Urquhart, R. E. 1901-1988

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
ארקהרט, רוברט, 1901-1988
Name (Latin)
Urquhart, R. E. 1901-1988
Other forms of name
Urquhart, Robert Elliott, 1901-1988
Urquhart, Roy, 1901-1988
Date of birth
1901-11-28
Date of death
1988-12-13
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 164600333
Wikidata: Q711594
Library of congress: n 92073312
TAU10: 000152599
Sources of Information
  • Baynes, J. Urquhart of Arnhem, 1992:CIP t.p. (Major General R.E. Urquhart) CIP acknowledgements (General Roy Urquhart) p. 3, etc. (Robert Elliott Urquhart, b. Nov. 1901, d. Dec. 1988; generally known as Roy to family)
  • Arnhem, 1995:CIP t.p. (General R.E. Urquhart CD, DSO, commanding officer, 1st British Airborne Div.) CIP data sheet (Urquhart, Robert Elliott)
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Wikipedia description:

Major-General Robert Elliot "Roy" Urquhart, (28 November 1901 – 13 December 1988) was a British Army officer who saw service during the Second World War and Malayan Emergency. He became prominent for his role as General Officer Commanding the 1st Airborne Division, which fought with great distinction, although suffering very severe casualties, in the Battle of Arnhem during Operation Market Garden in September 1944.

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