General Sir Peter de la Billière

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Sir_Peter_de_la_Billière
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:author gptkb:Looking_for_Trouble
gptkb:Storm_Command
gptkb:Supreme_Courage
gptkbp:award gptkb:Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Mentioned_in_Despatches
gptkbp:birthDate 1934-04-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Lavant,_West_Sussex,_England
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:decoratedWith leadership in the Gulf War
service in Aden
service in Malaya
service in Oman
service with the SAS
gptkbp:education gptkb:Hurstpierpoint_College
gptkb:Westbury_House_School
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Peter_Edgar_de_la_Cour_de_la_Billière
gptkbp:honoraryDegree gptkb:Doctor_of_Laws,_University_of_Leeds
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Sir Peter de la Billière
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Aden_Emergency
gptkb:Oman_Campaign
gptkb:Malayan_Emergency
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Commander-in-Chief_British_Forces_Middle_East
Director SAS
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:British_Army_officer
gptkbp:position gptkb:Colonel_Commandant_of_the_Light_Division
gptkb:Colonel_Commandant_of_the_SAS
gptkbp:rank gptkb:General
gptkbp:regiment gptkb:Royal_Ulster_Rifles
gptkb:Special_Air_Service
gptkb:Durham_Light_Infantry
gptkb:King's_Own_Yorkshire_Light_Infantry
gptkbp:retired 1992
gptkbp:serviceYears 1952–1992
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margaret_Jane_Dorrien_Knight
gptkbp:status living
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mons_Officer_Cadet_School
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5