Henry Gordon Bennett
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Henry Gordon Bennett was an Australian Army lieutenant general best known for his controversial leadership during World War II, particularly in the Malayan campaign and the fall of Singapore.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henry Gordon Bennett canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Army officer
ⓘ
human ⓘ lieutenant general ⓘ |
| allegation | abandoning his troops at Singapore ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
1914–15 Star
ⓘ
British War Medal ⓘ Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ Companion of the Order of the Bath ⓘ Distinguished Service Order ⓘ Efficiency Decoration ⓘ Victory Medal ⓘ |
| commanded |
2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
ⓘ
surface form:
2nd Battalion, Australian Imperial Force
8th Australian Division ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Singapore
ⓘ
Battle of Malaya ⓘ
surface form:
Malayan campaign
World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Australia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1887-04-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1962-08-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Fort Street High School ⓘ |
| familyName | Bennett ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry ⓘ |
| hasNationality | Australian ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Australian Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
ⓘ
lieutenant general ⓘ major general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial leadership during the Malayan campaign
ⓘ
role in the fall of Singapore ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Gallipoli
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surface form:
Gallipoli campaign
Western Front ⓘ
surface form:
Western Front in World War I
|
| placeOfBirth |
Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
Balmain, New South Wales
|
| placeOfDeath | Dural, New South Wales ⓘ |
| positionHeld | commander of the 8th Australian Division ⓘ |
| promotedToRank |
brigadier general during World War I
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lieutenant general during World War II ⓘ major general between the wars ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence | Sydney ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | Australian Imperial Force officer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Australian government inquiry into his escape from Singapore ⓘ |
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