Douglas Dickinson
Douglas Dickinson | |
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Born | 6 November 1886 |
Died | 8 January 1949 (aged 62) |
Allegiance |
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Service/ |
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Years of service | 1906–1944 |
Rank | Lieutenant-General |
Unit | Welch Regiment |
Commands held |
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 World War II.
Military career
Dickinson was commissioned into the Welch Regiment in 1906[1] and served in World War I in France and Belgium.[2] 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.[3] 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.[3] Dickinson served in World War II as General Officer Commanding the East Africa Force from September 1939 and as Chief of Staff of Western Command from January 1941.[4] He retired in 1944.[3]
Family
In 1924 he married Frances Mildred Wilson; they had two daughters.[2]
Bibliography
- Smart, Nick (2005). Biographical Dictionary of British Generals of the Second World War. Barnesley: Pen & Sword. ISBN 1844150496.
References
- ↑ "No. 27955". The London Gazette. 5 October 1906. p. 6721.
- 1 2 Unit Histories
- 1 2 3 Generals.dk
- ↑ Army Commands Archived 5 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by New post |
GOC East Africa Force 1939–1940 |
Succeeded by Sir Alan Cunningham |