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- John_Evelyn_Duigan abstract "Major General Sir John Evelyn Duigan KBE, CB, DSO (30 March 1883 – 9 January 1950) was an officer who served with the New Zealand Military Forces during the First and Second World Wars. He was Chief of the General Staff of the New Zealand Military Forces from 1937 to 1941.Born in Wanganui, New Zealand in 1883, Duigan joined a unit of colonial volunteers during the Boer War. He was wounded and later repatriated to New Zealand. He returned to South Africa with the 10th New Zealand Contingent to serve in the Boer War. After the war, he joined the New Zealand Military Forces as a professional soldier. During the First World War, he commanded the New Zealand Tunnelling Company and was awarded a Distinguished Service Order for his service. From 1917 to 1918 he served in various staff and training positions. He also served in staff positions in the postwar military, eventually rising to the rank of colonel and commanding Northern Command by 1930. In 1937, he was promoted to major general and appointed the Chief of General Staff. He oversaw a reduction in the size of the New Zealand Territorial Force and did little to prevent the New Zealand government from directing its attention on the Royal New Zealand Air Force to the detriment of the army. Overlooked for command of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, which was raised for service abroad during the Second World War, he retired from the military in 1941. He died nine years later at the age of 66.".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan award Distinguished_Service_Order.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan award Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan award Order_of_the_Bath.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan award Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan battle Second_Boer_War.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan battle Western_Front_(World_War_I).
- John_Evelyn_Duigan battle World_War_I.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan battle World_War_II.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan birthDate "1883-03-30".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan birthPlace New_Zealand.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan birthPlace Whanganui.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan birthYear "1883".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan deathDate "1950-01-09".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan deathPlace Havelock_North.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan deathPlace New_Zealand.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan deathYear "1950".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan militaryBranch New_Zealand_Army.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan militaryCommand "Chief of the General Staff".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan militaryCommand "New Zealand Tunnelling Company".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan militaryCommand "Northern Command".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan serviceEndYear "1941".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan serviceStartYear "1901".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan thumbnail MG_John_Duigan.jpg?width=300.
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- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageOutDegree "76".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageRevisionID "707515075".
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- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Bernard_Freyberg,_1st_Baron_Freyberg.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Category:1883_births.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Category:1950_deaths.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Category:Companions_of_the_Distinguished_Service_Order.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Category:Companions_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Category:Knights_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Category:New_Zealand_generals.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Category:New_Zealand_knights.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Category:New_Zealand_military_personnel_of_World_War_I.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Category:New_Zealand_military_personnel_of_World_War_II.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Category:People_from_Whanganui.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Chief_of_Army_(New_Zealand).
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Colonel.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Corps_of_Royal_New_Zealand_Engineers.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Distinguished_Service_Order.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Edward_Puttick.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Havelock_North.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink India.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink King_George_V_Silver_Jubilee_Medal.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Lieutenant.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Major.
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- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Middle_East.
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- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink New_Zealand_Division.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink New_Zealand_Expeditionary_Force.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink New_Zealand_Staff_Corps.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink New_Zealand_Tunnelling_Company.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Order_of_the_Bath.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Royal_Air_Force.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Second_Boer_War.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Singapore.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink South_Africa.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Territorial_Force_(New_Zealand).
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink VI_Corps_(United_Kingdom).
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Wanganui_Collegiate_School.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink War_bond.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Wepener.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Western_Front_(World_War_I).
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink Whanganui.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink World_War_I.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink World_War_II.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLink File:Crest_of_the_New_Zealand_Army.jpg.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLinkText "John Duigan".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLinkText "John Evelyn Duigan".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan wikiPageWikiLinkText "Sir John Duigan".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan after "Lieutenant General Edward Puttick".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan awards Distinguished_Service_Order.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan awards Mentioned_in_dispatches.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan awards Order_of_the_Bath.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan awards Order_of_the_British_Empire.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan battles Second_Boer_War.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan battles "First World War *Western Front Second World War *Home Front".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan before "Established".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan birthDate "1883-03-30".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan birthPlace Whanganui.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan branch "20".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan caption "Sir John Duigan, in the uniform of a major general".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan commands Chief_of_Army_(New_Zealand).
- John_Evelyn_Duigan commands New_Zealand_Tunnelling_Company.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan commands "Northern Command".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan dateOfBirth "1883-03-30".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan dateOfDeath "1950-01-09".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan deathDate "1950-01-09".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan deathPlace Havelock_North.
- John_Evelyn_Duigan name "Duigan, John Evelyn".
- John_Evelyn_Duigan name "Sir John Evelyn Duigan".