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Monash, Sir John (1865-1931), was a leading Australian military commander in World War I (1914-1918). See more »
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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.
See more »Benedict XV
Benedict XV (1854-1922) was elected pope of the Roman Catholic Church in 1914.
See more »Bishop, Billy
Bishop, Billy (1894-1956), was a famous Canadian pilot of World War I (1914-1918).
See more »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.
See more »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).
See more »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.
See more »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).
See more »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).
See more »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).
See more »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).
See more »Jellicoe, John Rushworth
Jellicoe, JEL ih koh, John Rushworth (1859-1935), was a British naval officer during World War I (1914-1918).
See more »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).
See more »Kitchener, Horatio Herbert
Kitchener, Horatio Herbert (1850-1916), was a distinguished British military leader.
See more »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.
See more »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.
See more »Monash, Sir John
Monash, Sir John (1865-1931), was a leading Australian military commander in World War I (1914-1918).
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