Leslie Morshead
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Leslie Morshead was an Australian general best known for commanding the defending forces during the World War II Siege of Tobruk.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leslie Morshead canonical | 4 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Army officer
ⓘ
general ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Australia ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
ⓘ
Distinguished Service Order ⓘ Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
surface form:
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ Mentioned in Despatches ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| employer |
General Electric
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian General Electric
Orient Line ⓘ Daily Mail ⓘ
surface form:
The Daily Mail (Egypt)
|
| familyName | Morshead ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
infantry warfare
ⓘ
military strategy ⓘ |
| givenName | Leslie ⓘ |
| hasPart | nickname "Ming the Merciless" ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Australian Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Lieutenant General in the United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Lieutenant General
|
| notableFor |
commanding the defence of Tobruk in 1941
ⓘ
leadership of the 9th Australian Division in North Africa ⓘ senior command roles in the South West Pacific Area during World War II ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Siege of Tobruk
ⓘ
surface form:
defence of Tobruk
|
| occupation |
businessman
ⓘ
schoolteacher ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Gallipoli
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War Gallipoli campaign
New Guinea campaign ⓘ North African campaign ⓘ Siege of Tobruk ⓘ Syrian–Lebanese campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian campaign (1941)
|
| positionHeld |
commander of I Corps (Australian Army)
ⓘ
commander of II Corps (Australian Army) ⓘ commander of the 9th Australian Division ⓘ commander of the defending forces at the Siege of Tobruk ⓘ |
| residence |
New South Wales
ⓘ
Sydney ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.