Lieutenant Colonel Robin Davies began his career in the 1st Battalion the Royal Regiment of Wales in December 2003. He completed three tours of Iraq and one of Afghanistan as well as spending two years on Loan Service to the Royal Army of Oman, which coincided with the Arab Spring.
Sub-unit Command saw him command A (xHx) Squadron, The King’s Royal Hussars in BATUS and on Op CABRIT 4 in Estonia, before transferring to the cavalry and taking over as Second-in-Command KRH. Prior to his current role, he was employed as SO1 Plans in the Standing Joint Force Headquarters, Defence’s high readiness 2* Headquarters. In this role he was involved in the operationalisation of the JEF, the UK response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and other tasks including Op POLARBEAR, the UK NEO in Sudan. He took command of The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeths’ Own) in August 2023.
He is married to Rachel, a Clinical Psychologist, and they have three children: Thomas (14), Lucy (10) and George (8). Outside of work, most of his time is spent entertaining (and being entertained by) his children.