Bertram Kirwan

Lieutenant-general
Sir Bertram Richard Kirwan
KCB CMG
Born17 May 1871
Honiton, Devon
Died5 April 1960(1960-04-05) (aged 88)
Salisbury, Wiltshire
Military career
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch
British Army
Rank
Lieutenant-general
Conflicts
World War I
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George

Lieutenant-general Sir Bertram Richard Kirwan KCB CMG (17 May 1871 – 5 April 1960) was a senior British Army officer who became Master-General of the Ordnance in India.

Military career

Educated at Felsted School, Kirwan was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 25 July 1890.

He saw service in the First World War, becoming a brigadier general, Royal Artillery, in June 1916, and was granted the temporary rank of brigadier general while employed in this role.

He became Major-General, Royal Artillery in Bengal in May 1929 and Master-General of the Ordnance in India in April 1930 before retiring in April 1934.

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George on 1 January 1916 and a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 3 June 1918. He was advanced to a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1934 Birthday Honours.

References

  1. ↑ "Bertram Richard Kirwan". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "No. 26075". The London Gazette. 1 August 1890. p. 4224.
  3. ↑ "Bertram Richard Kirwan". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "No. 29667". The London Gazette. 14 July 1916. p. 6985.
  5. ↑ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "No. 29438". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 January 1916. p. 566.
  7. ↑ "No. 30716". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1918. p. 6452.
  8. ↑ "No. 34056". The London Gazette. 1 June 1934. p. 3557.