John Crocker (British Army officer)

GPTKB entity

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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 5