Major General Gordon Bennett
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Major General Gordon Bennett was an Australian Army officer best known for leading troops in both World Wars and controversially escaping from Singapore after its fall in 1942.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Major General Gordon Bennett canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Australian Army officer
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity | military history of Australia ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
NERFINISHED
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Companion of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ Distinguished Service Order ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability |
controversial decision to leave Singapore in 1942
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leadership of Australian troops in both World Wars ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Celtic Australian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Henry Gordon Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | controversial ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major General ⓘ |
| militaryStatus | career officer ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| notableEvent | escape from Singapore after its fall in 1942 ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the most controversial Australian generals of World War II ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of Australian forces in Malaya and Singapore during World War II ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
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soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Singapore
NERFINISHED
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Gallipoli campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Malayan campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front in World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commander of the 8th Australian Division
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senior commander of Australian forces in Malaya ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | Australian Army officer service number (specific number not provided) ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical debate regarding duty and responsibility in wartime surrender situations ⓘ |
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