Dowding family
E181987
The Dowding family is a British family known for producing prominent military and public figures, including senior Royal Air Force officers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dowding family canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British family
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Distinguished Service Order
ⓘ
Military Cross ⓘ Order of the Bath ⓘ Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | British people ⓘ |
| familyName |
Hugh Dowding
ⓘ
surface form:
Dowding
|
| fieldOfActivity |
military service
ⓘ
public service ⓘ |
| givenName | Hugh ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName |
Hugh Dowding
ⓘ
surface form:
Dowding
|
| hasMember |
Hugh Dowding
ⓘ
surface form:
Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding
|
| hasNotableMember |
Hugh Dowding
ⓘ
surface form:
Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding
|
| hasTraditionalResidenceCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfFamilyName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain
ⓘ
producing military figures ⓘ producing public figures ⓘ producing senior Royal Air Force officers ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of the Dowding System of air defence ⓘ |
| occupation | Royal Air Force officer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Air Chief Marshal
ⓘ
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command ⓘ |
| title | Baron Dowding ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.