General Arthur Percival

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
Mentioned in Dispatches
gptkbp:birthDate 1887-12-26
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Putney_Vale_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Malaya_Command
gptkbp:deathDate 1966-01-31
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
gptkbp:famousQuote "I have no intention of surrendering."
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Arthur Percival
gptkbp:influenced Military_strategy_in_Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Field_Marshal_Sir_John_French
gptkb:Field_Marshal_Sir_William_Slim
gptkbp:knownFor Surrender of Singapore
gptkbp:legacy Subject of historical analysis
Controversial military figure
Criticized_for_the_fall_of_Singapore
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Battle_of_Malaya
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippines
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Japanese_invasion_of_Malaya
gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
gptkb:Burma_Campaign
gptkb:Malayan_Campaign
Battle of Imphal
Battle of Kohima
Battle of Singapore
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Singapore
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Birmingham,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:postWarCareer Author
Public speaker
Military historian
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Sir_William_Slim
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:services 10806
gptkbp:serviceYears 1906-1946
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Evelyn_Percival
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Sir_Frank_Messervy