Noel Irwin
| Noel Irwin | |
|---|---|
| Born |
24 December 1892 British India |
| Died | 21 December 1972 (aged 79) Holford, Somerset, England |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom
|
| Service/branch |
 British Army
|
| Years of service | 1911–1948 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Unit | Essex Regiment |
| Commands held |
West Africa Command East Scotland District Eastern Army in India IV Corps XI Corps 38th (Welsh) Infantry Division 2nd Infantry Division 6th Infantry Brigade 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
| Awards |
Companion of the Order of the Bath Distinguished Service Order & Two Bars Military Cross Mentioned in dispatches (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.
Noel Irwin was the eldest son of William Stuart Irwin of Motihari, Bihar and Orissa, India. He was educated at Marlborough College, before entry into the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.
He was married twice; first in 1918 to Margaret Maud Bavin who died in 1963, and in 1966 to Mrs Elizabeth Collier (née Fröhlich). He had one son by his first wife.
Irwin graduated from Sandhurst in 1912 and was appointed as a second lieutenant in the Essex Regiment. During the later years of the First World War, Irwin saw action in France, serving as the commanding officer of the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Lincolnshire Regiment and the 8th Battalion of the Leicestershire Regiment.
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