Keith Park

E828155

Keith Park was a New Zealand-born Royal Air Force air marshal best known for commanding No. 11 Group during the Battle of Britain, where he played a crucial role in the air defense of London and southeast England.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Keith Park canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf New Zealander
Royal Air Force officer
human
allegiance United Kingdom
awardReceived Croix de Guerre 1914–1918
linked to: Croix de Guerre

Distinguished Flying Cross
Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Military Cross
birthDate 1892-06-15
birthPlace Thames, New Zealand
causeOfDeath heart attack
commemoratedBy Statue of Sir Keith Park, Auckland War Memorial Museum
Statue of Sir Keith Park, Trafalgar Square, London
conflict First World War
linked to: World War I

Second World War
linked to: World War II
countryOfCitizenship New Zealand
deathDate 1975-02-06
education King’s College, Auckland
familyName Park
fullName Keith Rodney Park
givenName Keith
hasPartIn Battle of Britain
Defence of Malta in World War II
linked to: Battle of Malta
militaryBranch Royal Air Force
Royal Flying Corps
militaryRank Air Chief Marshal
nickname The Defender of London
notableFor Air defence of London and southeast England in the Battle of Britain
notableWork Command of No. 11 Group RAF during the Battle of Britain
occupation military officer
participatedIn Gallipoli campaign
linked to: Battle of Gallipoli
placeOfBurial St Clement’s Churchyard, Old Romney, Kent, England
positionHeld Air Officer Commanding Malta
Air Officer Commanding No. 11 Group RAF
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Fighter Command
predecessor Hugh Dowding
residence Auckland
London
linked to: London, England
servedIn New Zealand Army
serviceNumber Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force officer
spouse Dorothea Margaret Park
successor Sholto Douglas

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.