Herbert Cecil Duncan
Herbert Cecil Duncan | |
|---|---|
 Brigadier Herbert Cecil Duncan | |
| Born | 19 August 1895 Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Died | 20 January 1942(aged 46) Singapore |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | British Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1914–1942 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Unit | The Seaforth Highlanders 13th Frontier Force Rifles |
| Commands held | 45th Indian Infantry Brigade(1941–42) |
| Battles/wars | First World War Third Anglo-Afghan War Waziristan campaign of 1936–1939 Second World War |
| Awards | Mentioned in Despatches(2) |
BrigadierHerbert Cecil Duncan(19 August 1895 – 20 January 1942) was aBritish Indian Armyofficer who commanded the45th Indian Infantry Brigadeduring theBattle of Malayaprior to theFall of Singapore.
Military career
[edit]Commissioned a temporarysecond lieutenantin theSeaforth Highlandersin 1914, Duncan received a permanent commission in theBritish Indian Armyas alieutenantin 1918. His service in theFirst World Warearned him aMention in Despatches.Having the13th Frontier Force Riflesas his maternal British Indian Army unit, he eventually served from 1931 onwards as aGeneral Staff Officerin various gradations. Duncan would earn a second Mention in Despatches during theWaziristan campaign of 1936–1939.He took command of the 45th Indian Infantry Brigade in June 1941.[1]
During theretreat from the Muar Riverin Malaya on 19 January 1941, Duncan was concussed during an air attack on his headquarters. The following day, during an attempt to break out of a Japanese encirclement in concert with Australian forces, he was killed while mounting a bayonet charge against a Japanese attack on the brigade's rear.[2]Duncan is buried in theKranji War Cemeteryin Singapore.[3]
References
[edit]- ^"45 Indian Infantry Brigade: Command Appointments".Orders of Battle.Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2016.Retrieved22 December2012.
- ^Thompson, Peter (2008).Pacific Fury: How Australia and Her Allies Defeated the Japanese Scourge.North Sydney, New South Wales: William Heinemann. pp. 229–230.
- ^"Kranji War Cemetery Roll of Honour: Du".Roll of Honour.org.uk.Retrieved22 December2012.
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