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Henry Pownall

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British Lieutenant-General

United KingdomLived 1887 to 1961 · aged 73
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Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Royds Pownall, was a senior British Army officer who held several command and staff positions during the Second World War. In particular, he was chief of staff to the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France and Belgium until the battle of France in May/June 1940.

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Pownall (right) and Lord Gort study a map at GHQ in the Chateau at Habarcq, 26 November 1939Pownall (right) and Lord Gort study a map at GHQ in the Chateau at Habarcq, 26 November 1939Pownall arrives at Singapore to take up his appointment as C-in-C Far East, December 1941.Pownall arrives at Singapore to take up his appointment as C-in-C Far East, December 1941.

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Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order
Military Cross

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Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Royds Pownall, was a senior British Army officer who held several command and staff positions during the Second World War. In particular, he was chief of staff to the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France and Belgium until the battle of France in May/June 1940. He was later chief of staff to General Sir Archibald Wavell until the fall of Singapore in February 1942, and was then chief of staff to Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten in South East Asia in 1943-1944.

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United Kingdom
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deceased
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Lived 1887 to 1961 · aged 73
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