Major-General Richard J. O'Connor

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Major-General_Richard_J._O%27Connor

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Military officer
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order Military Cross
gptkbp:birthDate	1889-01-01
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Putney_Vale_Cemetery
gptkbp:children	3
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:British_1st_Army 7th Armoured Division
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:deathDate	1981-01-01
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Major-General Richard J. O'Connor
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:Operation_Crusader gptkb:North_African_Campaign Battle of El Alamein Battle of Gazala
gptkbp:militaryRank	gptkb:British_15th_Army gptkb:British_20th_Army gptkb:British_14th_Army gptkb:British_4th_Army gptkb:8th_Army_HQ gptkb:British_11th_Army gptkb:British_Army gptkb:British_18th_Army gptkb:British_6th_Army gptkb:British_7th_Armoured_Division gptkb:Royal_Artillery gptkb:British_1st_Army gptkb:British_16th_Army gptkb:British_5th_Army gptkb:Royal_Tank_Regiment gptkb:British_Army_Staff gptkb:Royal_Irish_Fusiliers gptkb:British_2nd_Army gptkb:British_3rd_Army gptkb:British_13th_Army gptkb:British_17th_Army gptkb:Royal_Ulster_Rifles gptkb:British_8th_Army gptkb:British_12th_Army gptkb:British_7th_Army gptkb:British_9th_Army gptkb:British_1st_Army_HQ gptkb:British_19th_Army gptkb:British_8th_Army_HQ gptkb:British_10th_Army Infantry
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:nickname	O'Connor
gptkbp:notableFeature	gptkb:8th_Army
gptkbp:placeOfBirth	Belfast,_Ireland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath	gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:postWarCareer	Author Military advisor
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:General_Sir_Claude_Auchinleck
gptkbp:rank	Major-General
gptkbp:serviceBranch	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:services	16264
gptkbp:serviceYears	1914-1945
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Margaret_O'Connor
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Lieutenant-General_Sir_Bernard_Montgomery