George Archer-Shee

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George Archer-Shee was a young British naval cadet whose wrongful accusation of theft led to a famous early 20th-century legal case that inspired Terence Rattigan’s play "The Winslow Boy."

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George Archer-Shee canonical 6
Martin Archer-Shee 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British person
naval cadet
person
allegation theft of a five-shilling postal order
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1895
dateOfDeath 1914
educatedAt Royal Naval College, Osborne
employer Royal Navy
familyName Archer-Shee
father Martin Archer-Shee Sr.
linked to: Martin Archer-Shee
givenName George
hasCause wrongful accusation of stealing a postal order
hasLegalRepresentation Edward Carson
hasSubject British legal history
civil liberties in the United Kingdom
miscarriage of justice
inspiredWork "The Winslow Boy"
linked to: The Winslow Boy

film adaptations of "The Winslow Boy"
legalOutcome exoneration
mannerOfDeath killed in action
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank second lieutenant
mother Helen Archer-Shee
notableEvent clearing of his name in High Court
notableFor being wrongfully accused of theft as a naval cadet
inspiring Terence Rattigan’s play "The Winslow Boy"
the legal case Archer-Shee v. The King
occupation naval cadet
participantIn Archer-Shee v. The King
linked to: Archer-Shee case

First World War
linked to: World War I
placeOfBirth Bristol
placeOfDeath First World War battlefield in Belgium
relative Martin Archer-Shee
linked to: George Archer-Shee
sexOrGender male
sibling Martin Archer-Shee
timePeriod early 20th century

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Archer-Shee case mainSubject George Archer-Shee
Archer-Shee case defendant George Archer-Shee
Archer-Shee case plaintiff Martin Archer-Shee
linked to: George Archer-Shee
Archer-Shee case notablePersonInvolved Martin Archer-Shee
linked to: George Archer-Shee
Archer-Shee case notablePersonInvolved George Archer-Shee
Ronnie Winslow basedOn George Archer-Shee
awarded to Archer-Shee family relatedTo George Archer-Shee
Osborne naval college case mainSubject George Archer-Shee
George Archer-Shee relative Martin Archer-Shee
linked to: George Archer-Shee