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John Crocker (British Army officer)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/John_Crocker_(British_Army_officer)
GPTKB entity
Statements (42)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:awardReceived
gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Belgium)
gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Croix_de_Guerre_1939–1945_(France)
gptkbp:birthDate
1896-02-04
gptkbp:birthPlace
gptkb:Chichester,_England
gptkbp:commanded
gptkb:I_Corps
gptkb:IX_Corps
gptkb:Second_Army
gptkbp:conflict
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate
1963-03-09
gptkbp:deathPlace
gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:decoratedWith
leadership in World War II
gptkbp:education
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
John Crocker (British Army officer)
gptkbp:militaryBranch
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Royal_Tank_Regiment
gptkb:King's_Royal_Rifle_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Armoured_Corps
gptkb:Machine_Gun_Corps
gptkbp:notableFor
commanding British Second Army during the Normandy campaign
gptkbp:occupation
gptkb:British_Army_officer
gptkbp:postRetirementRole
Colonel Commandant of the Royal Tank Regiment
Governor of the Royal Hospital Chelsea
gptkbp:promotion
gptkb:General
Major-General
Lieutenant-General
gptkbp:rank
gptkb:General
gptkbp:retired
1953
gptkbp:servedIn
gptkb:North_Africa_(World_War_II)
gptkb:Northwest_Europe_(World_War_II)
gptkb:Western_Front_(World_War_I)
gptkbp:servedUnder
gptkb:Field_Marshal_Bernard_Montgomery
gptkbp:serviceYears
1915–1953
gptkbp:spouse
gptkb:Mary_Rudd
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Crocker
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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