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Roy Urquhart

1901 - 1988

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Major-General Robert Elliot "Roy" Urquhart, (28 November 1901 – 13 December 1988) was a British Army officer who saw service during the Second World War and Malayan Emergency. He became prominent for his role as General Officer Commanding the 1st Airborne Division, which fought with great distinction, although suffering very severe casualties, in the Battle of Arnhem during Operation Market Garden in September 1944. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Urquhart is the 1,714th most popular military personnel (down from 1,681st in 2019), the 3,522nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,053rd in 2019) and the 90th most popular British Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Roy Urquhart ranks 1,714 out of 2,058Before him are Braxton Bragg, John Benbow, Henry III, Count of Bar, Frederick C. Weyand, Ivan Maslennikov, and Antonio Luna. After him are Kurt Martti Wallenius, Shirase Nobu, Bartolina Sisa, Padma Bandopadhyay, Irvin McDowell, and Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Roy Urquhart ranks 226Before him are Óscar Diego Gestido, Carl Joachim Friedrich, José Planas, Franco Rasetti, Åke Borg, and Sergey Obraztsov. After him are Harry Partch, Andrée Brunet, Joseph De Combe, Max Lorenz, Mark Donskoy, and Raymond Firth. Among people deceased in 1988, Roy Urquhart ranks 157Before him are Iosif Grigulevich, Jan Brzák-Felix, Plácido Galindo, Axel Grönberg, Ferenc Sas, and Josep Tarradellas. After him are Ernest Labrousse, Sylvester, Princess Nadejda Petrovna of Russia, Louise Nevelson, Wilfred Jackson, and Andrei Glanzmann.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roy Urquhart ranks 3,523 out of 8,785Before him are John Taylor (1808), John Selden (1584), Tania Mallet (1941), Trent Alexander-Arnold (1998), Cara Delevingne (1992), and Gabriel Agbonlahor (1986). After him are Michael Morpurgo (1943), Roy Salvadori (1922), Suella Braverman (1980), Sally Hawkins (1976), Hugh Latimer (1485), and Jane Marcet (1769).

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Roy Urquhart ranks 90Before him are Thomas Gage (1719), Charles Warren (1840), George Anson, 1st Baron Anson (1697), Gregor MacGregor (1786), Melita Norwood (1912), and John Benbow (1653). After him are Tom Phillips (1888), James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan (1797), Harry Patch (1898), Dudley Pound (1877), Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726), and Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591).