Major General Arthur Percival

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:birthDate 1887-12-26
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Putney_Vale_Cemetery
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Singapore_Fortress
gptkbp:contributedTo British_military_doctrine
gptkbp:deathDate 1966-01-31
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
gptkbp:famousFor Surrender of Singapore
gptkbp:hasRole Defending_British_interests_in_Asia
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Surrender of Singapore in 1942
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Arthur Percival
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Southeast_Asia
Military_strategy_in_Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Field_Marshal_Sir_John_French
gptkbp:involvedIn Post-war military analysis
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor Surrender decisions
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn Military_planning_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:isKnownFor Strategic military planning
gptkbp:knownFor Defensive_strategies_in_Malaya
gptkbp:legacy Controversial military leader
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname Percy
gptkbp:notable_alumni During_World_War_II
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Singapore
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Malaya_Command
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Battle_of_Malaya
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Birmingham,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:postWarCareer Author
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Sir_William_Slim
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:recognizedBy Military historians
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:First_World_War
gptkb:Malaya
Chief of Staff
gptkbp:services 10807
gptkbp:serviceYears 1906-1946
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Evelyn_Percival
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lieutenant_General_A.E._Percival
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
Logistics and supply chain management
British_military_operations_in_Asia
gptkbp:wasPartOf gptkb:British_military_establishment
Major General in 1941
gptkbp:wrote Books on military strategy