Sir John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkb:British_Army_officer
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:award gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkb:Military_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Mentioned_in_Despatches
gptkbp:birthDate 1886-07-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Columba's_Church,_Isle_of_Man
gptkbp:child gptkb:Charles_Vereker,_7th_Viscount_Gort
gptkb:Standish_Vereker,_8th_Viscount_Gort
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Governor_of_Gibraltar
gptkb:1st_Infantry_Division
gptkb:Guards_Division
gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:Governor_of_Malta
High Commissioner for Palestine and Transjordan
gptkbp:deathDate 1946-03-31
gptkbp:deathPlace Guy's Hospital, London, England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harrow_School
gptkb:Royal_Military_College,_Sandhurst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:First_World_War
gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:parent gptkb:John_Vereker,_5th_Viscount_Gort
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_Vereker,_5th_Viscount_Gort
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:regiment gptkb:Grenadier_Guards
gptkbp:serviceYears 1905–1946
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Corinna_Vereker
gptkbp:succession Succeeded as Viscount Gort in 1902
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Charles_Vereker,_7th_Viscount_Gort
gptkbp:title gptkb:6th_Viscount_Gort
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Sir_Alan_Cunningham
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7