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John Duncan (British Army officer, born 1870)

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John Duncan
Born16 May 1870
Died1960 (aged 89−90)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service / branchBritish Army
Years of service1889−
RankMajor-General
UnitRoyal Scots
Commands165th (Liverpool) Brigade
214th Brigade
60th Brigade
61st (2nd South Midland) Division
Battles / warsSecond Boer War
First World War
AwardsCompanion 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

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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 and then became commander of the 165th (Liverpool) Brigade in France January 1916,[3] 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.[4]

Family

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In 1905 he married Lili Linder.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d The VC and DSO volume II. p. 203. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. ^ "No. 25976". The London Gazette. 20 September 1889. p. 5050.
  3. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  4. ^ Sheffield, Gary; Bourne, John (2006). Douglas Haig: Diaries and Letters 1914-1918. Phoenix. ISBN 9781474603355.
Military offices
Preceded by GOC 61st (2nd South Midland) Division
1918−1919
Post disbanded