Henry Pownall
Military Person
1887 – 1961
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Who was Henry Pownall?
Lieutenant General Sir Henry Royds Pownall KCB, KBE, DSO & Bar was a senior British Army officer who held several important command and Staff appointments during World War II. In particular, he was Chief of Staff to the British Expeditionary Force in France and Belgium until the fall of France in May 1940. He was later Chief of Staff to General Archibald Wavell until the fall of Singapore in 1942, and Chief of Staff to Lord Louis Mountbatten in 1943–44.
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- Born
- Nov 19, 1887
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Royal Military Academy, Woolwich
- Rugby School
- Died
- Jun 9, 1961
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on July 23, 2013
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