Sir James Frederick Noel Birch | |
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 1917 portrait by Francis Dodd | |
| Nickname(s) | 'Curly' |
| Born | 29 December 1865 Llanrhaiadr, Denbighshire |
| Died | 3 February 1939 (aged 73) Lambeth, London, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service/ |  British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | Royal Artillery |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Kimberley Battle of Diamond Hill First Battle of the Aisne |
| Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George |
| Other work | Master-General of the Ordnance |
General Sir James Frederick Noel Birch GBE KCB KCMG ADC (29 December 1865 – 3 February 1939) was a British Royal Artillery officer during the Second Boer War and World War I and subsequently Master-General of the Ordnance. The Birch gun was named after him.