John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort
John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort
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 sent to France in the first year of the Second World War, only to be evacuated from Dunkirk the following year. Gort later served as Governor of Gibraltar and Malta, and High Commissioner for Palestine and Transjordan.
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Date of Birth
July 10th, 1886
Age
137
Birth Place
United Kingdom, England
Date of Death
March 31st, 1946
Died Aged
59
Star Sign
Cancer
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Jacqueline Corinne Yvonne Vereker
Daughter
Corinna Katherine Vereker
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John Vereker, 5th Viscount Gort
Father
Charles Standish Vereker
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Jocelyn Cecil Vereker
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