Reginald Savory

Reginald Arthur Savory
Lieutenant General Sir Reginald Savory in 1948.
Nickname(s)"Reg"
"Reggie"
Born26 July 1894
London, England[1]
Died14 June 1980 (aged 85)
Farnham, Surrey, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Indian Army
Years of service1914–1948
RankLieutenant General
Service number152412
Unit11th Sikh Regiment
Commands1st Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment (1937–39)
11th Indian Infantry Brigade (1940–1941)
23rd Indian Division (1942–1943)
Battles/warsWorld War I
Russian Civil War
World War II
AwardsKCIE (31 December 1946)
CB (January 1944[2])
Distinguished Service Order[3] (1941)
Military Cross (2 June 1916)
Mentioned in despatches (December 1941,[4] December 1943[5])
Other workDeputy 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 (26 July 1894 − 14 June 1980) was a British Indian Army officer who served during both World War I and World War II.

  1. ^ Liddle, Peter (23 February 2011). Captured Memories, 1900–1918: Across the Threshold of War. ISBN 9781844686247.
  2. ^ "No. 36309". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1943. p. 4.
  3. ^ "No. 35209". The London Gazette (Supplement). 4 July 1941. p. 3883.
  4. ^ "No. 35396". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 December 1941. p. 7353.
  5. ^ "No. 36287". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 December 1943. p. 5476.

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