Earl of Ypres

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Earl of Ypres is a British peerage title created for Field Marshal John French, a senior British Army commander during the early years of World War I.

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Earl of Ypres canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
hereditary title
person
associatedConflict First World War
linked to: World War I
associatedPerson John French, 1st Earl of Ypres
linked to: 1st Earl of Ypres
conflict First World War
linked to: World War I
country United Kingdom
countryOfService United Kingdom
createdFor John French, 1st Earl of Ypres
linked to: 1st Earl of Ypres
creationDate 1922
extinctionReason failure of male issue
firstHolder John French, 1st Earl of Ypres
linked to: 1st Earl of Ypres
militaryRank Field Marshal
monarchAtCreation George V
namedAfter First World War battles around Ypres
Ypres
Ypres salient
notableRole Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force
peerage Peerage of the United Kingdom
rank earl
serviceBranch British Army
status extinct
subsidiaryTitle Baron French
Viscount French
territorialDesignation Ypres in Belgium
linked to: Ypres
titleHeld Baron French
Earl of Ypres
Viscount French

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John French nobleTitle Earl of Ypres
John French positionHeld Earl of Ypres
subject linked to: Field Marshal Sir John French
John French nobleTitle Earl of Ypres
subject linked to: Field Marshal Sir John French
1st Earl of Ypres title Earl of Ypres
John French, 1st Earl of Ypres titleHeld Earl of Ypres
subject linked to: Earl of Ypres