Sir William Robertson

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Staff_College,_Camberley
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Legion_of_Honour
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Order_of_the_Crown_of_Italy
gptkb:Order_of_the_Indian_Empire
gptkb:Order_of_the_Redeemer
gptkb:Order_of_the_Rising_Sun
gptkb:Order_of_the_Star_of_India
gptkb:Order_of_the_White_Eagle
gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath_(GCB)
gptkbp:baronetage gptkb:Robertson_baronets_of_Welbourn
gptkbp:birthDate 1860-01-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Welbourn,_Lincolnshire,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St_George's_Churchyard,_Welbourn,_Lincolnshire
gptkbp:children gptkb:Brian_Robertson,_1st_Baron_Robertson_of_Oakridge
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:Chief_of_the_Imperial_General_Staff
gptkbp:deathDate 1933-02-12
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_College,_Sandhurst
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Sir_William_Robert_Robertson
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Sir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir William Robertson
gptkbp:knownFor advocacy for the Western Front strategy in WWI
opposition to the Gallipoli Campaign
gptkbp:memorial Statue in Lincoln, England
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor Chief of the Imperial General Staff during World War I
only British Army soldier to rise from private to field marshal
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Brian_Robertson,_1st_Baron_Robertson_of_Oakridge
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:William_Orpen
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:From_Private_to_Field_Marshal
gptkb:Soldiering:_On_Being_a_Soldier
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Anglican
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1877–1920
gptkbp:signature William_Robertson_signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Edith_Lydia_Robertson
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baronet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brookwood_Cemetery
gptkb:Charterhouse_School
gptkb:Spanish_flu
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5