Francis Davidson

Major-General

Francis Davidson

CB DSO MC*
Born(1892-04-01)1 April 1892
Died15 January 1973(1973-01-15) (aged 80)
Chelsea, London, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
Service years1911–1946
RankMajor-General
Service number20272
UnitRoyal Artillery
CommandsDirectorate of Military Intelligence (1940–1944)
ConflictsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross & Bar
Mentioned in Despatches (5)
War Cross (Czechoslovakia)
Order of the White Lion, 2nd class (Czechoslovakia)
Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States)
Order of Polonia Restituta, 2nd Class (Poland)

Major-General Francis Henry Norman Davidson, CB, DSO, MC & Bar (1 April 1892 – 15 January 1973) was a British Army officer who served as the Director of Military Intelligence for much of the Second World War.

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