Douglas Dickinson
Douglas Dickinson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 November 1886 |
| Died | 8 January 1949 (aged 62) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1906–1944 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Service number | 21854 |
| Unit | Welch Regiment |
| Commands | 1st Battalion, Welch Regiment East Africa Force |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
Lieutenant-General Douglas Povah Dickinson CB DSO OBE MC (6 November 1886 – 8 January 1949) was a senior British Army officer who commanded the East Africa Force at the start of the Second World War.
Military career
[edit]After attending the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, Dickinson was commissioned into the Welch Regiment on 6 October 1906.[1]
He served in France and Belgium during the First World War.[2][3] After attending the Staff College, Camberley from 1919 to 1920, he was appointed Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General there in 1925, Inspector of the Iraq Army in Kurdistan in 1930 and Inspector with British Military Mission attached to the Iraq Army in 1932.[4] He went on to be Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion of The Welch Regiment in 1934, Commandant of the Nigeria Regiment in 1936 and Inspector-General of the African Colonial Forces early in 1939.[4] Dickinson served in the Second World War as General Officer Commanding the East Africa Force from September 1939 and as Chief of Staff of Western Command from January 1941.[5] He retired in 1944.[4]
Family
[edit]In 1924 he married Frances Mildred Wilson; they had two daughters.[3]
Bibliography
[edit]- Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnsley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1-84415-049-6.
References
[edit]- ^ "No. 27955". The London Gazette. 5 October 1906. p. 6721.
- ^ "No. 27955". The London Gazette. 5 October 1906. p. 6721.
- ^ a b Unit Histories
- ^ a b c Generals.dk
- ^ Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]- 1886 births
- 1949 deaths
- Welch Regiment officers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British Army generals of World War II
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Recipients of the Military Cross
- Graduates of the Staff College, Camberley
- British Army lieutenant generals
- Academics of the Staff College, Camberley