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 (13 February 1858 – 7 November 1938) was a British Army doctor, who served in Sudan, the Second Boer War and World War I.
He was born in Manorcunningham, County Donegal, Ireland. In 1875, he studied medicine at Trinity College Dublin .
Irwin joined the Royal Army Medical Corps at Netley in 1881 and was commissioned as surgeon captain 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 1891 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.
Irwin was posted to South Africa in 1900, for service during the Second Boer War, and was promoted to lieutenant colonel on 4 February 1902. Following the end of hostilities in June 1902, he left Cape Town for England and returned to Southampton in early August.
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