Ridley Pakenham-Walsh
Major-General Ridley Pakenham Pakenham-Walsh CB MC (1888–1966) was a senior British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding (GOC) Northern Ireland District.
Ridley Pakenham-Walsh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1888, Kilkenny |
| Died | 1966 (aged 77-78) |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Years of service | 1908–1946 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
| Commands held | Salisbury Plain District IX Corps Northern Ireland District |
| Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
| Awards | Companion of the Order of the Bath Military Cross |
Military career
Pakenham-Walsh was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1908.[1] He became an instructor at the Royal Military College, Duntroon in Australia in 1914.[1]
He served in the First World War, in the Dardanelles, France, and Belgium.[1] After the War he became British Representative at the International Commission in Teschen in Poland before becoming an instructor in Tactics at the Royal School of Military Engineering in 1923.[1] He was appointed a General Staff Officer and then Assistant Adjutant General at the War Office before becoming a Brigadier on the General Staff of Eastern Command in 1935.[1] In 1939 he returned to the Royal School of Military Engineering as Commandant.[1]
He served in the Second World War, as Engineer-in-Chief for the British Expeditionary Force in France and Belgium before becoming General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland District in 1940.[1] He was appointed Commander of IX Corps in 1941 and Commander of Salisbury Plain District in 1942.[1] His last appointment was as Controller General for Army Provision (Eastern Group) in 1943.[1] He retired in 1946.[1]
His name appears on a War Memorial in Rathmichael Church in Shankill in County Dublin.[2]