Gort, Lord Gort

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harrow_School
gptkb:Royal_Military_College,_Sandhurst
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:birthDate 1886-07-10
gptkbp:burialPlace St. Columba's Church, Isle of Portland, Dorset
gptkbp:child gptkb:Charles_Vereker,_7th_Viscount_Gort
gptkbp:deathDate 1946-03-31
gptkbp:decoratedWith actions at the Battle of Cambrai
actions at the Battle of the Canal du Nord
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:John_Standish_Surtees_Prendergast_Vereker
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gort, Lord Gort
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:militaryConflict gptkb:First_World_War
gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:Dunkirk_evacuation
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor commander of the British Expeditionary Force in France during World War II
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:John_Vereker,_5th_Viscount_Gort
gptkbp:peerage Duke of Wellington
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Guy's Hospital, London, England
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Governor_of_Gibraltar
gptkb:Chief_of_the_Imperial_General_Staff
gptkb:Governor_of_Malta
High Commissioner for Palestine and Transjordan
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Anglicanism
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Corinna_Vereker
gptkbp:title gptkb:6th_Viscount_Gort
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Allied_retreat_to_Dunkirk
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7