- Reginald Arthur Savory
Infobox Military Person
name=Reginald Arthur Savory
lived=1894 - 1980
placeofbirth=
placeofdeath=
caption=
nickname=
allegiance=United Kingdom
branch=British Indian Army
serviceyears=1914 - 1950
rank= Lieutenant-General
commands=Indian 11th Infantry Brigade (1940 - 1941))Indian 23rd Infantry Division (1942 - 1943)
unit=
battles=Battle of Gallipoli Western Desert Campaign
East African CampaignBurma Campaign
awards=KCIE (31 Dec 1946)
CB ()
DSO ()
MC (2 Jun 1916)
laterwork=Deputy Lord Lieutenant of the County of Somerset (12 Jun 1952)
Commissioner Indian Military Service Family Pension Fund
Lieutenant-General Sir Reginald Arthur Savory, KCIE, CB, DSO, MC (born 1894; died 1980) was aBritish Indian Army officer duringWorld War I andWorld War II .He commanded the Indian 11th Infantry Brigade in the
Western Desert Campaign during 1941 and the East African Campaign. He formed theIndian 23rd Infantry Division and commanded it in action in theBurma Campaign during 1942 and 1943.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.Personal
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