Evelyn Wood
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Evelyn Wood was a British Army officer and Victoria Cross recipient who rose to the rank of field marshal in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Evelyn Wood canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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Victoria Cross recipient ⓘ field marshal ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
NERFINISHED
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ Légion d'honneur ⓘ
surface form:
Legion of Honour
Order of the Medjidie NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1838-02-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Cressing, Essex
NERFINISHED
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England ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Aldershot Military Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfFame |
receipt of the Victoria Cross for actions in the Indian Rebellion of 1857
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service in the Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ |
| conflict |
Anglo-Zulu War
NERFINISHED
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Crimean War ⓘ First Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Rebellion of 1857 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahdist War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1919-12-02 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
England
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Harlow, Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Field Marshal Sir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| laterality | British Army officer after naval service ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Privy Council
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surface form:
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
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| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
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field marshal ⓘ lieutenant general ⓘ major general ⓘ |
| name | Evelyn Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cavalry in the Waterloo Campaign
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From Midshipman to Field Marshal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
military writer
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soldier ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Adjutant-General to the Forces
NERFINISHED
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Commander of British forces in South Africa ⓘ Governor of Gibraltar ⓘ Quartermaster-General to the Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | Royal Navy midshipman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Paulina Southwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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