Herbert Cecil Duncan - Revision history

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	Commissioned a temporary [[second lieutenant]] in the [[Seaforth Highlanders]] in 1914, Duncan received a permanent commission in the [[British Indian Army]] as a [[lieutenant]] in 1918. His service in the [[First World War]] earned him a [[Mention in Despatches]]. Having the [[13th Frontier Force Rifles]] as his maternal British Indian Army unit, he eventually served from 1931 onwards as a [[General Staff Officer]] in various gradations. Duncan would earn a second Mention in Despatches during the [[Waziristan campaign (1936–1939)\|Waziristan campaign of 1936–1939]]. He took command of the 45th Indian Infantry Brigade in June 1941.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/Units/UnitAppointments?UniX=6162 \|title=45 Indian Infantry Brigade: Command Appointments \|work=Orders of Battle.com \|access-date=22 December 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080958/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/Units/UnitAppointments?UniX=6162 \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		Commissioned a temporary [[second lieutenant]] in the [[Seaforth Highlanders]] in 1914, Duncan received a permanent commission in the [[British Indian Army]] as a [[lieutenant]] in 1918. His service in the [[First World War]] earned him a [[Mention in Despatches]]. Having the [[13th Frontier Force Rifles]] as his maternal British Indian Army unit, he eventually served from 1931 onwards as a [[General Staff Officer]] in various gradations. Duncan would earn a second Mention in Despatches during the [[Waziristan campaign (1936–1939)\|Waziristan campaign of 1936–1939]]. He took command of the 45th Indian Infantry Brigade in June 1941.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/Units/UnitAppointments?UniX=6162 \|title=45 Indian Infantry Brigade: Command Appointments \|work=Orders of Battle.com \|access-date=22 December 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080958/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/Units/UnitAppointments?UniX=6162 \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	During the [[Battle of Muar\|retreat from the Muar River]] in 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.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Thompson \|first=Peter \|title=Pacific Fury: How Australia and Her Allies Defeated the Japanese Scourge \|year=2008 \|publisher=William Heinemann \|location=North Sydney, New South Wales \|pages=229–230}}</ref> Duncan is buried in the [[Kranji War Cemetery]] in Singapore.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/Cemeteries/Kranji_War_Cemetery/D/html/du.htm \|title=Kranji War Cemetery Roll of Honour: Du \|work=Roll of Honour.org.uk \|access-date=22 December ~~2022~~}}</ref>		During the [[Battle of Muar\|retreat from the Muar River]] in 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.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Thompson \|first=Peter \|title=Pacific Fury: How Australia and Her Allies Defeated the Japanese Scourge \|year=2008 \|publisher=William Heinemann \|location=North Sydney, New South Wales \|pages=229–230}}</ref> Duncan is buried in the [[Kranji War Cemetery]] in Singapore.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/Cemeteries/Kranji_War_Cemetery/D/html/du.htm \|title=Kranji War Cemetery Roll of Honour: Du \|work=Roll of Honour.org.uk \|access-date=22 December 2012}}</ref>

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	\| unit = [[The Seaforth Highlanders]]<br/>[[13th Frontier Force Rifles]]		\| unit = [[The Seaforth Highlanders]]<br/>[[13th Frontier Force Rifles]]
	\| commands = {{nowrap\|[[45th Indian Infantry Brigade]] (1941–42)}}		\| commands = {{nowrap\|[[45th Indian Infantry Brigade]] (1941–42)}}
	\| battles = [[First World War]]<br/>[[Third Anglo-Afghan War]]<br/>[[Waziristan campaign (~~1936-1939~~)]]<br/>[[Second World War]]		\| battles = [[First World War]]<br/>[[Third Anglo-Afghan War]]<br/>[[Waziristan campaign (1936–1939)\|Waziristan campaign of 1936–1939]]<br/>[[Second World War]]
	* [[Malayan campaign]]		* [[Malayan campaign]]
	** [[Battle of Muar]]		** [[Battle of Muar]]
	\| awards = [[Mentioned in Despatches]] x2		\| awards = [[Mentioned in Despatches]] (2)
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	==Military career==		==Military career==
	Commissioned a temporary [[second lieutenant]] in [[~~Seaforth Highlanders\|The~~ Seaforth Highlanders]] in 1914, Duncan received a permanent commission in the [[British Indian Army]] as a [[lieutenant]] in 1918. His service in the [[First World War]] earned him a [[Mention in Despatches]]. Having the [[13th Frontier Force Rifles]] as his maternal British Indian Army unit, he eventually served from 1931 onwards as a [[General Staff Officer]] in various gradations. Duncan would earn a second [[Mention in Despatches]] during the [[Waziristan campaign (1936–1939)\|Waziristan campaign ~~(1936-1939)~~]]. He took command of the 45th Indian Infantry Brigade in June 1941.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/Units/UnitAppointments?UniX=6162 \|title=45 Indian Infantry Brigade: Command Appointments \|work=Orders of Battle.com \|access-date=22 December 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080958/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/Units/UnitAppointments?UniX=6162 \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>		Commissioned a temporary [[second lieutenant]] in the [[Seaforth Highlanders]] in 1914, Duncan received a permanent commission in the [[British Indian Army]] as a [[lieutenant]] in 1918. His service in the [[First World War]] earned him a [[Mention in Despatches]]. Having the [[13th Frontier Force Rifles]] as his maternal British Indian Army unit, he eventually served from 1931 onwards as a [[General Staff Officer]] in various gradations. Duncan would earn a second Mention in Despatches during the [[Waziristan campaign (1936–1939)\|Waziristan campaign of 1936–1939]]. He took command of the 45th Indian Infantry Brigade in June 1941.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/Units/UnitAppointments?UniX=6162 \|title=45 Indian Infantry Brigade: Command Appointments \|work=Orders of Battle.com \|access-date=22 December 2012 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080958/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/Units/UnitAppointments?UniX=6162 \|archive-date=4 March 2016 \|url-status=dead }}</ref>

