Sir William Robertson, 1st Baronet

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sir_William_Robertson,_1st_Baronet
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Baronet
gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Order_of_the_Garter
gptkb:Order_of_the_Indian_Empire
gptkb:Order_of_the_Star_of_India
gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkbp:birthDate 1860-01-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Welbourn,_Lincolnshire,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St_Michael_and_All_Angels_Churchyard,_Welbourn,_Lincolnshire
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:First_World_War
gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkbp:deathDate 1933-02-12
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_College,_Sandhurst
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir William Robertson, 1st Baronet
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:monarchServed gptkb:George_V
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFor only British Army soldier to rise from private to field marshal
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Chief_of_the_Imperial_General_Staff
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:British_Army_officer
gptkbp:parent Sir Brian Robertson, 1st Baron Robertson of Oakridge
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Quartermaster-General_to_the_Forces
gptkb:Chief_of_the_Imperial_General_Staff
gptkb:Commander-in-Chief,_British_Army_of_the_Rhine
General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command
Director of Military Training
Military Secretary
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:From_Private_to_Field-Marshal_(autobiography)
Soldiering and Scribbling
The Soldier's Life and the Soldier's Way
gptkbp:serviceYears 1877–1920
gptkbp:signature William Robertson signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Sherbrooke
gptkbp:title 1st Baronet of Welbourn
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1st_Baron_Robertson_of_Oakridge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7