Claude Auchinleck

British World War II Army commander (1884–1981)
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Claude Auchinleck
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Facts

28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[28]
Date of birth
June 21, 1884
Date of death
March 23, 1981
Place of birth
Aldershot
Place of death
Marrakech
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[10]
Spouse
Jessie Stewart[9]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Hindi, Punjabi, Pashto[38][39][40][41]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
End of work period
1944[44]
Family name
Auchinleck[34]
Given name
Claude[35]
Military, police or special rank
field marshal[31]
Name in native language
Claude Auchinleck[42]
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Native language
English[11]
Participated in conflict
World War I, World War II[32][33]
Start of work period
1904[43]
🏷️ Also known as
en Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck en Claude Auchinleck ar كلود اوكنلك ar كلود أوكنلك cs Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck cs Claude John Eyre Auchinleck de Claude John Eyre Auchinleck es Claude John Eyre Auchinleck fa کلود آوچینلک he קלוד אוקילינק he קלוד אוקינלק hi क्लाउड औचिनलेक ja クルード・オーキンレック ja クロード・オーキンレック ko 클로드 오킨렉 pt Auchinleck ru Клод Окинлек ru Окинлек ru Окинлек, Клод ru Очинлек, Клод
🔖 Identifiers · 61
VIAF cluster ID
7469797
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n82075663
GND ID
123504805
Alexander Turnbull Library ID
115743
Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
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Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Online
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
AuchinleckClaudeJohnEyre1884-1981
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12374894r
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
auchinleck-claude-john-eyre
CONOR.SR ID
30638439
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DDB person (GND) ID
123504805
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
123504805
Dictionary of Irish Biography ID
000270
Dictionary of Ulster Biography ID
55
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
80510
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Claude-Auchinleck
FAST ID
1800570
Find a Grave memorial ID
6425568
Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
6000000015581981386
Google Arts & Culture entity ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0006055
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Claude_Auchinleck
IdRef ID
032787839
J9U entity ID
987007327051305171
KBR person ID
14739597
Munzinger person ID
00000001609
NL CR AUT ID
xx0159847
NNDB people ID
807/000180267
NUKAT ID
n99036976
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810570798305606
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp00171
National Virtual Library of India ID
250032
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074126229
Obálky knih ID
xx0159847
Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3872280
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
30774
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095433390
PM20 folder ID
pe/000748
PUG authority ID
186244
Parsifal cluster ID
204526
Prabook ID
727943
SNAC ARK ID
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The Peerage person ID
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Topic's main category
Category:Claude Auchinleck
TracesOfWar person ID
42910
U.S. National Archives Identifier
10568413
UK National Archives ID
F49140
WikiTree person ID
Auchinleck-122
WorldCat Entities ID
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Languages spoken, written or signed 4
Educated at 3
Has works in the collection 2
Military branch 2
Participated in conflict 2
Allegiance 1
Country of citizenship 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Military, police or special rank 1
Native language 1
Occupation 1
Participated in 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
SNARC ID 1
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Summary

Claude Auchinleck was born on June 21, 1884[1], in Aldershot[2]. He died on March 23, 1981[3], in Marrakesh[4]. He worked as a military officer[5].

FAQs

Where was Claude Auchinleck born?

Claude Auchinleck was born in Aldershot[2].

Where did Claude Auchinleck die?

Claude Auchinleck died in Marrakesh[4].

Who were Claude Auchinleck's parents?

Claude Auchinleck's father was John Claud Alexander Auchinleck[7]. Claude Auchinleck's mother was Mary Eleanor Eyre[8].

Who was Claude Auchinleck married to?

Claude Auchinleck's spouses include Jessie Stewart[9].

What did Claude Auchinleck do for work?

Claude Auchinleck worked as a military officer[5].

Where did Claude Auchinleck go to school?

Claude Auchinleck was educated at Wellington College[12], Royal Military College, Sandhurst[13], Eagle House School[14], and Command and Staff College[15].

What awards did Claude Auchinleck receive?

Honors received include Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour[16], Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath[17], Officer of the Order of the British Empire[18], and Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  38. [38] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. 25d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [nb] labels, descriptions, aliases and claims: other names, source for place of birth, source for place of death, source for date of birth, source for date of death from Store norske leksik"
  2. 22w ago · Legonin · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Native language → English
    Depicted by → Sir Claude Auchinleck
    Spouse → Jessie Stewart
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    "Created claim: Larousse ID: personnage/wd/106643"
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