Major General Richard Gale

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Major_General_Richard_Gale
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:birthDate 1896-07-25
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:6th_Airborne_Division
gptkb:1st_Parachute_Brigade
gptkbp:deathDate 1982-07-29
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_College,_Sandhurst
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Richard_Nelson_Gale
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Richard Gale
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank Major General
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor commanding British airborne forces during World War II
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Kingston_upon_Thames,_England
gptkbp:promotion gptkb:General
gptkbp:serviceYears 1915–1954
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Edith_Gale
gptkbp:wrote With the 6th Airborne Division in Normandy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Mallard
gptkb:Operation_Tonga
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6