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Lieutenant-General William Henry Ewart Gott, CB, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC (13 August 1897 – 7 August 1942), nicknamed "Strafer", was a senior British Army officer who fought during both the First and the Second World Wars, reaching the rank of lieutenant-general while serving with the British Eighth Army in the Western Desert and North Africa from ...
Jul 24, 2006 · A personal account of the fatal flight of General Gott, the commander of Eighth Army, in August 1942. The pilot Jimmy James describes the attack, the crash and the aftermath of the incident.
William Gott, ( Leeds 1797 – Patterdale 26 August 1863) was a British wool merchant, mill owner, philanthropist towards public services and art collector from Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
William Henry Ewart Gott CB, CBE, DSO & Bar, MC (13 August 1897 – 7 August 1942), nicknamed "Strafer", was a senior British Army officer who fought during both World War I and World War II, reaching the rank of lieutenant-general while serving with the British Eighth Army.
Dec 11, 2012 · Learn about the life and death of Lt. Gen. William Gott, a British Army officer who commanded the Eighth Army in WWII. Find out how he was killed in a plane crash and why the Germans may have targeted him.
A print of Lieutenant General William Gott, who commanded XIII Corps in North Africa in 1942 and was killed in an air crash before taking over Eighth Army. The print is out of copyright and has no licensing fee or usage restrictions.
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William Gott, ( Leeds 1797 – Patterdale 26 August 1863) was a British wool merchant, mill owner, philanthropist towards public services and art collector from Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
