Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Royds Pownall

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lieutenant-General_Sir_Henry_Royds_Pownall
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gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:birthDate 1887-11-19
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:child gptkb:David_Pownall
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 1961-06-10
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Royds Pownall
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Lieutenant-General
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Commander-in-Chief,_Ceylon
Chief of Staff to General Sir Archibald Wavell
Chief of Staff, ABDACOM
Commander, British Far East Command
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:British_Army_officer
gptkbp:serviceYears 1906–1945
gptkbp:spouse Mary Frances Pownall
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_Far_East_Command
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7