Lieutenant General Sir George Giffard
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Lieutenant General Sir George Giffard was a senior British Army officer who held high command roles during the Second World War, particularly in the Southeast Asian theatre.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lieutenant General Sir George Giffard canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
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Distinguished Service Order ⓘ Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ Military Cross ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1886-09-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1964-11-25 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Eton College
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Royal Military College, Sandhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Giffard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
military administration
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military strategy ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sir ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant General ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | senior British Army command in the Southeast Asian theatre during the Second World War ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Command of Eastern Army in India during the Burma Campaign
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Command of West Africa Command in the Second World War ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
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soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Burma Campaign (Second World War)
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East African Campaign (Second World War) NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front (First World War) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-Chief West Africa Command
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General Officer Commanding 3rd Infantry Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ General Officer Commanding 5th Division ⓘ General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Army, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotedToRank |
Brigadier General
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Lieutenant General ⓘ Major General ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | British Army officer service number (not publicly specified) ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Southeast Asia Command
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Lieutenant General Sir George Giffard
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