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Le field marshal John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker Gort (plus connu sous le nom de John Gort ), 6e vicomte Gort ( 10 juillet 1886 – 31 mars 1946 ), est un militaire britannique qui participa aux deux guerres mondiales, fut élevé au rang de field marshal et obtint la croix de Victoria .
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 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.
GORT (John Vereker, vicomte). Maréchal britannique (Londres 1886 – Londres 1946). Chef de l’état-major impérial en 1937, il fut à la tête du corps expéditionnaire britannique au début de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il prit l’initiative de la retraite britannique vers Dunkerque.
John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker was born in London, England, United Kingdom into the Anglo-Irish aristocratic Vereker family. He spent many of his childhood years in County Durham in northern England and the Isle of Wight off southern England.
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- 31 Mar 1946
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John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, more familiarly known as Jack, was born in London. He succeeded as 6th Viscount Gort – an Irish peerage – on his father’s death in 1902.
Sir John Michael Medlicott Vereker, KCB, KStJ, FRSA (born 9 August 1944) is a former British civil servant who served as Permanent Secretary for International Development (1994–2002) and Governor of Bermuda (2002–2007).
1886 - 1946 Born in London on 10 July, 1886, John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, VC, GCB, CBE, DSO, Two Bars, MVO, MC was, as his collection of medals suggests, an exceptionally brave man. Wounded three times throughout the war, he was also mentioned in despatches eight
