Major-General Brian Horrocks

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Major-General_Brian_Horrocks

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire gptkb:Military_Cross gptkb:Companion_of_the_Distinguished_Service_Order gptkb:Legion_of_Merit_(United_States)
gptkbp:birthDate	1895-09-07
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Ranikhet,_British_India
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:British_8th_Armoured_Brigade gptkb:XXX_Corps British 9th Armoured Division
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate	1985-01-04
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Fishbourne,_West_Sussex,_England
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Royal_Military_College,_Sandhurst
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Brian_Gwynne_Horrocks
gptkbp:honorificPrefix	gptkb:Freeman_of_the_City_of_London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Major-General Brian Horrocks
gptkbp:injuries	gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank	Major-General Lieutenant-General
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:Normandy_Campaign gptkb:North_African_Campaign gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:military_officer author television presenter
gptkbp:portrayedBy	gptkb:A_Bridge_Too_Far gptkb:Edward_Fox
gptkbp:POW	gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:retired	1949
gptkbp:servedUnder	gptkb:Field_Marshal_Harold_Alexander gptkb:Field_Marshal_Bernard_Montgomery
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Nancy_Kitchin
gptkbp:televisionShow	BBC military history programmes
gptkbp:wrote	gptkb:A_Full_Life Corps Commander
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:British_10th_Armoured_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7