Keith Park

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Keith Park was a New Zealand-born Royal Air Force air marshal best known for commanding No. 11 Group during the Battle of Britain, where he played a crucial role in the air defense of London and southeast England.

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Keith Park canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New Zealander ⓘ
Royal Air Force officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
allegiance United Kingdom ⓘ
awardReceived Croix de Guerre 1914–1918 ⓘ
linked to: Croix de Guerre

Distinguished Flying Cross ⓘ
Grand Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau ⓘ
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire ⓘ
Military Cross ⓘ
birthDate 1892-06-15 ⓘ
birthPlace Thames, New Zealand ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
commemoratedBy Statue of Sir Keith Park, Auckland War Memorial Museum ⓘ
Statue of Sir Keith Park, Trafalgar Square, London ⓘ
conflict First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I

Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
countryOfCitizenship New Zealand ⓘ
deathDate 1975-02-06 ⓘ
education King’s College, Auckland ⓘ
familyName Park ⓘ
fullName Keith Rodney Park ⓘ
givenName Keith ⓘ
hasPartIn Battle of Britain ⓘ
Defence of Malta in World War II ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Malta
militaryBranch Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps ⓘ
militaryRank Air Chief Marshal ⓘ
nickname The Defender of London ⓘ
notableFor Air defence of London and southeast England in the Battle of Britain ⓘ
notableWork Command of No. 11 Group RAF during the Battle of Britain ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
participatedIn Gallipoli campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Gallipoli
placeOfBurial St Clement’s Churchyard, Old Romney, Kent, England ⓘ
positionHeld Air Officer Commanding Malta ⓘ
Air Officer Commanding No. 11 Group RAF ⓘ
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Fighter Command ⓘ
predecessor Hugh Dowding ⓘ
residence Auckland ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
servedIn New Zealand Army ⓘ
serviceNumber Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force officer ⓘ
spouse Dorothea Margaret Park ⓘ
successor Sholto Douglas ⓘ

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