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John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort ( Londen, 10 juli 1886 – aldaar, 31 maart 1946) was een Brits en Brits-Iers militair die zowel in de Eerste Wereldoorlog als de Tweede Wereldoorlog diende en de rang bereikte van veldmaarschalk en het Victoria Cross kreeg.
John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort Field Marshal John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, (10 July 1886 – 31 March 1946) was a senior British Army officer. As a young officer during the First World War, he was decorated with the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Battle of the Canal du Nord.
Field Marshal Viscount Gort VC GCB CBE DSO MVO MC John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker Gort was a Lieutenant-Colonel when he won the VC on 27 Sep 1918. At the Canal du Nord near Flesquieres, France, Lt-Col Gort led the 1st Battalion under heavy fire and, although wounded, when the battalion was held up, he went across open ground to obtain assistance.
b. 10/07/1886 Westminster, London. d. 31/03/1946 Southwark, London. John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort (1886-1946) was born in Westminster, London on 10th July 1886 into the Prendergast Vereker noble dynasty, an old Anglo-Irish aristocratic family, and grew up in County Durham and the Isle of Wight.
Vereker, John Standish Surtees Prendergast, (1886-1946), 6th Viscount Gort, Field Marshal This page summarises records created by this Person The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.
Field Marshal John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, was a senior British Army officer. As a young officer during the First World War, he was decorated with the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Battle of the Canal du Nord. During the 1930s he served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff. He is best known for commanding the British Expeditionary Force that was ...
Field Marshal John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort VC, GCB, CBE, DSO & Two Bars, MVO, MC (10 July 1886 – 31 March 1946) was a British and Anglo-Irish soldier. As a young officer during the First World War he was decorated with the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Battle of the Canal du Nord .
