James Murray Irwin
| James Murray Irwin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
13 February 1858 Manorcunningham, County Donegal, Ireland |
| Died |
7 November 1938 (aged 80) Bideford, Devon, England |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1881-1919 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Royal Army Medical Corps |
Major-General Sir James Murray Irwin KCMG CB[1] (13 February 1858 – 7 November 1938) was a British Army doctor, who served in Sudan, the Second Boer War and World War I.
Education
He was born in Manorcunningham, County Donegal, Ireland. In 1875 he studied medicine at Trinity College Dublin .
Career
He joined the Royal Army Medical Corps at Netley in 1881 and was commissioned as Surgeon Captain[2] posted to Dublin in February 1882. He was then posted to India in September 1883.
He was subsequently posted to Dublin in 1890, Gibraltar in 1981 and Brighton in 1897.
In February 1894, he was promoted Surgeon Major .
Posted to Brighton in 1897. Posted to Sudan, Medical Officer, Atbara, Battle of Omdurman 1898. Posted to Expedition in Crete 1899. Served as Medical Officer on troopship HMS Verona and then posted to Dublin also in 1899. Posted to South Africa for the Boer War 1900
Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel 4 February 1902[3]
Posted to Aldershot, Assistant to Surgeon General McNamara 1903. Posted to War Office as Assistant Director General 1906. Posted to Tientsin, North China 1910.
Promoted Colonel and posted to Hong Kong as Deputy Director of Medical Services, South China 1911.
Travelled around the world 1913.
London establishing the new King George V Hospital, Waterloo 1914. France Deputy Director of Medical Services, Rouen 1915. Director of Medical Services 3rd Army 1916.
Promoted Temporary Surgeon General April 1916.
He returned to England in 1919.
After World War I he retired to Bideford, North Devon where his wife had purchased a house. He died on 7 November 1938 (aged 80).
Family
He married Nora Conlan, daughter of Thomas Conlan, Q.C., of Allahabad, 26 July 1884 and they had a daughter born 31 October 1885, Edna Florine.
Sources
- Irwin, James Murray (1935). Memoirs of Major General Sir James Murray Irwin. unpublished.
- "Obituary of Major General Sir Murray Irwin" (Obituaries). The Times (London). Tue, 8 November 1938. col d, p. 16.
References
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29886 p. 2 29 December 1916. Retrieved 12 December 2013
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 25082. p. 1066. 10 March 1882. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27408. p. 1039. 18 February 1902.