Eric Girdwood
Eric Girdwood | |
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Mentioned in Despatches |
General Officer Commanding the Northern Ireland District
from 1931 to 1935.
Military career
Educated at the
Natal from March to June 1900.[4] Following the end of the war, he left South Africa for England in July 1902.[5]
Girdwood also served in the
General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 74th (Yeomanry) Division in Palestine and France later that year.[3]
After the war Girdwood was appointed a
Bombay District of India in 1926.[3] He was appointed Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst in 1927 and GOC Northern Ireland District in 1931; he retired in 1935.[3]
References
- ^ Belfast Royal Academy Past Presidents
- ^ "No. 26717". The London Gazette. 3 March 1896. p. 1271.
- ^ a b c d e f g Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ Hart´s Army list, 1903
- ^ "The Army in South Africa – return of troops". The Times. No. 36828. London. 24 July 1902. p. 11.
- ^ "No. 31370". The London Gazette. 30 May 1919. p. 6791.
