Brigadier Herbert Cecil Duncan OBE (19 August 1895 – 20 January 1942) commanded the 45th Indian Infantry Brigade during the Battle of Malaya. During the retreat from the Muar River in Malaya on 19 January Duncan was badly concussed during an air attack on his headquarters. The following day, during an attempt to breakout of a Japanese encirclement in concert with Australian forces, he was killed whilst mounting a counter-attack against a Japanese attack on the brigade's rear. Duncan is buried in the Commonwealth War Cemetery at Kranji in Singapore.