John Henry Patterson

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John Henry Patterson was a British soldier and writer best known for commanding early Jewish military units during World War I and for his famous account of hunting the man-eating lions of Tsavo.

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Col. John Henry Patterson 1
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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer
big-game hunter
human
writer
commanded 38th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers NERFINISHED
Jewish Legion NERFINISHED
Zion Mule Corps NERFINISHED
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
described construction challenges of the Uganda Railway
lion attacks on railway workers at Tsavo
employer Uganda Railway NERFINISHED
familyName Patterson NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Zionism
hunting
military history
genre memoir
military history writing
travel literature
givenName John NERFINISHED
hasInfluenced perceptions of early Jewish military organization
popular culture depictions of man-eating lions
hasWrittenWork In the Grip of the Nyika NERFINISHED
With the Zionists in Gallipoli NERFINISHED
inspiredByEvent construction of the Uganda Railway at Tsavo
languageOfWorkOrName English
militaryBranch British Army
militaryRank Lieutenant Colonel
notableEvent Tsavo man-eaters incident NERFINISHED
notableFor commanding early Jewish military units in World War I
killing the man-eating lions of Tsavo
notableWork The Man-Eaters of Tsavo NERFINISHED
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo and Other East African Adventures NERFINISHED
occupation author
engineer
soldier
placeOfActivity East Africa NERFINISHED
Egypt NERFINISHED
Gallipoli NERFINISHED
Tsavo, Kenya NERFINISHED
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
sexOrGender male
subjectOf film The Ghost and the Darkness NERFINISHED
supported Zionist movement NERFINISHED

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Jewish Legion notableCommander John Henry Patterson
The Ghost and the Darkness character John Henry Patterson
this entity surface form: Col. John Henry Patterson