General Sir Francis John Davies, was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 8th Division during the First World War.
Davies in c. 1916
Davies in France, 1916.
The 8th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was active in both the First and Second World Wars. The division was first formed in October 1914 during the First World War
Francis Davies (British Army officer)
…General Sir Francis John Davies, (3 July 1864 – 18 March 1948) was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 8th Division during the First World War. Davies was born in London, the son of Lieutenant General Henry Fanshawe Davies and his wife, Ellen Christine Alexandra…
Infantrymen of the Royal Irish Rifles, 25th Brigade during the Battle of the Somme, 1916.
Memorial to the 8th Infantry Division in Aldershot dedicated in 1924