Eric Girdwood
| Eric Girdwood | |
|---|---|
| Born |
14 October 1876 Strandtown, Belfast, Ireland |
| Died |
24 May 1963 (aged 86) Towcester, Northamptonshire, England |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1899-1935 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held |
156th Infantry Brigade 74th (Yeomanry) Division 9th Infantry Brigade 3rd Division Iraq Bombay RMC Sandhurst Northern Ireland District |
| Battles/wars |
World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George |
Major General Sir Eric Stanley Girdwood KBE CB CMG (1876–1963) was a British military officer who served as General Officer Commanding the Northern Ireland District from 1931 to 1935.
Military career
Educated at the Belfast Royal Academy,[1] Girdwood was commissioned into the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) in 1899.[2] He served in the Second Boer War.[2]
He also served in World War I, having been appointed a Brigade Major with the Scottish Rifles Brigade in 1911.[2] He fought with his regiment at Gallipoli, becoming Commander of the 156th (Scottish Rifles) Brigade in Egypt and Palestine in 1916.[2] He was made General Officer Commanding 74th (Yeomanry) Division in Palestine and France later that year.[2]
After the War he was appointed Commander 9th Infantry Brigade and then GOC 3rd Division in 1919.[2] He was made Commander of Military Forces in Iraq in 1924 and GOC Bombay District of India in 1926.[2] He was appointed Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst in 1927 and GOC Northern Ireland District in 1931; he retired in 1935.[2]
References
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Charles Corkran |
Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst 1927–1930 |
Succeeded by Reginald May |
| Preceded by Arthur Wauchope |
General Officer Commanding the British Army in Northern Ireland 1931–1935 |
Succeeded by James Cooke-Collis |