Sir John French

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sir_John_French

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate	1852-09-28
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Ripple,_Kent,_England
gptkbp:child	gptkb:Charlotte_Despard
gptkbp:deathDate	1925-05-22
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Deal,_Kent,_England
gptkbp:education	gptkb:Royal_Navy gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy,_Woolwich
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:John_Denton_Pinkstone_French
gptkbp:honor	gptkb:Order_of_St_Patrick gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_(Belgium) gptkb:Order_of_the_Garter gptkb:Order_of_the_Indian_Empire gptkb:Order_of_the_Star_of_India gptkb:order_of_merit gptkb:Legion_of_Honour_(France) gptkb:Order_of_St._George_(Russia) gptkb:Order_of_the_Rising_Sun_(Japan)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Sir John French
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nationality	British
gptkbp:notableBattle	gptkb:First_World_War gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkbp:notableWork	gptkb:British_peer gptkb:Commander-in-Chief_of_the_British_Expeditionary_Force_(BEF)_in_World_War_I
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:parent	gptkb:John_Tracy_William_French gptkb:Margaret_Eccles
gptkbp:predecessor	Sir James Grierson (as BEF commander)
gptkbp:rank	gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:serviceYears	1874–1919
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Eleanora_Selby-Lowndes
gptkbp:successor	Sir Douglas Haig (as BEF commander)
gptkbp:title	gptkb:1st_Earl_of_Ypres
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Battle_of_Gallipoli gptkb:Edwardian_era
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4