Peter Davies | |
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.jpg) Peter Davies, as president ofEurogroup for Animals, presenting the Campaign4Animals Award to Otwarte Klatki (Open Cages) on 22 June 2016 | |
| Born | (1938-05-10)10 May 1938 (age 87) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands | 1st Armoured Division's Signals Regiment 12th Armoured Brigade Wales |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Major-GeneralPeter Ronald DaviesCB (born 10 May 1938) is a retired British Army Officer andanimal welfare campaigner.
Davies was educated atLlandovery College,Welbeck College and atRoyal Military Academy Sandhurst.[1]
Davies was commissioned into theRoyal Corps of Signals in 1958. He became the commanding officer of the1st Armoured Division's Signals Regiment in 1976. He went on to be commander of12th Armoured Brigade in 1982, Director of Studies of theStaff College, Camberley in 1986 and Commander Communications,British Army of the Rhine in 1988. His last appointment was as General Officer CommandingWales in 1990 before retiring in 1991.[2]
Davies was appointed Colonel of TheKing's Regiment[3][4][5] in 1986 and served in that position until 1994. He was also the Colonel Commandant of the Royal Signals from 1990 to 1996. He was appointedCompanion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the1992 New Year Honours.[6] He is also the President of the Jullundur Brigade Association.[7]
In 1991, Maj-Gen Davies was appointed the Director General[8][9][10][11] of theRoyal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) where he served for 11 years. During 2002, Davies assumed the role of Director General of The World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA)[12] – now known asWorld Animal Protection – until 2009.Also, Davies has served as the Chairman of Trustees for The Brooke Hospital for Animals,[13] President ofEurogroup for Animal Welfare,[14] Chairman of Animals in War Memorial Fund[15] and as Chairman of Freedom Food Ltd[16] (an initiative to assure high quality animal husbandry in food production) now known as RSPCA Assured.[17]
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| Preceded by | General Officer Commanding Wales 1990–1991 | Succeeded by |