William Kirkpatrick | |
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Born | 1852 |
Died | 22 November 1931 |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | Brigadier-General |
Commands held | 1st Bn
York and Lancaster Regiment Wessex Division |
Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath |
Brigadier-General William Johnston Kirkpatrick CB (1852 – 22 November 1931) was a British Army officer.
Kirkpatrick was commissioned into the Antrim Artillery on 14 December 1872 [1] and transferred to the York and Lancaster Regiment on 28 February 1874. [2] He commanded the 1st Battalion of the York and Lancaster Regiment in the Second Boer War [3] and subsequently commanded Volksrust Sub-district. [4] He became General Officer Commanding Wessex Division in April 1908 before retiring in December 1908. [5]
In retirement he lived at a house known as "Cloon Eavin" at Yateley in Hampshire. [6]