Sir Thomas Blamey

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Australia
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Companion_of_the_Order_of_St_Michael_and_St_George
gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Croix_de_Guerre_(France)
gptkb:Companion_of_the_Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Legion_of_Merit_(United_States)
gptkb:Order_of_Merit_(United_States)
gptkbp:birthDate 1884-01-24
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Lake_Albert,_New_South_Wales,_Australia
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Melbourne_General_Cemetery
gptkbp:causeOfDeath cerebral thrombosis
gptkbp:child gptkb:Thomas_Blamey_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkb:Australian_Corps
gptkb:I_ANZAC_Corps
gptkb:Second_Australian_Imperial_Force
gptkbp:deathDate 1951-05-27
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Melbourne,_Victoria,_Australia
gptkbp:education gptkb:Wagga_Wagga_Superior_Public_School
gptkb:New_South_Wales_State_Teachers_College
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Thomas_Albert_Blamey
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Thomas Blamey
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Australian
gptkbp:notableFor only Australian to attain the rank of Field Marshal
commander of the Second Australian Imperial Force
commander-in-chief of the Australian Military Forces during World War II
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:soldier
gptkb:teacher
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Margaret_Murray
gptkb:Richard_Blamey
gptkbp:predecessor John Monash (as senior Australian military officer)
gptkbp:promotedToFieldMarshal 1950
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Methodist
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:signature Blamey signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lina_Vida_Ainsworth
gptkb:Minetta_Maud_McKay
gptkbp:successor Sydney Rowell (as Chief of the General Staff)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Military_College,_Duntroon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5