gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:allegiance
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:award
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gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1897-08-13
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Newbury,_Berkshire,_England
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:El_Alamein_War_Cemetery
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gptkbp:causeOfDeath
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killed in action
shot down by German fighters
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:First_World_War
gptkb:Second_World_War
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1942-08-07
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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near El Alamein, Egypt
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Royal_Military_College,_Sandhurst
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gptkbp:fullName
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gptkb:William_Henry_Ewart_Gott
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Brigadier William Gott
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gptkbp:memorial
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gptkb:El_Alamein_War_Cemetery
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gptkbp:militaryBranch
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gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Royal_Tank_Regiment
gptkb:King's_Royal_Rifle_Corps
gptkb:Desert_Rats
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gptkbp:nationality
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British
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Strafer
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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gptkb:13th_Corps
gptkb:1st_Armoured_Division
gptkb:7th_Armoured_Division
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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killed before taking command of Eighth Army
nominated to command Eighth Army
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gptkbp:notableFor
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gptkb:First_Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Gazala
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gptkbp:parent
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Ethel Mary Gott
William Henry Gott
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Neil_Ritchie
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gptkbp:rank
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Brigadier
Acting Lieutenant-General
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1915–1942
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gptkbp:spouse
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Pamela Mary Cobbold
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gptkbp:successor
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Bernard Montgomery
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Operation_Brevity
gptkb:Battle_of_Sollum
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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