Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead
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Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead is a British Army officer historically known for his role in the 1879 Battle of Rorke’s Drift, famously portrayed as a central figure in the war film "Zulu."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead canonical | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Victoria Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Anglo-Zulu War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
film Zulu
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historical accounts of the Battle of Rorke’s Drift ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Bromhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfPortrayal | war film ⓘ |
| givenName | Gonville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause | Anglo-Zulu War context for his fame ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | Lieutenant ⓘ |
| hasRole | central figure in the film Zulu ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Lieutenant ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
24th Regiment of Foot
NERFINISHED
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2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableAward | Victoria Cross for gallantry at Rorke’s Drift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Battle of Rorke’s Drift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | leadership during the defence of Rorke’s Drift ⓘ |
| notableWork | defence of Rorke’s Drift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| partOf | British forces at Rorke’s Drift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Michael Caine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedIn | Zulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | officer in the 24th Regiment of Foot ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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