John French - Military

Military

  • John French, 1st Earl of Ypres (1852–1925), British army officer, Commander of the British Expeditionary Force in World War I
  • John French, 2nd Earl of Ypres (1881–1958), British soldier and artist, son of the 1st Earl
  • Jack French (John Alexander French, 1914–1942), Australian soldier, Victoria Cross recipient

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