The Generals of WWII
Generals from Great Britain
Duncan, Nigel William
Major-General
* 27th of November 1899
† 24th of March 1987
(Royal Tank Regiment)
Promotions
| 1940-08-01 | Local Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-08-14 | Acting Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1940-11-14 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-04-26 | Acting Colonel |
| 1942-04-26 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1942-06-13 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Brigadier |
| 1942-06-13 | Relinquish the Acting rank of Colonel |
| 1942-06-13 | Relinquish the Temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1942-06-19 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-07-04 | Acting Colonel |
| 1943-11-14 | War substantive Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1943-11-14 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1943-12-06 | Acting Brigadier |
| 1944-04-17 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1945-10-02 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1946-12-02 | Colonel (Dated back to 1946-11-14) |
| 1949-08-14 | Temporary Major-General |
| 1950-02-01 | Brigadier |
| 1950-05-27 | Major-General |
Service
| 1940-08-14 | – | 1942-02-04 | General Staff Officer 1, ? |
| 1942-04-26 | – | 1942-06-13 | Special Employment |
| 1942-06-19 | – | 1943-05-27 | General Staff Officer, 1 ? |
| 1943-12-06 | – | 1945-05-20 | Commanding Officer 30th Armoured Brigade [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-07-08 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 30th Armoured Brigade [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1946-XX-XX | Commanding Officer 2nd Armoured Brigade | ||
| 1947-01-XX | – | 1949-08-XX | Commandant of Royal Armoured Corps Centre, Bovington |
| 1949-08-14 | – | 1952-08-14 | Director of Royal Armoured Corps, War Office |
| 1952-02-01 | – | 1959-01-01 | Colonel-Commandant, Royal Tank Regiment |
| 1952-12-12 | Retired | ||
| 1953-10-15 | – | 1957-10-15 | Lieutenant-Governor, Royal Hospital Chelsea |