Major General Sir Edward W. C. W. Wavell

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Arts
gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkb:Royal_United_Services_Institute
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
Order of the Bath
Military Cross
gptkbp:birthDate 1883-05-15
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_North_Stoneham
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution Military history literature
Military education reforms
Post-war military strategy
gptkbp:deathDate 1950-05-24
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Sir Edward W. C. W. Wavell
gptkbp:influenced Military_strategy_in_India
British_military_policy_in_the_Middle_East
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Field_Marshal_Sir_John_French
gptkb:Field_Marshal_Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
gptkbp:knownFor Post-war military reforms
Leadership_in_the_Indian_Army
Strategic_planning_in_the_Middle_East
gptkbp:legacy Recognition_in_military_history
Influence_on_modern_British_military_doctrine
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Wavell
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Middle_East_Command
gptkb:Indian_Army
gptkb:Commander-in-Chief,_India
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Hampshire,_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lord_Louis_Mountbatten
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:services 15107
gptkbp:serviceYears 1900-1947
gptkbp:spouse Lady Wavell
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Sir_Claude_Auchinleck