William Duthie Morgan

Sir William Duthie Morgan
In Italy, March 1945.
Nickname(s)	"Monkey"
Born	1891
Died	1977 (aged 85-86)
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1913–1950
Rank	General
Unit	Royal Artillery
Commands held	10th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 55th (West Lancashire) Infantry Division Southern Command Mediterranean Theater of Operations
Battles/wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order Military Cross Mentioned in dispatches (Five times)

General Sir William Duthie Morgan GCB DSO MC (1891–1977) was a senior British Army officer active during the First World War and later in the Second World War where he commanded the Mediterranean Theater of Operations.

Morgan entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the British Army's Royal Artillery in 1913. He served in the First World War, winning the Distinguished Service Order at the Battle of Le Cateau in 1914 and later the Military Cross and was mentioned in dispatches four times.

During the interwar period his postings included active service in Waziristan and a period as a staff officer (GSO3) in the War Office in London. In 1929 he was appointed military attaché at the British Embassy in Budapest, Hungary where he remained until 1931. In 1933 when he was posted as a major to the 19th Field Brigade, Royal Artillery in Bordon and in 1934 be became Chief Instructor at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich.