British military governor

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A British military governor was the senior officer appointed by the United Kingdom to exercise executive authority and oversee civil and military affairs in a territory under British military occupation or administration.

All labels observed (6)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial administrative position ⓘ
military office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction British Empire ⓘ
appointedBy British Army high command ⓘ
British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government

War Office ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
duty administer local population ⓘ
coordinate civil and military authorities ⓘ
enforce directives of British government ⓘ
ensure security of occupying forces ⓘ
maintain law and order ⓘ
manage transition from military to civil rule ⓘ
exerciseOfPower de facto sovereignty in occupied territory ⓘ
exercisesPowerIn territory under British military administration ⓘ
territory under British military occupation ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver civil administration ⓘ
implementation of occupation policy ⓘ
military forces in the territory ⓘ
public order ⓘ
security ⓘ
hasRole executive authority holder ⓘ
head of military administration ⓘ
overseer of civil affairs ⓘ
overseer of military affairs ⓘ
senior military officer ⓘ
historicalContext European colonialism ⓘ
military occupation law ⓘ
languageOfTerm English ⓘ
legalBasis laws and customs of war ⓘ
military proclamations ⓘ
orders in council ⓘ
mayHoldRank air marshal ⓘ
general officer ⓘ
senior naval officer ⓘ
notableExample British Military Governor of Cyprus ⓘ
British Military Governor of Palestine ⓘ
British Military Governor of the British Zone in Germany ⓘ
partOf British military government ⓘ
relatedPosition civil governor ⓘ
colonial governor ⓘ
high commissioner ⓘ
reportsTo British Cabinet ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief of the theatre ⓘ
Secretary of State for War ⓘ
usedDuring First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I

Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II

post-war occupations ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British Military Administration in Eritrea → administeredBy → British military governor ⓘ
subject linked to: British military administration
Lieutenant Governor of Detroit → officeHolder → Jean-Baptiste de Richardville (as acting local authority under British oversight) ⓘ
linked to: British military governor
Governor of Italian Somaliland → followedBy → British Military Administrator of Somalia ⓘ
linked to: British military governor
British military governor → notableExample → British Military Governor of the British Zone in Germany ⓘ
linked to: British military governor
British military governor → notableExample → British Military Governor of Palestine ⓘ
linked to: British military governor
British military administration records → createdByAuthority → British military governors ⓘ
linked to: British military governor