Sir William Davis | |
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Born | 11 October 1901 Shimla, India |
Died | 29 October 1987 Gloucester, Gloucestershire | (aged 86)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1917–1960 |
Rank | Admiral |
Commands held | HMS Mauritius Home Fleet |
Battles/wars | World War I World War II |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order |
Admiral Sir William Wellclose Davis GCB DSO (11 October 1901 – 29 October 1987) was a British Royal Navy officer who went on to be Vice Chief of the Naval Staff.
Davis was the elder son of Walter Stewart Davis (1856-1946), JP, of the Indian Political Department, and Georgina (died 1925), daughter of David Ross, CIE. The Davis family were landed gentry, of Well Close, Brockworth, Gloucestershire; Davis's middle name came from the family estate.[1][2] Davis was educated at Summer Fields School in Oxford, the Royal Naval College, Osborne, and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth.[3]
On 28 April 1934 he married Lady Gertrude Elizabeth Phipps, daughter of Constantine Phipps, 3rd Marquess of Normanby; they went on to have two sons and two daughters.[1] His first cousin was the actor Stringer Davis, husband of Margaret Rutherford.[1][2]