SERVICES IN THE FIELD

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2390, 20 February 1915, Page 7

SERVICES IN THE FIELD

FULL LIST OF HONOURS (Rec. February 19, 9.45 p.m.) London, February 18. A Gazette of twenty-two pages has been issued, and contains the King's honours for services in the field. -There are fifteen majors-general, including Colonel B. Davies, a New Zealander; eleven; Victoria Crosses, twelve Commanders of the Bath, including Lieut,General Pulteney and Major-General Allenby; many Distinguished Service orders, medals, and military »crosses. Surgeon-General Williams has been made honorary surgeon-general of the British Army.- .

[General'Pulteney went to France in command of the 3rd Army Corps, and General Allenby in command of the Cavalry Division..]

MA J OR-GENER AL DAVIES. (Reo. February 19, 8.30 p.m.) ... London, February 18. Colonel Davies, of the New Zealand Staff Corps, has been gazetted majorgeneral.—"Emas" and' Sydney "Sun" Services. ; . • ■ ' The Minister of Defer co yesterday made available for publication the following telegram received by His Excellency from the Secretary of State for the Colonies:— "His Majesty the King has been pleased to approve, on the recommendation ot Field Marshal Earl Kitchener, of the promotion of Bri-gadier-General Davies to the rank of major-general." 'j Major-General Richard Hutton Davies, C.8.. who as Colonel Davies was In-spector-General of the New Zealand Forces sis years ago, is a surveyor by profession, and practised in Taranaki for some years.' Whilst there, he pass-' ed through the rauks of the Hawera Mounted Rifles, showing fine _ soldierly qualities, which ultimately gained him the appointment of captain of that regiment. On the outbreak, of war in South Africa he volunteered, and left for the front; as a captain in the First Contingent. He served in no fewer than five of the New Zealand contingents in that campaign, and commanded the 3rd, 4th, and Btb Contingents, gaining the rank of brevet lieutenantcolonel in 1902. For his service in Africa he gained the Queen's' Medal with five clasps and the King's Medal with two clasps, and in 1900 had the honour of Commander !of the Bath bestowed upon him. On returning to New Zealand in 1901 he was appointed Officer Commanding the Auckland District. In 1906 he was, promoted to a colonelcy, and was appointed Inspector- ; General of the Forces with a seat oil the Military Council' (now non-existant). [n 1909 he was dispatched to England to undergo military instruction with the Imperial Forces, and sncb was the.impression he created that he was given the command of the Sixth Infantry Brigade at Aldershot, which }ie handled with such conspicuous ability- that he retained that position whilst still "on. 16au," .BO to speak from ,N_ew Zealand, [t: was with the second division of that brigade that he went to France 6oon after the outbreak of war, when he was concerned in the notable retreat from Mons.