Freddie Spencer Chapman

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Freddie Spencer Chapman was a British Army officer and legendary World War II guerrilla fighter, famed for his behind‑the‑lines operations in Malaya and his expertise in survival and unconventional warfare.

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Freddie Spencer Chapman canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Army officer ⓘ
author ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
human ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
allegiance United Kingdom ⓘ
awardReceived Bar to the Distinguished Service Order ⓘ
Distinguished Service Order ⓘ
Member of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ
birthCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
birthDate 1907-05-10 ⓘ
birthPlace London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
causeOfDeath suicide ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II

World War II in Malaya ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 1971-08-08 ⓘ
educatedAt Charterhouse School ⓘ
St Catharine's College, Cambridge ⓘ
familyName Chapman ⓘ
fieldOfWork guerrilla warfare ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
survival training ⓘ
fullName Freddie Spencer Chapman ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre travel writing ⓘ
war memoir ⓘ
givenName Freddie ⓘ
knownFor behind-the-lines operations in Japanese-occupied Malaya ⓘ
expertise in survival techniques ⓘ
guerrilla warfare in Malaya during World War II ⓘ
unconventional warfare ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
militaryBranch British Army ⓘ
militaryRank lieutenant colonel ⓘ
militaryUnit Seaforth Highlanders ⓘ
notableWork The Jungle is Neutral ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
participatedIn Malayan Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Malaya

operations with Malayan Peoples' Anti-Japanese Army ⓘ
placeOfDeath Reading ⓘ
Royal Berkshire Hospital ⓘ
placeOfDeathCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
wrote Lightest Africa ⓘ
The Jungle is Neutral ⓘ

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