Bernard Freyberg

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British Army officer Governor-General of New Zealand human military commander

Bernard Freyberg was a highly decorated New Zealand-born British Army officer and World War I and II commander who later served as Governor-General of New Zealand.

Aliases (4)

1st Baron Freyberg ×1
Freyberg ×1
Lieutenant General (Bernard Freyberg) ×1
Paul Freyberg ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Army officer → Governor-General of New Zealand → human → military commander →
appointedBy	George VI →
awardReceived	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George → Distinguished Service Order → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George → Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath → Legion of Merit → Victoria Cross →
burialPlace	St Martha-on-the-Hill, Surrey →
causeOfDeath	heart attack →
conflict	Battle of Crete → Battle of the Somme → Gallipoli campaign → Italian campaign (World War II) → North African campaign → World War I → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	New Zealand → United Kingdom →
dateOfBirth	1889-03-21 →
dateOfDeath	1963-07-04 →
educatedAt	Wellington College (New Zealand) →
familyName	Freyberg →
givenName	Bernard →
hasChild	Paul Freyberg →
memberOf	House of Lords →
militaryBranch	British Army → New Zealand Military Forces →
militaryRank	Lieutenant General →
nickname	Tiny →
notableAchievement	one of the most highly decorated New Zealand soldiers →
notableWork	command of 2nd New Zealand Division in World War II →
occupation	politician → soldier →
placeOfBirth	Richmond, London →
placeOfDeath	Windsor, Berkshire →
positionHeld	Commander of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force → General Officer Commanding 2nd New Zealand Division → Governor-General of New Zealand →
residence	New Zealand → United Kingdom →
sexOrGender	male →
termEnd	1952-08-15 →
termStart	1946-06-17 →
title	1st Baron Freyberg →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle for Rome → Battle of Crete → Battle of Monte Cassino → New Zealand forces →	commander
2nd New Zealand Division → New Zealand forces →	notableCommander
2nd New Zealand Division ("Lieutenant General (Bernard Freyberg)") →	commanderRank
Bernard Freyberg ("Freyberg") →	familyName
Bernard Freyberg ("Paul Freyberg") →	hasChild
Military Cross →	notableRecipient
Bernard Freyberg ("1st Baron Freyberg") →	title