17th Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/17th_Battalion_The_Royal_Irish_Regiment
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_17th_Battalion_The_Royal_Irish_Regiment_Memorial
gptkbp:active_years 1914-1918
gptkbp:affiliation British Army units
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Ypres
Somme
gptkbp:color Green and Gold
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Mc_Causland
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1918
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Lee-Enfield_rifle
gptkbp:formation_date gptkb:1914
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Dublin
gptkbp:historical_significance contribution to WWI
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 17th Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:Royal_Irish_Regiment
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in War Memorials
dedicated memorials
gptkbp:legacy Irish military history
gptkbp:logistics military supply chain
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:football_club
gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Major
gptkb:musical_group
gptkbp:motto Faugh a Ballagh
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Pals_Battalion
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Royal_Irish_Regiment
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:reunion veterans' associations
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:service_years volunteer
gptkbp:size approximately 1,000 men
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Royal_Irish_Rangers
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Irish_Harp
gptkbp:tradition Irish military traditions
gptkbp:training gptkb:battle
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:automobile
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:uniform Khaki