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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1914-1918
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:NATO
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Royal_Artillery
gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkb:Royal_Signals
Infantry regiments
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1908
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:currentCommander
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1st (UK) Division
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gptkbp:currentLocation
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:currentStatus
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Approximately 5,000 personnel
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1919
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gptkbp:garrison
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Catterick Garrison
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gptkbp:headquarters
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York
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gptkbp:historicalRole
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Participated in peacekeeping missions.
Participated_in_World_War_II.
Participated_in_World_War_I.
Participated_in_the_Gulf_War.
Participated_in_the_War_in_Afghanistan.
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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First British division to land in France in 1914.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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1st Division, British Army
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gptkbp:insignia
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gptkb:1st_Division_insignia
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gptkbp:motto
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The First and the Best
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gptkbp:nextStation
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gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Iraq
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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Battle of the Somme
Battle of Passchendaele
Battle of Ypres
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:General_Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
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gptkbp:operationalArea
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gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Western_Front
Europe
Middle_East
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:previousName
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gptkb:1st_Infantry_Division
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gptkbp:reform
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1939
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gptkbp:secondaryRole
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Armoured infantry
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gptkbp:symbol
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Red and white
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gptkbp:traditions
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The division has a regimental band.
The division has a strong sporting tradition.
The division participates in ceremonial events.
The_First_Division's_history_dates_back_to_the_19th_century.
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gptkbp:trainingExercises
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gptkb:Exercise_Saif_Sareea
Joint Warrior
Exercise Trident Juncture
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