Major General Sir Archibald Wavell

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Major_General_Sir_Archibald_Wavell
GPTKB entity
Statements (58)
Predicate Object
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gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkbp:birth_date 1883-05-13
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Cawnpore,_India
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_Wavell
gptkbp:children gptkb:3
gptkbp:death_date 1950-05-24
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Sir Archibald Wavell
gptkbp:known_for Leadership in World War II
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:British_Indian_Army
gptkb:Royal_Warwickshire_Regiment
gptkb:Indian_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippines
gptkb:Battle_of_El_Alamein
gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Nile
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan
gptkb:Battle_of_Singapore
gptkb:Battle_of_France
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Aleutian_Islands
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Solomon_Islands
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bismarck_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Madagascar
gptkb:Battle_of_Gazala
gptkb:Siege_of_Tobruk
gptkb:Battle_of_Keren
gptkb:Battle_of_Arnhem
gptkb:Battle_of_Guadalcanal
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
Battle of India
gptkbp:notable_command gptkb:Middle_East_Command
gptkb:Indian_Army
gptkb:Commander-in-Chief,_India
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Sir_Claude_Auchinleck
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1900–1947
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lady_Wavell
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Sir_William_Slim
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yaa_Asantewaa_War
gptkb:Anglo-Ashanti_wars
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5