	During the [[Battle of Muar\|retreat from the Muar River]] in Malaya on 19 January, 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.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Thompson \|first=Peter \|title=Pacific Fury: How Australia and Her Allies Defeated the Japanese Scourge \|year=2008 \|publisher=William Heinemann \|location=North Sydney, New South Wales \|pages=229–230}}</ref> Duncan is buried in the [[Kranji War Cemetery]] in Singapore.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/Cemeteries/Kranji_War_Cemetery/D/html/du.htm \|title=Kranji War Cemetery Roll of Honour: Du \|work=Roll of Honour.org.uk \|access-date=22 December ~~2012~~}}</ref>		During the [[Battle of Muar\|retreat from the Muar River]] in 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.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Thompson \|first=Peter \|title=Pacific Fury: How Australia and Her Allies Defeated the Japanese Scourge \|year=2008 \|publisher=William Heinemann \|location=North Sydney, New South Wales \|pages=229–230}}</ref> Duncan is buried in the [[Kranji War Cemetery]] in Singapore.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/Cemeteries/Kranji_War_Cemetery/D/html/du.htm \|title=Kranji War Cemetery Roll of Honour: Du \|work=Roll of Honour.org.uk \|access-date=22 December 2022}}</ref>

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			==External links==
			*[https://generals.dk/general/Duncan/Herbert_Cecil/Great_Britain.html Generals of World War II]

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{{short description|British Indian Army general}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox military person
| name = Herbert Cecil Duncan
| image = Brigadier Herbert Cecil Duncan OBE MID.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Brigadier Herbert Cecil Duncan
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1895|08|19|df=yes}} [[Lanarkshire, Scotland]]
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|1942|01|20|1895|08|19|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Singapore]]
| placeofburial = [[Kranji War Cemetery]]
| allegiance = United Kingdom
| branch = [[British Indian Army]]
| serviceyears = 1914–1942
| rank = [[Brigadier]]
| servicenumber =
| unit = [[The Seaforth Highlanders]] [[13th Frontier Force Rifles]]
| commands = {{nowrap|[[45th Indian Infantry Brigade]] (1941–42)}}
| battles = [[First World War]] [[Third Anglo-Afghan War]] [[Waziristan campaign (1936-1939)]] [[Second World War]]
* [[Malayan campaign]]
** [[Battle of Muar]]
| awards = [[Mentioned in Despatches]] x2
| relations =
| laterwork =
}}
[[Brigadier]] '''Herbert Cecil Duncan''' (19 August 1895 – 20 January 1942) was a [[British Indian Army]] officer who commanded the [[45th Indian Infantry Brigade]] during the [[Battle of Malaya]] prior to the [[Battle of Singapore|Fall of Singapore]].

==Military career==
Commissioned a temporary [[second lieutenant]] in [[Seaforth Highlanders|The Seaforth Highlanders]] in 1914, Duncan received a permanent commission in the [[British Indian Army]] as a [[lieutenant]] in 1918. His service in the [[First World War]] earned him a [[Mention in Despatches]]. Having the [[13th Frontier Force Rifles]] as his maternal British Indian Army unit, he eventually served from 1931 onwards as a [[General Staff Officer]] in various gradations. Duncan would earn a second [[Mention in Despatches]] during the [[Waziristan campaign (1936–1939)|Waziristan campaign (1936-1939)]]. He took command of the 45th Indian Infantry Brigade in June 1941.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/Units/UnitAppointments?UniX=6162 |title=45 Indian Infantry Brigade: Command Appointments |work=Orders of Battle.com |access-date=22 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080958/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/Units/UnitAppointments?UniX=6162 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

During the [[Battle of Muar|retreat from the Muar River]] in Malaya on 19 January, 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.<ref>{{cite book |last=Thompson |first=Peter |title=Pacific Fury: How Australia and Her Allies Defeated the Japanese Scourge |year=2008 |publisher=William Heinemann |location=North Sydney, New South Wales |pages=229–230}}</ref> Duncan is buried in the [[Kranji War Cemetery]] in Singapore.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roll-of-honour.org.uk/Cemeteries/Kranji_War_Cemetery/D/html/du.htm |title=Kranji War Cemetery Roll of Honour: Du |work=Roll of Honour.org.uk |access-date=22 December 2012}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:1895 births]]
[[Category:1942 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian Army personnel of World War I]]
[[Category:People of British Malaya]]
[[Category:Military of Singapore under British rule]]
[[Category:British Indian Army officers]]
[[Category:Indian Army personnel killed in World War II]]
[[Category:Burials at Kranji War Cemetery]]

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