Hugh Dowding

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
Mentioned in dispatches
gptkbp:birthDate 1882-04-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Moffat,_Scotland
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
gptkbp:child gptkb:Derek_Dowding
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:RAF_Fighter_Command
gptkbp:deathDate 1970-02-15
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Tunbridge_Wells,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Hugh_Caswall_Tremenheere_Dowding
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hugh Dowding
gptkbp:memorial Statue in London, near St Clement Danes Church
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:militaryRank Air Chief Marshal
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Stuffy
gptkbp:notableFor commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain
contributions to air defense strategy
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Arthur_Dowding
gptkb:Maud_Dowding
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Air_Marshal_Sir_Hugh_Trenchard
gptkbp:publishedWork gptkb:Lychgate
gptkb:Many_Mansions
gptkbp:religion Spiritualism
gptkbp:serviceYears 1900–1942
gptkbp:signature Hugh Dowding signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Muriel_Whiting
gptkb:Clare_Vyner
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Dowding_System_(air_defense_system)
gptkb:The_Battle_of_Britain_(film)
numerous biographies
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Air_Chief_Marshal_Sir_Sholto_Douglas
gptkbp:title gptkb:1st_Baron_Dowding
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Blitz
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5