The Generals of WWII

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Portrait of General William Duthie Morgan

Morgan, William Duthie

General

* 15th of December 1891

† 13th of May 1977

(Royal Artillery)

Nickname: Monkey

Promotions

1939-04-01 Lieutenant-Colonel
1939-07-01 Brevet Colonel
1940-03-16 Acting Colonel
1940-06-22 Acting Brigadier
1940-09-16 Temporary Colonel
1940-12-22 Temporary Brigadier
1941-02-07 Colonel (Dated back to 1939-07-01)
1941-06-01 Acting Major-General
1942-09-07 Acting Lieutenant-General
1943-04-08 Temporary Major-General
1943-09-07 War Substantive Major-General
1943-09-07 Temporary Lieutenant-General
1944-01-14 Reverted to War Substantive Major-General
1944-02-18 Temporary Lieutenant-General
1944-05-15 Major-General (Dated back to 1944-01-09)
1946-08-17 Lieutenant-General (Dated back to 1944-12-26)
1946-11-23 General (Dated back to 1946-06-04)

Service

1939-04-01 –1940-01-12 Commanding Officer 10th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery [France]
1940-01-13 –1940-06-20 General Staff Officer 1, 1st Infantry Division [France]
1940-06-22 –1941-05-31 Brigadier General Staff, I Corps
1941-06-01 –1941-10-13 General Officer Commanding 55th Infantry Division
1941-10-12 Injured
1942-09-07 –1943-07-25 Chief of Staff, Home Forces
1943-07-26 –1944-01-14 Chief of Staff, 21st Army Group
1944-02-18 –1945-02-28 General Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Command
1945-XX-XX Chief of Staff, Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean
1945-09-29 –1945-10-XX Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean
1945-10-XX –1947-01-31 Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean
1947-01-01 –1956-12-15 Colonel-Commandant, Royal Artillery
1947-05-XX –1950-04-12 Head of the British Army Mission Washington
1950-06-04 Retired
1952-12-22 –1957-12-22 Honorary Colonel, 448th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Artillery Regiment, Territorial Army
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley