Noel Irwin | |
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| Born | 24 December 1892 Motihari, British India |
| Died | 21 December 1972 (aged 79) Holford, Somerset, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1911–1948 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Service number | 4987 |
| Unit | Essex Regiment Border Regiment |
| Commands | West Africa Command (1946–48) East Scotland District (1944–45) Eastern Army, India (1942–43) IV Corps (1942) XI Corps (1941–42) 38th (Welsh) Infantry Division (1940–41) 2nd Infantry Division (1940) 6th Infantry Brigade (1939–40) 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment (1918–19) 8th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment (1918) 2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment (1917–18) |
| 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 Despatches (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.