| Sir 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 MD BCH (1858–1938), British Army doctor, who served in Sudan, the Boer War and World War I was born in Manorcunningham, Co. Donegal, Ireland on 13 February 1858.
An outline of his career is as follows:
| Autumn 1875 | Trinity College Dublin studying medicine |
| Autumn 1881 | Joined Royal Army Medical Corps at Netley |
| February 1882 | Commissioned as Surgeon Captain posted to Dublin |
| September 1883 | Posted to India |
| 26 July 1884 | Married Nora Conlan, daughter of Thomas Conlan, Q.C., of Allahabad |
| 31 October 1885 | Daughter Edna Florine born |
| 1890 | Posted to Dublin |
| Autumn 1891 | Posted to Gibraltar |
| Feb 1894 | Promoted Surgeon Major |
| 1897 | Posted to Brighton |
| 1898 | Posted to Sudan, Medical Officer, Atbara, Battle of Omdurman |
| 1899 | Posted to Expedition in Crete |
| 1899 | Medical Officer on troopship HMS Verona |
| 1899 | Posted to Dublin |
| February 1900 | Posted to South Africa for the Boer War |
| February 1902 | Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel |
| 1903 | Posted to Aldershot, Assistant to Surgeon General McNamara |
| 1906 | Posted to War Office as Assistant Director General |
| 1910 | Posted to Tientsin, North China |
| December 1911 | Promoted Colonel and posted to Hong Kong as Deputy Director of Medical Services, South China |
| 1913 | Travelled round the world. |
| 1914 | London establishing the new King George V Hospital, Waterloo |
| 1915 | France Deputy Director of Medical Services, Rouen |
| 1916 | Director of Medical Services 3rd Army |
| April 1916 | Promoted Temporary Surgeon General |
| 1919 | Returned to England |
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).