Major General William Gott

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Major_General_William_Gott
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Military_Cross
Mentioned in Despatches
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:birth_date 1897-07-22
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:No._7_Squadron_RAF
gptkbp:death_date 1942-08-07
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Major General William Gott
gptkbp:known_for leadership in the Western Desert Campaign
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_burials gptkb:Ain_el-Sira_Cemetery
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Cairo,_Egypt
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Cairo,_Egypt
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Sir_Archibald_Wavell
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Sir_Claude_Auchinleck
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Western_Desert_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5