He was a member of the
Scientific Civil Service 1939-1946, and was in the British Air Commission,
Washington, DC, 1944-1945. After
World War II he joined
Ferranti, and was vice-president of Ferranti Electric Ltd 1948-1963, and a director of Ferranti Ltd 1970-1976. In 1977 he joined the
Household of the
Duke of Edinburgh as Assistant Private Secretary. He was acting Private Secretary and
Treasurer following the death of
Lord Rupert Nevill in 1982, and retired in 1984, when he became an Extra
Equerry. Davies was made a
CBE in 1962, and a
CVO in 1982. He was advanced to
KCVO in 1984. ==Notes==