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Gott diende in de Eerste Wereldoorlog, raakte in 1917 gewond en werd vervolgens door het Duitse leger gevangengenomen. Gott werd op 7 augustus 1942 boven Noord-Afrika neergeschoten, een dag nadat hij door Churchill als bevelhebber van de Eight Army benoemd was.
William Gott was born on August 13, 1897, United Kingdom. Education Educated at Harrow School, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the King's Royal Rifle Corps (KRRC) in 1915, and served with distinction with the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France during the Great War.
Pouhých šest dnů před svými pětačtyřicátými narozeninami zahynul Lieutenant-General William Henry Ewart „Strafer“ Gott, CB, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC (* 13. srpna 1897, † 7. srpna 1942). Přišel o život na palubě transportního letounu 216. squadrony typu Bristol 130 Bombay , s/n L5814, sestřeleném stíhacími Bf 109F od JG 27 (pilotem Bombaye byl tehdy pouze devatenáctiletý [!]
William Gott: British Army general (1897 - 1942), Military officer, Military personnel, Soldier, Officer, From: United Kingdom
27 de out. de 2023 · William Gott Generalløjtnant William Henry Ewart Strafer Gott CB CBE DSO med bjælke 1 MC født 13 august 1897 død 7 augus William Gott Generalløjtnant William Henry Ewart "Strafer" Gott CB , CBE , DSO med bjælke , MC (født 13. august 1897 , død 7. august 1942 ) var en britisk officer under både 1. og 2. verdenskrig .
11 de dez. de 2012 · William Henry Ewart Gott CB , CBE , DSO and bar , MC (13 August 1897 – 7 August 1942), nicknamed “Strafer”, was a British Army officer during both the First and Second World Wars, reaching the rank of lieutenant-general when serving in the British Eighth Army. In August 1942 he was appointed as successor to Claude Auchinleck as commander ...
William Gott. Lieutenant-General William Henry Ewart "Strafer" Gott CB, CBE, DSO and bar [LondonGazette |issue=35396 |date= 26 December, 1941 |startpage=7332|endpage= |supp=y |accessdate=2008-06-23] , MC (13 August 1897 - 7 August 1942) was a British Army officer during both the First and Second World Wars, reaching the rank of lieutenant ...
