Sir William Duthie Morgan | |
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 Sir William Duthie Morgan | |
| Nickname(s) | "Monkey"[1] |
| Born | 15 December 1891 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 13 May 1977 (aged 85) London, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1913–1950 |
| Rank | General |
| Service number | 8038 |
| Unit | Royal Field Artillery Royal Artillery |
| Commands | British Army Staff, Washington (1947–50) Mediterranean Theater of Operations (1945–47) Southern Command (1944–45) 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division (1941) 10th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (1939–40) |
| Battles / wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches (5) Croix de Guerre (Belgium)[2] |
General Sir William Duthie Morgan, GCB, DSO, MC (15 December 1891 – 13 May 1977) was a British Army officer. During the Second World War, he served as Chief of Staff to Field Marshal Harold Alexander, and later succeeded him as Supreme Allied Commander in the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations.
- ^ Smart 2005, p. 226.
- ^ "British Army officer histories". Unit Histories. Retrieved 10 June 2022.