Baron Freyberg
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Governor-General of New Zealand
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Knight of the Garter
New Zealand general
World War I veteran
World War II veteran
human
military commander
peer of the United Kingdom
politician
recipient of the Victoria Cross
Baron Freyberg was a distinguished British-born New Zealand military commander and statesman who became one of New Zealand’s most celebrated World War II generals and later served as its Governor-General.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baron Freyberg canonical | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Governor-General of New Zealand
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ Knight of the Garter ⓘ New Zealand general ⓘ World War I veteran ⓘ World War II veteran ⓘ human ⓘ military commander ⓘ peer of the United Kingdom ⓘ politician ⓘ recipient of the Victoria Cross ⓘ |
| allegiance |
New Zealand
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appointedBy | George VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
NERFINISHED
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Croce di Guerra (Italy) NERFINISHED ⓘ Croix de Guerre (France) NERFINISHED ⓘ Distinguished Service Order ⓘ Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight of the Garter NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1889-03-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Richmond, Surrey, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Martha-on-the-Hill, Surrey, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded |
2nd New Zealand Division
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2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
New Zealand
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1963-07-04 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Windsor, Berkshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Freyberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Bernard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Cyril NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| name | Bernard Cyril Freyberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Crete
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Battle of the Somme NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Somme (Beaumont-Hamel) 1916 NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallipoli campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian campaign (World War II) NERFINISHED ⓘ North African campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of New Zealand forces in World War II
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service as Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ |
| occupation |
soldier
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statesman ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor-General of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | Lieutenant-General ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1952-08-15 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1946-06-17 ⓘ |
| title | 1st Baron Freyberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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