General Sir Neil Ritchie

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Sir_Neil_Ritchie
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:birthDate 1897-07-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:52nd_(Lowland)_Infantry_Division
gptkb:XII_Corps
gptkb:Eighth_Army
gptkb:British_Forces_in_Egypt
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 1983-12-11
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Toronto,_Canada
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_College,_Sandhurst
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Neil_Methuen_Ritchie
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Sir Neil Ritchie
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:General
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Normandy_Campaign
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Gazala
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Alan_Cunningham
gptkbp:retired 1951
gptkbp:serviceYears 1914–1951
gptkbp:spouse Kathleen McKechnie
gptkbp:successor Bernard Montgomery
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Commonwealth_military_forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7