Sir George Stewart White

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Long_Service_and_Good_Conduct_Medal
gptkb:Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
gptkb:King's_South_Africa_Medal
gptkb:Queen's_South_Africa_Medal
Order of the Bath
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Victoria_Cross
gptkbp:birthDate 1825-02-04
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Derry,_Ireland
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._John's_Cemetery,_London
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials_in_South_Africa
Statue_in_London
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Natal_Field_Force
gptkbp:conflict Second Anglo-Boer War
gptkbp:deathDate 1912-03-24
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
gptkbp:honorificPrefix gptkb:Colonel_Commandant,_Royal_Engineers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir George Stewart White
gptkbp:influencedBy Victorian_military_strategy
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_military_tactics_in_the_Boer_War
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nickname The Lion of Ladysmith
gptkbp:notableFeature Siege of Ladysmith
gptkbp:notableWork Military_leadership_during_the_Siege_of_Ladysmith
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer VC
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:General_Sir_Redvers_Buller
gptkbp:rank General
gptkbp:relatedTo British_military_history
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
gptkb:Crimean_War
gptkb:Abyssinian_Campaign
gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkb:Governor_of_Gibraltar
Second Anglo-Afghan War
Inspector General of Fortifications
Colonel_of_the_Royal_Engineers
Governor_of_the_Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
gptkbp:services No._1_Company,_Royal_Engineers
gptkbp:serviceYears 1841-1905
gptkbp:spouse Lady White
gptkbp:successor gptkb:General_Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson