1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1st_Battalion%2C_Lancashire_Fusiliers
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_John_French,_1st_Earl_of_Ypres
gptkb:Battle_of_Cape_Helles
gptkbp:active_years 1854-1968
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Gallipoli
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Ypres
Somme
gptkbp:color Red and white
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_Smith
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:1968
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Lee-Enfield_rifle
gptkbp:formation_date 1854
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Bury
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Bury
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
gptkbp:insignia Cap badge
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Nec_Aspera_Terrent
gptkbp:nickname The Lancs
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:The_British_Grenadiers
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Lancashire_Fusiliers
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Lancashire
gptkbp:role Line infantry
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Royal_Regiment_of_Fusiliers
gptkbp:tradition Fusilier traditions
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:uniform Scarlet tunic