John Denton Pinkstone French
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John Denton Pinkstone French was a British Army officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force at the start of World War I and later as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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Commander-in-Chief ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ⓘ Viscount ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1st Earl of Ypres
NERFINISHED
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Field Marshal Sir John French NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir John French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Merit ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1852-09-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Ripple, Kent, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Ripple, Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | bladder cancer ⓘ |
| conflict |
Anglo-Zulu War
NERFINISHED
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Second Boer War ⓘ Sudan campaign ⓘ World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1925-05-22 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Deal, Kent, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | Royal Navy (midshipman training) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1915-12-18 ⓘ |
| familyName | French ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
Baron French
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Earl of Ypres NERFINISHED ⓘ Viscount French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Field Marshal ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | John Denton Pinkstone French NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding the British Expeditionary Force at the start of World War I
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serving as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland during World War I ⓘ |
| parent |
John Tracey William French
NERFINISHED
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Margaret Eccles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryOffice | Member of the House of Lords ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief of the Imperial General Staff
NERFINISHED
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Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force ⓘ Inspector-General of the Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceYears | 1874-1918 ⓘ |
| spouse | Eleanora Selby-Lowndes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1914-08-05 ⓘ |
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John French