Major General Sir William Edmund Ironside

GPTKB entity

Statements (73)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Northern_Command
British_military_history
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
Legion of Honour
Order of the Bath
Military Cross
Order of St. John
Mentioned in Despatches
gptkbp:birthDate 1880-02-15
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_East_Barnet
gptkb:St._Mary’s_Church,_Wellingborough
gptkbp:children 2
3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:British_forces_in_France
gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Royal_Artillery
gptkb:British_forces_in_Norway
Royal Scots
gptkbp:deathDate 1958-01-22
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:William_Edmund_Ironside
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General Sir William Edmund Ironside
gptkbp:influenced Post-war military strategy
British_military_doctrine
Military_strategy_in_World_War_II
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Field_Marshal_Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
gptkbp:knownFor Military strategy
Leadership in wartime
Military_leadership_during_World_War_II
Defensive_strategies_in_World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:British_military_operations_in_WWII
Military leadership
Strategic military planning
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:British_Forces_in_the_Middle_East
gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:Northern_Command
British_forces_in_the_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Sir_John_Gort
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Indian_Army
gptkb:Royal_Artillery
gptkb:Governor_of_Gibraltar
gptkb:Chief_of_Staff_to_the_Commander-in-Chief,_India
Military Secretary
Director of Military Operations
General_Officer_Commanding,_10th_Infantry_Division
General_Officer_Commanding,_1st_Infantry_Division
General_Officer_Commanding,_2nd_Infantry_Division
General_Officer_Commanding,_3rd_Infantry_Division
General_Officer_Commanding,_4th_Infantry_Division
General_Officer_Commanding,_5th_Infantry_Division
General_Officer_Commanding,_6th_Infantry_Division
General_Officer_Commanding,_7th_Infantry_Division
General_Officer_Commanding,_8th_Infantry_Division
General_Officer_Commanding,_9th_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:services 15138
gptkbp:serviceYears 1900-1945
gptkbp:spouse Lady Ironside
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Sir_Harold_Alexander