1st Earl of Ypres
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The 1st Earl of Ypres was a British Army officer and commander-in-chief of the British Expeditionary Force at the start of World War I, later serving as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1st Earl of Ypres canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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earl in the Peerage of the United Kingdom ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Field Marshal Sir John French
NERFINISHED
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Sir John French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1852-09-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Ripple, Kent, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Ripple, Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | bladder cancer ⓘ |
| child |
Esme French
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gerald French NERFINISHED ⓘ John Richard French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second Boer War
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1925-05-22 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Deal, Kent, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | Harrow School (briefly, did not complete) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | French ⓘ |
| fullName | John Denton Pinkstone French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honour |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight of the Garter NERFINISHED ⓘ Member of the Order of Merit ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Lords ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Field Marshal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringOffice | George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitleCreationDate | 1916 ⓘ |
| notableWork | Command of the British Expeditionary Force at the start of World War I ⓘ |
| officeEnd |
1915-12 (Commander-in-Chief, BEF)
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1921-04 (Lord Lieutenant of Ireland) ⓘ |
| officeStart |
1914-08 (Commander-in-Chief, BEF)
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1918-05 (Lord Lieutenant of Ireland) ⓘ |
| parent |
John Tracey French
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Margaret French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief of the Imperial General Staff
NERFINISHED
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Commander of the Cavalry Division in the Second Boer War ⓘ Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force ⓘ Inspector-General of the Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1918 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1874 ⓘ |
| spouse | Ellen French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Baron French
NERFINISHED
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Earl of Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ Viscount French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
John French