Sidney Kirkman

Sir Sidney Kirkman
Lieutenant General Sir Sidney Kirkman in 1946.
Nickname(s)	"Kirkie"[1]
Born	(1895-07-29)29 July 1895 Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Died	29 October 1982(1982-10-29) (aged 87) Southampton, Hampshire, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Years of service	1915–1950
Rank	General
Service number	5084
Unit	Royal Artillery
Commands	I Corps (1945) Southern Command (1945) XIII Corps (1944–45) 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division (1943–44) 65th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery (1940–41)
Battles / wars	First World War Second World War
Awards	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross Mentioned in Despatches Legion of Merit (United States)

General Sir Sidney Chevalier Kirkman, GCB, KBE, MC (29 July 1895 – 29 October 1982) was a British Army officer, who served in both the First World War and Second World War. During the latter he commanded the artillery of the Eighth Army during the Second Battle of El Alamein, following which he commanded the 50th Division during the Allied invasion of Sicily and XIII Corps throughout most of the Italian Campaign. He later became Director General of Civil Defence in the Civil Defence Department from 1954 to 1960.