- SURNAME
Menzies
- FORENAME
Duncan Campbell
- UNIT
Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment),attached 13 Bn King's Regiment (Liverpool)
- RANK
Lieutenant
- NUMBER
182309
- AWARD
Military Cross
- PLACE
Burma 1943
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Adjutant 5 Column
DOW - see Roll of Honour
London Gazette 36287, 14th December 1943, Page 5473
ROLL OF HONOUR:
https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?threads/menzies-duncan-campbell.7369/CITATION:
Military Cross : Lieut. MENZIES was Adjutant of No. 5 Column. At the cutting of the railway at and south of BONCHAUNG on 6th March 43, he was in charge of the main demolition at BONCHAUNG railway station for the first hour of the work, while his Column Commander was involved in a skirmish elsewhere. Owing to enemy activity, he had had to lead the Column by a difficult route across mountains, a journey accomplished in a very short space of time. At HINTHA on 28th March 43, he remained for half an hour in an exposed position by himself, keeping the enemy off with grenades and calling back with accurate information about their movements with a fine disregard of danger. Throughout the campaign he set a high example of efficiency, cheerfulness and devotion to duty. Of great physical powers of endurance his energy never flagged; and at the end of the most trying march he was tireless and possessed of extraordinary reserves of strength. He was easily the most skilful jungle navigator in the Column, which he would lead for hours without relief cutting a track as he went. Utterly fearless in action and an unbending disciplinarian who exacted his own high standards from everybody, he commanded the confidence and affection of every man in the column.
WEB LINKS:
• https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36287/supplement/5473FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17786189/duncan-campbell-menziesNATIONAL ARCHIVES:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7364170
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