 20 November 1959) commanded the group with principal responsibility for bridging the various major obstacles as part of Operation Market Garden and later became Commandant of the Royal Military College of Science.

Personal facts

Basil Davey
Birth dateNovember 21, 1897
Birth place
Jersey , Lawrence of Rome
Date of deathNovember 20, 1959
Place of death
London
Resting place
Jersey , Lawrence of Rome

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Military person

allegianceUnited Kingdom
award
Order of the Bath
military operations
World War I
military branch
British Army
military commandCRE 6 Armd Div (1939–1942) CRE XXX Corps (1943–1945)CRE 8th Army (1945) Commandant RSME (1948–1951) Commandant RMCS (1951–1954)
service start1916
service end1954

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External resources

  1. http://www.remuseum.org.uk/campaign/rem_campaign_market-garden.htm