Reginald Arthur Savory

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Reginald Arthur Savory
Born 1894
Died 1980 (aged 85 or 86)
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Indian Army
Years of service 1914–1950
Rank Lieutenant-General
Commands held Indian 11th Infantry Brigade (1940–1941)
Indian 23rd Infantry Division (1942–1943)
Battles/wars Battle of Gallipoli
Western Desert Campaign
East African Campaign
Burma Campaign
Awards KCIE (31 December 1946)
CB ()
DSO ()
MC (2 June 1916)
Other work Deputy Lord Lieutenant of the County of Somerset (12 June 1952)
Commissioner Indian Military Service Family Pension Fund

Lieutenant-General Sir Reginald Arthur Savory, KCIE, CB, DSO, MC (1894–1980) was a British Indian Army officer during World War I and World War II.

He commanded the Indian 11th Infantry Brigade in the Western Desert Campaign during 1941 and the East African Campaign. He formed the Indian 23rd Infantry Division and commanded it in action in the Burma Campaign during 1942 and 1943.

[edit] Army career

  • Commissioned into the 14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs (later 1st Battalion 11th Sikh Regiment) - (1914)
  • Assistant adjutant and Quartermaster - General Southern Command, India - (1939–1940)
  • Commanding Officer 11th Indian Brigade, North Africa - (1940–1941)
  • General Officer Commanding Eritrea - 1941
  • General Officer Commanding 23rd Indian Division - (1942–1943)
  • Director of Infantry, India - (1943–1945)
  • General Officer Commanding Persia-Iraq - (1945–1946)
  • Adjutant-General, India - (1946–1947)
  • Retired - 1948
  • Author of "His Britannic Majesty's Army in Germany during the Seven Years" published in 1966.

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