Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Singapore
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Malayan_Campaign
gptkbp:birth_date 1887-12-26
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Putney_Vale_Cemetery
gptkbp:categories gptkb:CBE
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:1st_Battalion,_Royal_Warwickshire_Regiment
gptkb:Malaya_Command
Singapore Fortress
gptkbp:death_date 1966-01-31
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
gptkbp:historical_significance Legacy in military history
Impact on British military strategy
Criticism of military decisions
Surrender of Singapore in 1942
Post-war analysis of leadership
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival
gptkbp:influences gptkb:military_strategy
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Surrender_of_Singapore
gptkbp:military_operations Defensive operations in Malaya
Defensive operations in Singapore
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:Royal_Warwickshire_Regiment
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Percy
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:Malaya_Command
gptkbp:notable_work The Fall of Singapore
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Bristol,_England
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:Author
40 years
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkbp:reputation Controversial military leader
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkb:First_World_War
gptkbp:service 10806
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1906–1946
gptkbp:spouse Evelyn Percival
gptkbp:successor Lieutenant-General Sir John Lavarack
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Surrender_of_Singapore
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7