William Kirkpatrick (British Army officer) explained

William Kirkpatrick
Birth Date:1852
Death Date:22 November 1931
Allegiance:United Kingdom
Rank:Brigadier-General
Branch:British Army
Commands:1st Bn York and Lancaster Regiment
Wessex Division
Awards:Companion of the Order of the Bath

Brigadier-General William Johnston Kirkpatrick (1852 – 22 November 1931) was a British Army officer.

Military career

Kirkpatrick was commissioned into the Antrim Artillery on 14 December 1872 and transferred to the York and Lancaster Regiment on 28 February 1874.[1] He commanded the 1st Battalion of the York and Lancaster Regiment in the Second Boer War and subsequently commanded Volksrust Sub-district.[2] He became General Officer Commanding Wessex Division in April 1908 before retiring in December 1908.[3]

In retirement he lived at a house known as "Cloon Eavin" at Yateley in Hampshire.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hart's Army List. 1888. 3 June 2020.
  2. Book: Hart's Army List. 1902. 3 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Army Commands. 3 June 2020.
  4. Book: Tipton, Peter . Yateley in the Great War. Pen and Sword. 2018. 978-1473876521.