Vyvyan Pope
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 83 years ago |
Date of birth | September 30,1891 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | London |
United Kingdom | |
Date of died | October 5,1941 |
Died | Egypt |
Battles and wars | First World War |
Anglo Irish War | |
Second World War | |
Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
Awards | Order of the British Empire |
Distinguished Service Order | |
Mentioned in dispatches | |
Military Cross | |
Unit | North Staffordshire Regiment |
Royal Tank Regiment | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 945775 |
Vyvyan Pope Life story
Lieutenant-General Vyvyan Vavasour Pope CBE DSO MC & Bar was a senior British Army officer who was prominent in developing ideas about the use of armour in battle in the interwar years, and who briefly commanded XXX Corps during the Second World War before dying in an air crash.