Major-General William Gott

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Major-General_William_Gott
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Mentioned_in_Despatches
gptkbp:birthDate 1897-08-13
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Newbury,_Berkshire,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:El_Alamein_War_Cemetery
gptkbp:causeOfDeath killed in action
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:13th_Corps
gptkb:7th_Armoured_Division
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:First_World_War
gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:deathDate 1942-08-07
gptkbp:deathPlace near El Alamein, Egypt
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_College,_Sandhurst
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Henry_Ewart_Gott
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major-General William Gott
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Strafer
gptkbp:notableEvent was to be appointed commander of the Eighth Army before his death
gptkbp:rank Major-General
gptkbp:serviceYears 1915–1942
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Pamela_Mary_Hollond
gptkbp:successor Bernard Montgomery
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:British_7th_Armoured_Division
gptkb:7th_Armoured_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6