Career
Davies became a Probationary Flight Officer with the Royal Naval Air Service before being commissioned in the seaplane branch of the Royal Air Force in October 1918. He became Officer Commanding Number.36 Squadron in 1935 and then joined the Air Staff at Headquarters Royal Air Force Training Command. He transferred to Royal Air Force Technical Training Command shortly after the start of World World War II and was made Director of Operations (Torpedoes) at the Air Ministry in 1943.
He was briefly Acting Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at Royal Air Force Reserve Command in May 1946 and then became Air Officer Commanding Number.
65 Group in 1948 and Air Officer Commanding Royal Air Force East Africa in 1949 before retiring on grounds of ill health in 1950. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in New Years Honours List 1946.
