Lieutenant-General Neil Ritchie

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lieutenant-General_Neil_Ritchie
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:award gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:birthDate 1897-07-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:52nd_(Lowland)_Infantry_Division
gptkb:XII_Corps
gptkb:Eighth_Army
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate 1983-12-11
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Toronto,_Ontario,_Canada
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_College,_Sandhurst
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Neil_Methuen_Ritchie
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lieutenant-General Neil Ritchie
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:notableFor Commanding Eighth Army during the North African Campaign
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Major-General_Neil_Ritchie
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Alan_Cunningham
gptkbp:rank Lieutenant-General
gptkbp:serviceYears 1914–1951
gptkbp:successor Bernard Montgomery
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Blackcock
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6