Lewis Merson Davies

Lewis Merson Davies FRSE RGS (21 March 1882–22 September 1955) was a soldier, geologist, palaeontologist and author.

[2] In geological terms he specialised in the area then known as the North-West Frontier of India (now Pakistan) and greatly increased the understanding of the Tertiary fauna.

[4] In the First World War he had a distinguished record, rising to the rank of Lt Colonel in the Royal Artillery as part of the East Africa Campaign.

[5] After the war, he began writing, mainly on topics concerning Christianity in a scientific world, which linked to his great interest in fossils.

He died in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 22 September 1955 and was buried with his wife, Gwyneth May Davies LRAM (1890–1980) in Grange Cemetery.