# John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort

> Field Marshal John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort, was a senior British Army officer. As a young officer during the First World War, he was decorated with the Victoria Cross for his actions during the Battle of the Canal du Nord. During the 1930s he served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff. He is best known for commanding the British Expeditionary Force that was sent to France in the first year of the Second World War, only to be evacuated from Dunkirk the following year. Gort later served as Governor of Gibraltar and Malta, and High Commissioner for Palestine and Transjordan.

*Army officer (1886-1946)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/john-vereker-6th-viscount-gort

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1886-07-10
- **Died:** 1946-03-31
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 55.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.5 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 21.9 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Wikiquote](https://cs.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Vereker)
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- [جون فيريكير](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86_%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B1)
- [Джон Стендиш](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%A1%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%88)
- [John Vereker, lord Gort](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Vereker%2C_lord_Gort)
- [John Vereker](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Vereker)
- [John Vereker, 6. viscount Gort](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Vereker%2C_6._viscount_Gort)
- [John Vereker, 6. Viscount Gort](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Vereker%2C_6._Viscount_Gort)
- [Τζον Βέρεκερ, 6ος Υποκόμης του Γκορτ](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A4%CE%B6%CE%BF%CE%BD_%CE%92%CE%AD%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%BA%CE%B5%CF%81%2C_6%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%A5%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%BA%CF%8C%CE%BC%CE%B7%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%93%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%81%CF%84)
- [John Vereker, 6th Viscount Gort](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Vereker%2C_6th_Viscount_Gort)
- [John Vereker Gort](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Vereker_Gort)
- [John Vereker](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Vereker)
- [جان ورکر، ششمین ویسکونت گورت](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%88%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%8C_%D8%B4%D8%B4%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%86_%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%B3%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA_%DA%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA)
- [John Vereker](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Vereker)
- [ג'ון ורקר, ויקונט גורט השישי](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92'%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%A8%2C_%D7%95%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%98_%D7%92%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%98_%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%A9%D7%99)
- [John Gort](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gort)
- [ジョン・ヴェレカー (第6代ゴート子爵)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC_(%E7%AC%AC6%E4%BB%A3%E3%82%B4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E5%AD%90%E7%88%B5))
- [제6대 고트 자작 존 베레커](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A0%9C6%EB%8C%80_%EA%B3%A0%ED%8A%B8_%EC%9E%90%EC%9E%91_%EC%A1%B4_%EB%B2%A0%EB%A0%88%EC%BB%A4)
- [John Vereker](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Vereker)
- [John Vereker](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Vereker)
- [John Vereker (6. wicehrabia Gort)](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Vereker_(6._wicehrabia_Gort))
- [John Vereker, 6.º Visconde de Gort](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Vereker%2C_6.%C2%BA_Visconde_de_Gort)
- [Горт, Джон Верекер](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82%2C_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%92%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B5%D1%80)
- [John Vereker Gort](https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Vereker_Gort)
- [Џон Горт](https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%8F%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%93%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82)
- [John Vereker, 6:e viscount Gort](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Vereker%2C_6%3Ae_viscount_Gort)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q334984)

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