General Sir John Gort

GPTKB entity

Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Bernard_Montgomery
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
Military Cross
gptkbp:birthDate 1886-04-24
gptkbp:birthPlace Belfast,_Ireland
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:British_1st_Army
gptkb:2nd_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:deathDate 1966-02-16
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Sir John Gort
gptkbp:influence British_military_strategy
gptkbp:knownFor Leadership_during_World_War_II
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname Gorty
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_Broughton,_England
gptkbp:postWarCareer gptkb:Trustee_of_the_Imperial_War_Museum
gptkb:Governor_of_Gibraltar
gptkb:Chairman_of_the_National_Trust
gptkb:Chairman_of_the_British_Red_Cross_Society
gptkb:Chairman_of_the_British_Legion
Military adviser
Member_of_the_House_of_Lords
Director_of_the_British_Council
Member_of_the_Council_of_the_Royal_United_Services_Institute
Member_of_the_Council_of_the_National_Army_Museum
Member_of_the_Council_of_the_Royal_British_Legion
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Sir_Edmund_Ironside
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1905-1946
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Gort
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Sir_Harold_Alexander