General Sir Richard O'Connor

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military officer
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
Order of the Bath
Military Cross
gptkbp:birthDate 1889-01-01
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Putney_Vale_Cemetery
gptkbp:children three
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Western_Desert_Force
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 1981-06-18
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General Sir Richard O'Connor
gptkbp:influence Armoured Warfare
Desert Warfare
Tactics in WWII
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:North_African_Campaign
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:British_7th_Armoured_Division
gptkb:Royal_Tank_Regiment
gptkb:Royal_Irish_Fusiliers
gptkb:British_8th_Army
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname O'Connor
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Eighth_Army
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Belfast,_Ireland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:postWarCareer gptkb:Governor_of_Malta
gptkb:Trustee_of_the_Imperial_War_Museum
gptkb:Colonel_Commandant_of_the_Royal_Tank_Regiment
gptkb:Chairman_of_the_British_Red_Cross_Society
Chief of the General Staff
Member_of_the_House_of_Lords
Chairman_of_the_Army_Benevolent_Fund
Director_of_the_British_Army_Staff_College
Member_of_the_Council_of_the_Royal_United_Services_Institute
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Sir_Archibald_Wavell
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1910-1946
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_O'Connor
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Sir_Claude_Auchinleck