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John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort

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About 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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Occupation: military officer, politician
Position held: High Commissioner for Palestine and Transjordan, Governor of Malta, Governor of Gibraltar, member of the House of Lords
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Born: July 10, 1886
Died: March 31, 1946

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