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Monash, Sir John (1865-1931), was a leading Australian military commander in World War I (1914-1918). See more »

Allenby, Lord

Allenby, Lord (1861-1936), was a British military leader.

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Beattie, Sir David

Beattie, Sir David (1924-2001), a New Zealand lawyer, was governor general of New Zealand from 1980 to 1985.

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Benedict XV

Benedict XV (1854-1922) was elected pope of the Roman Catholic Church in 1914.

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Bishop, Billy

Bishop, Billy (1894-1956), was a famous Canadian pilot of World War I (1914-1918).

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Bridges, Sir William Throsby

Bridges, Sir William Throsby (1861-1915), a major general, was appointed the first commandant of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, Canberra, Australia, in 1911.

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Chauvel, Sir Harry

Chauvel, Sir Harry (1865-1945), an Australian soldier, commanded the Australian Light Horse Brigade in Egypt and the Gallipoli Peninsula on the west shore of the Dardanelles during World War I (1914-1918).

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Clemenceau, Georges

Clemenceau, Georges, klehm uhn SOH or kleh mahn SOH, zhawrzh (1841-1929), a French statesman, led France triumphantly through the last and most difficult period of World War I.

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Currie, Sir Arthur William

Currie, Sir Arthur William (1875-1933), a Canadian soldier, won fame as a courageous officer and successful field commander during World War I (1914-1918).

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French, John Denton Pinkstone

French, John Denton Pinkstone (1852-1925), Earl of Ypres, commanded the first units of British soldiers sent to France in World War I (1914-1918).

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Freyberg, Bernard

Freyberg, Bernard (1889-1963), Baron Freyberg, was a British military commander in World War I (1914-1918) and World War II (1939-1945).

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Haig, Douglas

Haig, hayg, Douglas (1861-1928), one of the most able British generals of his day, commanded Britain's forces in France during World War I (1914-1918).

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Jellicoe, John Rushworth

Jellicoe, JEL ih koh, John Rushworth (1859-1935), was a British naval officer during World War I (1914-1918).

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Joffre, Joseph Jacques Cesaire

Joffre, Joseph Jacques Cesaire, ZHAWF ruh, zhaw ZEHF zhahk say ZEHR (1852-1931), commanded the French armies during the early part of World War I (1914-1918).

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Kitchener, Horatio Herbert

Kitchener, Horatio Herbert (1850-1916), was a distinguished British military leader.

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Leigh-Mallory, Sir Trafford L.

Leigh-Mallory, LEE MAL uh ree, Sir Trafford L.

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Luckner, Count von

Luckner, LOOK ner, Count von (1881-1966), Felix Luckner, a German naval officer, was one of the most colorful figures of World War I.

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McNaughton, Andrew George Latta

McNaughton, Andrew George Latta, muhk NAW tuhn, AN droo jawrj LAT uh (1887-1966), was a noted Canadian soldier of World Wars I and II.

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Monash, Sir John

Monash, Sir John (1865-1931), was a leading Australian military commander in World War I (1914-1918).

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