General Sir John Crocker

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Belgium)
gptkb:Order_of_the_White_Lion
gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:birthDate 1896-01-04
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chichester,_Sussex,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St_Mary's_Church,_Amport,_Hampshire
gptkbp:child one son
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:6th_Armoured_Division
gptkb:I_Corps
gptkb:IX_Corps
gptkb:British_Army_of_the_Rhine
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:First_World_War
gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:deathDate 1963-03-09
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Andover,_Hampshire,_England
gptkbp:decoratedWith gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Czechoslovakia
gptkb:France
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
gptkb:Wellington_College
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Sir John Crocker
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkb:Italian_Campaign
gptkbp:notableFor commanding I Corps during D-Day landings
postwar Adjutant-General to the Forces
postwar Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Land Forces
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:British_Army_officer
gptkbp:promotion General (1950)
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:retired 1953
gptkbp:servedUnder gptkb:Field_Marshal_Bernard_Montgomery
gptkbp:servedWith gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:21st_Army_Group
gptkb:Eighth_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1915–1953
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Rattray
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Commonwealth_military_forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7