Henry Pownall Military person
Lieutenant General Sir Henry Royds Pownall KCB, KBE, DSO & Bar (19 November 1887 – 10 June 1961) was a senior British Army officer who held several important command and staff appointments during World War II. In particular, he was Chief of Staff to the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France and Belgium until the fall of France in May 1940. He was later Chief of Staff to General Archibald Wavell until the fall of Singapore in 1942, and Chief of Staff to Lord Louis Mountbatten in 1943–44.
Personal facts
| Birth date | November 19, 1887 |
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| Date of death | June 10, 1961 |
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| military command | Persia and Iraq Command Far East Command British Army in Ceylon |
| service start | 1906 |
| service end | 1945 |