Major-General Sidney Kirkman

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British Army officer human major-general

Major-General Sidney Kirkman was a senior British Army officer of the Second World War, noted for his leadership of infantry formations in key campaigns including North Africa and Italy.

Aliases (2)

Sidney Kirkman ×45
Lieutenant-General Sidney Kirkman ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army officer → human → major-general →
allegiance	United Kingdom →
awardReceived	Companion of the Distinguished Service Order → Companion of the Order of the Bath → Legion of Merit → Military Cross →
battle	Italian campaign → North African campaign → Second Battle of El Alamein →
birthDate	1895-07-29 →
birthPlace	Andover, Hampshire, England →
burialPlace	England NERFINISHED →
conflict	First World War → Second World War →
country	United Kingdom →
deathDate	1982-02-29 →
deathPlace	Andover, Hampshire, England →
educatedAt	Royal Military Academy, Woolwich →
ethnicGroup	English →
gender	male →
genre	military leadership →
hasRank	Major-General →
languageSpoken	English →
militaryBranch	British Army →
militaryUnit	Royal Artillery →
notableFor	leadership of infantry formations in Italian campaign → leadership of infantry formations in North Africa campaign →
notableWork	artillery planning at Second Battle of El Alamein →
occupation	soldier →
participatedIn	Allied invasion of Sicily → Battle of El Alamein → First World War Western Front → Italian campaign (World War II) →
positionHeld	Director of Artillery at the War Office → General Officer Commanding 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division → General Officer Commanding XIII Corps → Master-General of the Ordnance →
promotedToRank	Major-General →
rank	Major-General →
residence	Andover, Hampshire NERFINISHED →
servedIn	British Army in World War I → British Army in World War II →
serviceNumber	British Army officer service number (exact number not provided) →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
British 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division → XIII Corps ("Lieutenant-General Sidney Kirkman") →	notableCommander