# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-maynard-gomm
# Generated: 2026-08-14T18:09:32.778Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-maynard-gomm"
name: "William Maynard Gomm"
slug: "william-maynard-gomm"
description: "Field Marshal Sir William Maynard Gomm, was a British Army officer. After taking part in the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland, he served in most of the battles of the Napoleonic Wars. During the Hundred Days he took part in both the Battle of Quatre Bras and the Battle of Waterloo. He went on to be Commander of the troops in Jamaica and in that role established new barracks at Newcastle, Jamaica, high in the mountains. After that he became Governor of Mauritius and, finally, Commander-in-Chief, India, in which role he introduced promotion examinations for officers."
tagline: "British field marshal (1784–1875)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/William_Maynard_Gomm.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1784-11-10"
deathDate: "1875-03-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           40.34
  momentum:             0
  historical:           7.40918
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  40
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "ويليام ماينارد جوم"
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    title: "William Maynard Gomm"
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    title: "William Maynard Gomm"
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    title: "Гомм, Уильям"
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    title: "William Maynard Gomm"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump