Noel Irwin

Noel Irwin
Born(1892-12-24)24 December 1892
Motihari, British India
Died21 December 1972(1972-12-21) (aged 79)
Holford, Somerset, England
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Service/branchBritish Army
Years of service1911–1948
RankLieutenant General
Service number4987
UnitEssex Regiment
Border Regiment
Commands heldWest Africa Command (1946–48)
East Scotland District (1944–45)
Eastern Army, India (1942–43)
IV Corps (1942)
XI Corps (1941–42)
38th (Welsh) Infantry Division (1940–41)
2nd Infantry Division (1940)
6th Infantry Brigade (1939–40)
1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment (1918–19)
8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment (1918)
2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment (1917–18)
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Distinguished Service Order & Two Bars
Military Cross
Mentioned in Despatches (4)
Croix de guerre (France)

Lieutenant General Noel Mackintosh Stuart Irwin, CB, DSO & Two Bars, MC (24 December 1892 – 21 December 1972) was a senior British Army officer, who played a prominent role in the British Army after the Dunkirk evacuation and in the Burma campaign during the Second World War. He was also instrumental in some reforms to the training and equipment of British soldiers after the defeat in France in 1940, intended to meet the demands of modern warfare.


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