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Historical records matching Gen. Sir Sidney Chevalier Kirkman, GCB KBE MC
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About Gen. Sir Sidney Chevalier Kirkman, GCB KBE MC
General Sir Sidney Chevalier Kirkman GCB, KBE, MC (1895–1982) was a general in the British Armed Forces from 1944 to 1950 and Director General of Civil Defence in the Civil Defence Department from 1954 to 1960.
During the First World War, Kirkman was commissioned as an officer in the Royal Artillery in 1915 and was awarded the Military Cross during his time at the Western Front and in Italy[6] and attained the rank of acting major while commanding a battalion.
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Gen. Sir Sidney Chevalier Kirkman, GCB KBE MC's Timeline
| 1895 |
July 29, 1895
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Bedford, Bedford, England, United Kingdom
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September 18, 1895
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Bedford, Bedford, England, United Kingdom
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| 1933 |
June 28, 1933
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Bulford Camp, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
KIRKMAN - On 28th June 1933, at Bulford Camp, Wiltshire, to Carol (nee Erskine Clarke), wife of Captain S.C. Kirkman, M.C., R.A., a son. Source: 30 Jun 1933, "Bedfordshire Times and Independent", BritishNewspaperArchive.co.uk |
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| 1935 |
June 2, 1935
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St. Pancras, London, Greater London, United Kingdom
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| 1982 |
November 5, 1982
Age 87
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Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
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