Brigadier William Gott

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:award gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:birthDate 1897-08-13
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Newbury,_Berkshire,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:El_Alamein_War_Cemetery
gptkbp:causeOfDeath killed in action
shot down by German fighters
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:First_World_War
gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:deathDate 1942-08-07
gptkbp:deathPlace near El Alamein, Egypt
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_College,_Sandhurst
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Henry_Ewart_Gott
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:El_Alamein_War_Cemetery
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Royal_Tank_Regiment
gptkb:King's_Royal_Rifle_Corps
gptkb:Desert_Rats
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Strafer
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:13th_Corps
gptkb:1st_Armoured_Division
gptkb:7th_Armoured_Division
gptkbp:notableEvent killed before taking command of Eighth Army
nominated to command Eighth Army
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:First_Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Gazala
gptkbp:parent Ethel Mary Gott
William Henry Gott
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Neil_Ritchie
gptkbp:rank Brigadier
Acting Lieutenant-General
gptkbp:serviceYears 1915–1942
gptkbp:spouse Pamela Mary Cobbold
gptkbp:successor Bernard Montgomery
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Brevity
gptkb:Battle_of_Sollum
gptkb:5th_Armoured_Brigade
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brigadier William Gott

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