Brian Kimmins
| Sir Brian Kimmins | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1899 |
| Died | 15 November 1979 |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands held |
44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division Northern Ireland District |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II Operation Banner |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath |
| Relations |
Charles William Kimmins (father) Grace Kimmins (mother) Anthony Kimmins (brother) |
Lieutenant General Sir Brian Charles Hannam Kimmins KBE CB (1899 – 15 November 1979) was General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland District.
Military career
Born in North London,[1] Kimmins was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1917 during the latter phases of World War I.[2]
After the War he served in India and Egypt and became Aide-de-Camp to the High Commissioner for Egypt and the Sudan in 1928.[2] He became Adjutant at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich in 1930 and Brigade Major for 147 Infantry Brigade in 1935.[2]
He served in World War II initially as a General Staff Officer with the British Expeditionary Force in France before becoming an Instructor at the Staff College, Camberley in 1940.[2] He was appointed Deputy Director of Military Training at the War Office in 1941 and became a Brigadier on the General Staff of Southern Command in 1942.[2] He became Commander Royal Artillery for the Guards Armoured Division in 1943 and Director of Plans for South East Asia Command in 1944.[2] He was finally Assistant Chief of Staff at the Headquarters of the Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia in 1945.[2]
After the Second World War he became Chief of Staff at Headquarters Combined Operations in 1946 and Director of Quartering at the War Office in 1947.[2] He was appointed General Officer Commanding Home Counties District and GOC 44th (Home Counties) Infantry Division in 1950 and Director of the Territorial Army and Cadets in 1952.[2] His last appointment was as General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland District in 1955.[2]
Kimmins retired in 1958.[2] He died at the Somerset Nuffield Hospital in Taunton on 15 November 1979, leaving a wife and three children.[3]
References
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Sir John Woodall |
General Officer Commanding the British Army in Northern Ireland 1955–1958 |
Succeeded by Sir Douglas Packard |