John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort
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John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort was a British Army officer and field marshal best known for commanding the British Expeditionary Force during the early stages of World War II, including the Dunkirk evacuation.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4682843 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort Context triple: [Vereker, hasNotableBearer, John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort]
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Julian Byng
Julian Byng was a British Army officer and First World War general who later served as Governor General of Canada.
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William Cadogan
William Cadogan was a prominent Anglo-Irish soldier and Whig politician who rose to high command under the Duke of Marlborough and later played a key role in suppressing the Jacobite rising of 1715.
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Sir Hugh Gough
Sir Hugh Gough was a British Army officer and field marshal best known for commanding British forces in major 19th-century colonial campaigns, including the Anglo-Sikh Wars in India.
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1st Viscount Slim
1st Viscount Slim was a British field marshal and highly respected World War II commander who later served as Governor-General of Australia.
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Lieutenant General Sir Peter de la Billière
Lieutenant General Sir Peter de la Billière is a retired British Army officer and former Director of the SAS who led UK land forces during the 1991 Gulf War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort Target entity description: John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort was a British Army officer and field marshal best known for commanding the British Expeditionary Force during the early stages of World War II, including the Dunkirk evacuation.
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A.
Julian Byng
Julian Byng was a British Army officer and First World War general who later served as Governor General of Canada.
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B.
William Cadogan
William Cadogan was a prominent Anglo-Irish soldier and Whig politician who rose to high command under the Duke of Marlborough and later played a key role in suppressing the Jacobite rising of 1715.
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C.
Sir Hugh Gough
Sir Hugh Gough was a British Army officer and field marshal best known for commanding British forces in major 19th-century colonial campaigns, including the Anglo-Sikh Wars in India.
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1st Viscount Slim
1st Viscount Slim was a British field marshal and highly respected World War II commander who later served as Governor-General of Australia.
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Lieutenant General Sir Peter de la Billière
Lieutenant General Sir Peter de la Billière is a retired British Army officer and former Director of the SAS who led UK land forces during the 1991 Gulf War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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field marshal ⓘ human ⓘ viscount ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Distinguished Service Order
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Military Cross ⓘ Order of St Michael and St George NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of the Bath ⓘ Victoria Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| burialPlace | United Kingdom (exact location not specified here) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded | British Expeditionary Force in France and Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| educatedAt |
Eton College
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Royal Military College, Sandhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| hasHonorificSuffix |
CBE
NERFINISHED
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DSO NERFINISHED ⓘ GCB NERFINISHED ⓘ MC ⓘ VC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Lords ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Field Marshal
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General ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Grenadier Guards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | John Vereker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | Vereker family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | 6th Viscount Gort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Dunkirk evacuation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding the British Expeditionary Force in the early stages of World War II
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role in the Dunkirk evacuation ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
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soldier ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Commander of the British Expeditionary Force ⓘ |
| role | senior British commander in early World War II ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | British Army officer service (unspecified number) ⓘ |
| strategicDecision | ordered withdrawal of British forces to Dunkirk ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Western Front in World War I
NERFINISHED
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Western Front in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleHeld | Viscount Gort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort Description of subject: John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort was a British Army officer and field marshal best known for commanding the British Expeditionary Force during the early stages of World War II, including the Dunkirk evacuation.
Referenced by (7)
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