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.
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 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 |
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