Bertram Kirwan


Sir Bertram Richard Kirwan

Born17 May 1871
Died5 April 1960(1960-04-05) (aged 88)
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchBritish Army
RankLieutenant-general
ConflictsWorld 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,[1] Kirwan was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 25 July 1890.[2] After service in the First World War,[3] 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.[4]

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George on 1 January 1916[5] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 3 June 1918.[6] He was advanced to a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1934 Birthday Honours.[7]

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. ^ "Army Commands" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  5. ^ "No. 29438". The London Gazette (Supplement). 11 January 1916. p. 566.
  6. ^ "No. 30716". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1918. p. 6452.
  7. ^ "No. 34056". The London Gazette. 1 June 1934. p. 3557.