Ronald Bramwell-Davis
English cricketer and Major-General
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Major-General Ronald Albert Bramwell-Davis CB DSO (8 October 1905 – 12 May 1974) was a keen cricketer as well as General Officer Commanding Aldershot District.
Ronald Bramwell-Davis | |
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Colonel Ronald Bramwell Davis in 1945. | |
| Born | 8 October 1905 Scotland |
| Died | 12 May 1974 (aged 68) Andover, Hampshire |
Buried | |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
Branch |  British Army |
Service years | 1925−1960 |
Rank | Major-General |
| Service number | 33622 |
| Unit | Highland Light Infantry Royal Highland Fusiliers |
| Commands | Aldershot District |
Conflicts | World War II |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Family
Military career
Bramwell-Davis was commissioned into the Highland Light Infantry on 3 September 1925, after graduating from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.[2] He played for Berkshire County Cricket Club in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship in 1933.[3] He served in the Second World War and then went on to be Brigadier with responsibility for Infantry matters in Asmara in Eritrea in the late 1940s.[4] Returning to the United Kingdom, he was appointed Chief of staff at Southern Command.[5]
Bramwell-Davis became General Officer Commanding (GOC) Aldershot District in 1956 and was appointed CB in 1957. He retired in 1960.[6]
He was also Colonel of the Royal Highland Fusiliers.[7]
Ronald Bramwell-Davis is buried in Aldershot Military Cemetery.