General Sir Thomas Blamey

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/General_Sir_Thomas_Blamey

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_officer gptkb:person
gptkbp:award	gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath gptkb:Companion_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire gptkb:Croix_de_Guerre_(France) gptkb:Companion_of_the_Distinguished_Service_Order gptkb:Legion_of_Merit_(United_States)
gptkbp:birthDate	1884-01-24
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Lake_Albert,_New_South_Wales,_Australia
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Melbourne_General_Cemetery
gptkbp:child	gptkb:Thomas_Blamey_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate	1951-05-27
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Heidelberg,_Victoria,_Australia
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Melbourne_Teachers'_College gptkb:Wagga_Wagga_Superior_Public_School
gptkbp:firstAustralianFieldMarshal	true
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Thomas_Albert_Blamey
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	General Sir Thomas Blamey
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:Australian_Army gptkb:Australian_Imperial_Force
gptkbp:militaryRank	gptkb:Field_Marshal gptkb:General
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:Australian
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Chief_of_the_General_Staff Commander-in-Chief, Australian Military Forces Commander, Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area Commander, 2nd Australian Imperial Force
gptkbp:notableEvent	signed Japanese surrender on behalf of Australia in 1945
gptkbp:notableFor	only Australian to attain the rank of Field Marshal served as Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police controversial figure in Australian military history
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:soldier gptkb:teacher gptkb:police_officer
gptkbp:promotedToFieldMarshal	1950
gptkbp:serviceYears	1906–1946
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Minetta_Maud_McKay Helena Jessie Pope
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Allied_Forces_Headquarters gptkb:Commonwealth_military_forces gptkb:Australian_Army_(World_War_II) gptkb:South_West_Pacific_Command
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7