53rd (Welsh) Division

GPTKB entity

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:First_World_War
gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:awardedBy Battle honours for Gallipoli, Palestine, Normandy, and North West Europe
gptkbp:badge Red Welsh dragon on a white background
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:component gptkb:158th_Brigade
gptkb:159th_Brigade
gptkb:160th_Brigade
133rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
25th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery
53rd Divisional Royal Army Medical Corps
53rd Divisional Royal Army Ordnance Corps
53rd Divisional Royal Army Service Corps
53rd Divisional Royal Engineers
53rd Divisional Signals, Royal Corps of Signals
53rd Reconnaissance Regiment
81st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
94th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
53rd Divisional Provost Company, Royal Military Police
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1946
gptkbp:division 53
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Liberation_of_the_Netherlands
gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy
gptkb:Crossing_of_the_Rhine
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkbp:formed 1908
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Gallipoli_Campaign
gptkb:Sinai_and_Palestine_Campaign
gptkb:North_West_Europe_Campaign
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Wales
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 53rd (Welsh) Division
gptkbp:motto None officially recorded
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Welsh_Division
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Robert_Knox_Ross
Sir Thomas Cubitt
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Territorial_Army
gptkb:Territorial_Force
gptkbp:primaryRecruitmentArea gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:successor 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division (TA, postwar)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Suvla_Bay_landing
gptkb:British_20th_Corps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6