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Arthur Percival

1887 - 1966

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Lieutenant-General Arthur Ernest Percival, (26 December 1887 – 31 January 1966) was a British Army officer. He saw service in the First World War and built a successful military career during the interwar period, but is best known for his defeat in the Second World War, when Percival commanded British Commonwealth forces during the Malayan campaign, which culminated in a catastrophic defeat at the Battle of Singapore. Percival's surrender to the invading Imperial Japanese Army, which was the largest of its kind in British military history, significantly undermined Britain's prestige and military position in East Asia. Some historians, such as Sir John Smyth, have argued that under-funding of British Malaya's defences and the inexperienced, under-equipped nature of the Commonwealth forces in Malaya, not Percival's leadership, were ultimately to blame for the defeat. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur Percival is the 1,158th most popular military personnel (down from 1,099th in 2019), the 2,272nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,863rd in 2019) and the 52nd most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Arthur Percival ranks 1,158 out of 2,058. Before him are Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud, Alexander von Linsingen, Shurahbil ibn Hasana, Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon, Walter Krupinski, and Johanna Wolf. After him are Wolfgang Lotz, Callicratidas, Soliman Pasha al-Faransawi, Mineichi Koga, Bruno Lüdke, and Ulrich Graf.

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Among people born in 1887, Arthur Percival ranks 120. Before him are Andrei Shkuro, Hector Hodler, Vladimir Smirnov, Kurt Atterberg, Jean Ray, and Sydir Kovpak. After him are Simon Kimbangu, Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu, Salama Moussa, Otto Schniewind, Şükrü Saracoğlu, and Walther Wever. Among people deceased in 1966, Arthur Percival ranks 95. Before him are Heimito von Doderer, Frank Lentini, Stanisław Mikołajczyk, Sylvère Maes, John of Shanghai and San Francisco, and Vera Weizmann. After him are Albrecht Brandi, Petar Radaković, Vilis Lācis, Philipp Frank, Charles Whitman, and Victor Kravchenko.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Arthur Percival ranks 2,272 out of 8,785. Before him are Erskine Childers (1870), Norman Lamont (1942), Nell Gwyn (1650), Branwell Brontë (1817), Dixie Dean (1907), and George Herbert (1593). After him are David Knopfler (1952), Robert Liston (1794), Jim Lea (1949), Marina Diamandis (1985), Mary McAleese (1951), and Dave Evans (1953).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Arthur Percival ranks 52. Before him are Robert Blake (1599), Arthur Rostron (1869), Horatio Gates (1727), David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871), FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788), and Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775). After him are Robert Maynard (1684), David Stirling (1915), John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey (1885), Claude Choules (1901), J. F. C. Fuller (1878), and John Fastolf (1380).

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