General Claude Auchinleck

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Claude_Auchinleck

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance	gptkb:British_India gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:award	gptkb:Knight_Grand_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Indian_Empire gptkb:Knight_Grand_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Star_of_India gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath gptkb:order_of_merit gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:birthDate	1884-06-21
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Aldershot,_Hampshire,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Christian_Cemetery,_Marrakesh
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:Middle_East_Command gptkb:Commander-in-Chief,_India gptkb:Eighth_Army gptkb:Northern_Command,_India
gptkbp:deathDate	1981-03-23
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Marrakesh,_Morocco
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Wellington_College gptkb:Royal_Military_College,_Sandhurst
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Claude_John_Eyre_Auchinleck
gptkbp:honorificPrefix	Sir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	General Claude Auchinleck
gptkbp:knownFor	delaying Rommel at the First Battle of El Alamein reforming the Indian Army
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:British_Army gptkb:British_Indian_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank	gptkb:Field_Marshal gptkb:General
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Auk
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Second_World_War gptkb:Middle_East_Command gptkb:North_African_Campaign gptkb:Commander-in-Chief,_India
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:participatedIn	gptkb:First_World_War gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:General_Archibald_Wavell
gptkbp:promotedToFieldMarshal	1947
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Anglican
gptkbp:retired	1947
gptkbp:serviceYears	1903–1947
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Jessie_Stewart
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:General_Bernard_Montgomery
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Brigadier_Eric_Dorman-Smith gptkb:Commander-in-Chief_British_Forces_Middle_East gptkb:Commander-in-Chief,_Middle_East_Command gptkb:Commonwealth_military_forces gptkb:British_Army_during_World_War_II gptkb:Commander-in-Chief,_Middle_East gptkb:British_Middle_East_Command
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7