Field Marshal Sir William Robertson

GPTKB entity

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gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_of_Italy
gptkb:Order_of_the_Indian_Empire
gptkb:Order_of_the_Redeemer
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gptkb:Order_of_the_White_Eagle
gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath_(Knight_Grand_Cross)
gptkbp:birthDate 1860-01-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Welbourn,_Lincolnshire,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St_Michael_and_All_Angels_Churchyard,_Welbourn,_Lincolnshire
gptkbp:children gptkb:Brian_Robertson,_1st_Baron_Robertson_of_Oakridge
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Chief_of_the_Imperial_General_Staff
gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force_(staff)
gptkbp:deathDate 1933-02-12
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_College,_Sandhurst
gptkbp:firstEnlistedAs private
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:GCB
gptkb:GCIE
gptkb:GCVO
gptkb:JP
gptkb:GCMG
gptkb:DStJ
Sir
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Field Marshal Sir William Robertson
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableAchievement Only British Army soldier to rise from private to field marshal
gptkbp:notableFor Chief of the Imperial General Staff during World War I
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:British_Army_officer
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:From_Private_to_Field_Marshal
gptkb:Soldiering:_On_Being_a_Soldier_and_on_Being_a_Man
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:serviceYears 1877–1920
gptkbp:signature WilliamRobertsonSignature.png
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Edith_Lydia_Robertson
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
historical studies of World War I
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Winchester_College
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5