LC control no. | no2016063262 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Pearkes, G. R. (George Randolph), 1888-1984 |
Variant(s) | Pearkes, George Randolph, 1888-1984 |
Associated country | England Canada |
Birth date | 1888-02-28 |
Death date | 1984-05-30 |
Place of birth | Watford (England) |
Place of death | Victoria (B.C.) |
Profession or occupation | Lieutenant governors--Canada Soldiers |
Found in | Statements on defence policy and its implementation made by the Hon. G.R. Pearkes, Minister of National Defence before the Special Committee on Defence Expenditures, June 1960, 1960: title page (G.R. Pearkes) OCLC, May 09, 2016 (access pts.: Pearkes, George Randolph, 1888-1984; Pearkes, George R. (George Randolph), 1888-1984; Pearkes, G.R. (George Randolph), 1888-; usage: G.R. Pearkes; George Randolph Pearkes; George Pearkes) Wikipedia, viewed May 09, 2016 (Major General George Randolph Pearkes, b. Feb. 28, 1888, in Watford, Eng.; d. May 30, 1984, in Victoria, B.C.; Canadian politician and soldier; recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy awarded to British and Imperial forces; commanded troops in WWI and WWII; 20th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia 1960-1968) |
Associated language | eng |