John Duncan (British Army officer, born 1870)

Major-General Francis John Duncan CB, CMG, DSO (16 May 1870 – 1960) was a senior British Army officer.

John Duncan
Born	16 May 1870
Died	1960
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Commands held	165th Brigade 214th Brigade 60th Brigade 61st (2nd South Midland) Division
Battles/wars	First World War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order

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 and then became commander of the 165th 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

In 1905 he married Lili Linder.[1]

References

1. The VC and DSO volume II. p. 203. 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.