Ivar Virgin
Ivar Virgin | |
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| Born | December 22, 1844 Karlskrona, Blekinge County, Sweden-Norway |
| Died | February 14, 1920 (aged 75) Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden |
| Buried | Norra begravningsplatsen, Solna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden |
| Allegiance |  Sweden-Norway Sweden |
| Branch |  Swedish Army |
| Years of service | 1865–1907 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | Västgöta Regiment |
| Commands held | Göta Logistic Regiment Scanian Logistic Battalion Östgöta Logistic Battalion |
| Spouse(s) | Hedvig af Klint (m. 1848–1910) [1] |
Ivar Adolf Virgin (22 November 1844 – 14 February 1920) was a Swedish Reserve Officer who commanded several different Swedish units. He is the son of Christian Adolf Virgin[2] and the father of Ivar Virgin the Younger and Eric Virgin.
Biography
Virgin became a lieutenant in the Västgöta Regiment in 1865 and a lieutenant in 1874.[3][4] He was a Courier officer in the Third Military District's staff from 1879 to 1884, became a captain in the Swedish Army in 1884 and in the Trängbataljonen in 1885 and a major and commander of the Göta Logistic Regiment in 1893.[3][5] Virgin was promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1894.[3] He then commanded the Scanian Logistic Battalion from 1894 until 1907[6], also acting head of Östgöta Logistic Battalion from 1903 to 1907.[3] He became a colonel in the Swedish Army in 1898 and was a reserve commander from 1907 to 1909.[6] Virgin is buried in the Norra begravningsplatsen outside Stockholm.
References
- ↑ "Hedvig af Klint (1848 - 1910) - Genealogy". geni.com. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ↑ "Virgin, Christian Adolf :: amiral". collections.smvk.se (in svenska). Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Hildebrand, Albin; Bergström, Otto, eds. (1904). Svenskt porträttgalleri 7 Armén. H. 2 Första arméfördelningen samt Kungl. Vaxholms grenadierregemente (in svenska). Stockholm: Tullberg. p. 151. SELIBR 384680. Search this book on
- ↑ Kungl. Svenska vetenskapsakademien (1873). Sveriges och Norges stats-kalendar (in svenska). P.A. Norstedt och Söner. p. 170. Search this book on
- ↑ "Göta trängregementes chefer". garnisonsmuseet.se. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Hildebrand, Albin, ed. (1913). Svenskt porträttgalleri. Generalregister [Swedish portrait gallery. General Register] (in svenska). 26. Stockholm: Tullberg. p. 816. SELIBR 384717. Search this book on
Further Reading
- "Kungl Göta Trängkårs Chefer" (PDF) (in svenska). trangaren. June 1936. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
- "Götaträngaren" (PDF) (in svenska). Cheferna Konstnärerna. October 1998. p. 4. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
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