OBITUARY.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 May 1918, Page 5

OBITUARY.

GENERAL R. H, DA VIES, C 3. By Telegraplj.—(Press Association," ' Wellington, Last Nigh£; The Acting Prime Minister has received; official confirmation of the death cf Brigadier-General Davies. The message states that Brigadier-General Davits, died in London on Saturday last.

Private advice has been received by cable of the death in England of Genenu R. H. Davies, C.B. He was at one frfaf ' in practice as a surveyor and civil en- ■ gineer at Inglewood. He joined the Ha- j wera Mounted .Rifles as a trooper, Sod ! passed through the ranks to fie command' ; of the corps. When the South AfHwn War broke out in 1899 he was «mnT<g the first to volunteer, smd he went away the First Contingent- with flXptsfa£s '! rank in the North Island Company. lie was promoted to the brevet rank ..of ' lieutenant-colonel, wa§ mentioned '' patches, and received the Queen's i with five clasps and the King's , with 2 clasps, and in 1900 he was mode a C.B. Returning to New Zealand jn. '■? was given command of the Auckland ' itary District, and in December, 2906,« pa i appointed Inspector-General of Forces with the full rank of ndm*l Jfe j also became the third military tm* yfew of the Council of Defence. Tinder amp-V tern of exchange of offteera flnVmoi vies went to England about eight or ' years ago, and was appointed Commander of the 6th Infantry Brigafe, in which position he did such excelled; " work i%xs& on the outbreak of war %£ was given command of the 6th Brigade in ■ the Expeditionary Army, <vith the rank | of Brigadier-General He commaj*dod , his brigade with great dfatfitrfSnw throughout the retreat from Mens aid ■ the early months of the war, whs ' mentioned in dispatches. Owing to &' ; very serious breakdown in Mb Wiq» fe was invalided home, and when lie had US" ' covered sufficiently was given command' ; of a training camp at Alderahot.' He ap i :') plied to be sent back to Prance, bnt it ; was not considered that he xk*ali stead the strain of another campaign. Latterty . he has been in the general training s camps, and had a special training - for officers under his command General Devies was 58 years of Tfi» ; was twice married, first to Mkw Tfo. Cornwall, second daughter of the lata Captain Cornwall, by whom he had two ; sons and one daughter. The elder son is a solicitor practising at Taihape, and the younger is an officer in an < regiment. Miss Davies is at Home, ffig second wife was the youngest itajigtrfw -■ of the late Captain Cornwall. New Zealand has lost one of her finest addicts,'! and sincere sympathy will be fdt far , his family. : .s The Mayor, who presided at the I ing of the New Plymouth Patritrfij ; Committee last night, referred to fl» \ death of Brigadier-General Davies, and, " moved that a letter of condolence be sent to the relatives of the deceased. 33n'..; motion was unanimously carried.