General Sir John W. W. Wavell

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Sir_John_W._W._Wavell
GPTKB entity
Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Indian_independence_movement
British military history
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:birth_date 1882-05-24
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Bangalore,_India
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._John's_Church,_Wavell_Heights
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:British_Indian_Army
British forces in the Middle East
gptkbp:death_date 1950-05-24
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Sir John W. W. Wavell
gptkbp:influenced World War II strategy
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippines
gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Guam
gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan
gptkb:Battle_of_Singapore
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aleutian_Islands
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Solomon_Islands
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bismarck_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Mediterranean
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Pacific
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippines_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Madagascar
gptkb:Battle_of_Gazala
gptkb:Battle_of_Keren
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippines_Campaign
Burma Campaign
Battle of India
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:military_strategy
Leadership in World War II
Administrative reforms in India
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Wavell
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:Middle_East_Command
gptkb:Indian_Army
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Sir_Archibald_Wavell
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1900–1947
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Wavell
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Sir_Claude_Auchinleck
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_74th_Army
gptkb:General_Slim
gptkb:Anglo-Somali_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6