Bertram Kirwan

Lieutenant-general
Sir Bertram Richard Kirwan
KCB CMG
Lieutenant-general Sir Bertram Richard Kirwan KCB CMG
Born	17 May 1871; Honiton, Devon
Died	5 April 1960 (aged 88); Salisbury, Wiltshire
	Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant-general
Conflicts	World War I
Awards	Knight 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]

He saw service in the First World War,^[3] becoming a brigadier general, Royal Artillery, in June 1916, and was granted the temporary rank of brigadier general while employed in this role.^[4]

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.^[5]

He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George on 1 January 1916^[6] and a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 3 June 1918.^[7] He was advanced to a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1934 Birthday Honours.^[8]

References

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

Military offices

Preceded by

Edwin Atkinson

Master-General of the Ordnance (India)
1930−1934

Succeeded by

Henry ap Rhys Pryce

[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.

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