General Crerar

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military officer
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Commander_of_the_Legion_of_Merit
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_Canada
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Canadian_Forces_Decoration
gptkbp:birthDate 1888-01-01
gptkbp:burialPlace Beckett's_Creek_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Canadian_Corps
gptkbp:deathDate 1965-04-01
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_College_of_Canada
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:fullName Harry Crerar
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Crerar
gptkbp:influenced Canadian_military_strategy
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:General_Sir_Arthur_Currie
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_in_World_War_II
gptkbp:led_to Battle of Normandy
Battle of the Scheldt
Operation Veritable
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality Canadian
gptkbp:nickname Harry
gptkbp:notableFeature 1st Canadian Army
gptkbp:participatedIn D-Day landings
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Hamilton,_Ontario
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Ottawa,_Ontario
gptkbp:postWarCareer gptkb:Chairman_of_the_Board_of_the_Canadian_National_Railway
Director_of_the_Canadian_Army_Historical_Section
Member_of_the_Board_of_the_Canadian_Legion
Member_of_the_Board_of_the_National_War_Memorial
Chairman_of_the_Canadian_War_Memorials_Advisory_Board
Member_of_the_Board_of_Governors_of_the_Canadian_Institute_of_International_Affairs
Member_of_the_Board_of_the_Canadian_Red_Cross_Society
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Andrew_McNaughton
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:British_Army
Chief of the General Staff
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1914-1946
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Crerar
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Guy_Simonds