Lord Gowrie
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Lord Gowrie was the 10th Governor-General of Australia, serving as the British Crown’s representative during much of the 1930s and World War II.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Gowrie canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Governor-General of Australia
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person ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appointedBy | George VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of the Bath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Distinguished Service Order ⓘ Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 8 July 1872 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Patrick Murray, 2nd Earl of Gowrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Australia
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2 May 1955 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Moulton Paddocks, Newmarket, Suffolk, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Brigadier-General ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Lords ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Brigadier-General ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm |
Edward VIII
NERFINISHED
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George V NERFINISHED ⓘ George VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
1st Earl of Gowrie
NERFINISHED
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Viscount of Elibank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the only Governor-General of Australia to hold the Victoria Cross
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serving as Governor-General of Australia during most of World War II ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 30 January 1945 ⓘ |
| officeEndTime (Governor of South Australia) | 1936 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 23 January 1936 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime (Governor of South Australia) | 1934 ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 10th Governor-General of Australia ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of South Australia
ⓘ
Governor-General of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Sir Isaac Isaacs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy (Governor of South Australia) | Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven (acting predecessors vary) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Government House, Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedDuring |
1930s
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Zara Eileen Pollok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy (Governor of South Australia) | Sir Winston Dugan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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