Dickie Davis (British Army officer)

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Richard Davis
Nickname(s)"Dickie"
Born (1962-08-02) 2 August 1962 (age 63)
Hampshire, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch British Army
Years of service1983–2015
Rank Major General
Service number 514841
Unit Royal Engineers
CommandsArmy Recruiting and Training
22 Engineer Regiment
Battles / wars War in Afghanistan
Awards Companion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service
Bronze Star Medal (United States)
De Fleury Medal (United States)

Major General Richard Roderick Davis, CB , CBE (born 2 August 1962) is a retired British Army officer [1] and author who has worked extensively in sub-Saharan Africa. He is currently the Managing Director of Nant Enterprises and a Special Advisor to the Johannesburg-based Brenthurst Foundation. [2]

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Military career

Davis studied for a degree in civil engineering at the Royal Military College of Science before attending the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and being commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1984. [3]

He served as commanding officer of 22 Engineer Regiment in which role he was deployed to Kosovo and subsequently to West Yorkshire to provide firefighting cover as part of Operation Fresco. [4] In June 2003 he set up and led the first UK Provincial Reconstruction Team in Mazar-e-Sharif, Northern Afghanistan. The team established a ceasefire between the rival warlords Atta Muhammad Nur and General Abdul Rashid Dostum and started a disarmament process. [5] Davis subsequently returned to Afghanistan as the ISAF Chief Engineer between 2006 and 2007, and again as Chief of Staff, Regional Command South (Kandahar) between 2009 and 2010. He was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in 2011. [6]

Davis commanded the Army Recruiting and Training Division from 2011 until 2013. [7] His final military appointment was Director General Personnel from which he retired in 2015. [8] [9]

Davis is a Colonel Commandant of the Royal Engineers and Honorary Colonel of the Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia). [10]

Works

Davis has taken to writing in his retirement. His works include:

References

  1. ↑ "New Year's Honours lists 2015" (PDF). gov.uk. Cabinet Office and Foreign Office. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Brenthurst Foundation" . Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  3. ↑ "No. 49496". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 October 1983. p. 12940.
  4. ↑ "We are here to save lives, says Army chief". Yorkshire Evening Post. 14 November 2002. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  5. ↑ Smith, Michael (4 December 2003). "Afghan warlord agrees to disarm in peace deal with British colonel". Telegraph. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Operational Honours and Awards" (PDF). Solider Magazine. 1 April 2011. p. 45. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Director-General, Army Recruiting and Training". reference.data.gov.uk. HM Government. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Williams, Norman Stanley" . Who's Who . Vol. 1920–2015 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 31 December 2014.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  9. ↑ Mackie, Colin (27 December 2014). "Gulabin – Army Commands, 1900–2014" (PDF). Colin Mackie's website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "Letter from Army Headquarters" (PDF). Retrieved 1 March 2018.
Military offices
Preceded by Director-General, Army Recruiting and Training
2010–2013		Succeeded by
Preceded by Director-General, Army Personnel
2013–2015		Succeeded by
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