John Duncan (British Army officer, born 1870)
John Duncan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 May 1870 |
| Died | 1960 (aged 89−90) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army |
| Service years | 1889− |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | Royal Scots |
| Commands | 165th (Liverpool) Brigade 214th Brigade 60th Brigade 61st (2nd South Midland) Division |
| Conflicts | Second Boer War First World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order |
Major-General Francis John Duncan CB, CMG, DSO (16 May 1870 – 1960) was a senior British Army officer.
Military career
Educated at Shrewsbury School,[1] Duncan was commissioned into the Royal Scots on 21 September 1889.[2] After serving in the Second Boer War, he became military commandant at Edenburg in South Africa.[1]
During the First World War he was deployed as a staff officer with the British Expeditionary Force, for which he was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order in February 1915,[3] and a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in March 1915.[4] He then became commander of the 165th (Liverpool) Brigade in France January 1916,[5] commander of the 214th Brigade in the UK in April 1917 and commander of 60th Brigade in France in October 1917.[1] He went on to be General Officer Commanding 61st (2nd South Midland) Division in 1918.[6]
He was temporarily appointed as a military attaché in October 1919.[7]
He was placed on half-pay in October 1923[8] and retired from the army in June 1924.1923.[9]
Family
In 1905 he married Lili Linder.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d The VC and DSO volume II. p. 203. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "No. 25976". The London Gazette. 20 September 1889. p. 5050.
- ^ "No. 29074". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 February 1915. p. 1691.
- ^ "No. 29102". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 March 1915. p. 2623.
- ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Sheffield, Gary; Bourne, John (2006). Douglas Haig: Diaries and Letters 1914-1918. Phoenix. ISBN 9781474603355.
- ^ "No. 31603". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 October 1919. p. 12768.
- ^ "No. 32879". The London Gazette. 13 November 1923. p. 7764.
- ^ "No. 32943". The London Gazette. 6 June 1924. p. 4526.