Horatio Herbert Kitchener
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Horatio Herbert Kitchener was a prominent British field marshal and imperial administrator best known for his military campaigns in Sudan and South Africa and for serving as Secretary of State for War during the early years of World War I.
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Target entity: Horatio Herbert Kitchener Context triple: [British Indian Army, notableCommander, Horatio Herbert Kitchener]
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Douglas Haig
Douglas Haig was a British senior army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front and became one of the most controversial military leaders of World War I.
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Lord Wavell
Lord Wavell was a British field marshal and colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of India during the final years of the British Raj in World War II and the lead-up to Indian independence.
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Edwin Samuel Montagu
Edwin Samuel Montagu was a British Liberal politician who served as Secretary of State for India and played a key role in shaping early 20th-century constitutional reforms for British India.
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Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts
Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts was a British Army officer and the only son of Field Marshal Lord Roberts, posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery during the Second Boer War.
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Edward Carson
Edward Carson was a prominent Irish unionist politician and barrister best known for leading opposition to Irish Home Rule in the early 20th century.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Horatio Herbert Kitchener Target entity description: Horatio Herbert Kitchener was a prominent British field marshal and imperial administrator best known for his military campaigns in Sudan and South Africa and for serving as Secretary of State for War during the early years of World War I.
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Douglas Haig
Douglas Haig was a British senior army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front and became one of the most controversial military leaders of World War I.
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Lord Wavell
Lord Wavell was a British field marshal and colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of India during the final years of the British Raj in World War II and the lead-up to Indian independence.
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Edwin Samuel Montagu
Edwin Samuel Montagu was a British Liberal politician who served as Secretary of State for India and played a key role in shaping early 20th-century constitutional reforms for British India.
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Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts
Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts was a British Army officer and the only son of Field Marshal Lord Roberts, posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery during the Second Boer War.
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E.
Edward Carson
Edward Carson was a prominent Irish unionist politician and barrister best known for leading opposition to Irish Home Rule in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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field marshal ⓘ human ⓘ imperial administrator ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ The Royal Victorian Order ⓘ
surface form:
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
surface form:
Knight of the Garter
Order of Merit ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1850-06-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Ballylongford, County Kerry, Ireland ⓘ |
| burialPlace | lost at sea ⓘ |
| conflict |
Franco-Prussian War
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Mahdist War ⓘ Second Boer War ⓘ World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathCause |
drowning
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sinking of HMS Hampshire ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1916-06-05 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Orkney Islands, Scotland ⓘ |
| education | Royal Military Academy, Woolwich ⓘ |
| familyName | Kitchener ⓘ |
| fullName | Horatio Herbert Kitchener self-link ⓘ |
| givenName |
Herbert
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Horatio ⓘ |
| hasPartInMotto | Your Country Needs You ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Horatio Herbert Kitchener
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
1st Earl Kitchener
Lord Kitchener ⓘ
surface form:
Baron Kitchener of Khartoum
Viscount Broome ⓘ |
| ideology | British imperialism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
appearance on British recruitment posters
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military campaigns in Sudan ⓘ role in the Second Boer War ⓘ service as Secretary of State for War during World War I ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Field Marshal (British Army)
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surface form:
Field Marshal
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| notableWork |
Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of Sudan
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surface form:
Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan
Battle of Omdurman ⓘ British recruitment campaign in World War I ⓘ World War I ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
Kitchener reforms of the Indian Army (1903–1909) ⓘ
surface form:
Kitchener Reforms in India
Second Boer War ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander‑in‑Chief, India
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surface form:
Commander-in-Chief, India
High Commissioner for Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Consul-General in Egypt
High Commissioner for Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
High Commissioner for Egypt and the Sudan
Secretary of State for War ⓘ
surface form:
Secretary of State for War of the United Kingdom
Commander-in-Chief, Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Sirdar of the Egyptian Army
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Subject: Horatio Herbert Kitchener Description of subject: Horatio Herbert Kitchener was a prominent British field marshal and imperial administrator best known for his military campaigns in Sudan and South Africa and for serving as Secretary of State for War during the early years of World War I.
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