# William Kirwan — The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes character guide

> William Kirwan in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** William, this William Kirwan—though

**First appearance:** 0004-the-gloria-scott

## Who they are

A sailor on the Gloria Scott who survives the mutiny.

## In the story

### [The Reigate Puzzle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_memoirs_of_sherlock_holmes_se/chapters/the-reigate-puzzle)

The coachman murdered at the Cunningham house; found with a scrap of paper in his hand.

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