Lieutenant-Colonel R.A. Bramwell-Davis
10th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry

These successful operations were due to the magnificent leadership determination and courage of Lt-Col Bramwell Davis. He was always seen wherever there was trouble, quietly giving orders and encouragement. During the fight for the village, he twice organized and personally led attacks against enemy strong points holding up his advance. When organizing a section stalk to eliminate a SP gun, he was wounded. He refused to be evacuated until such time as the Battalion was consolidated and he had hand over to his Second in Command who had to be brought forward.

(D.S.O. citation, 7 Jun 1945)

Born on 8 October 1905 in Scotland, Ronald Albert Bramwell-Davis was commissioned into the Highland Light Infantry after graduating from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst in 1925. In addition to army service, he played cricket and polo. He served in Hong Kong and in India on the North West Frontier. From 1941 to 1942 and 1943 to 1944, he was attached to the British Joint Staff Mission in Washington, D.C.

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