57th Brigade

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1914-1918
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_British_Legion
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Royal_Fusiliers
gptkb:Lancashire_Fusiliers
gptkb:Manchester_Regiment
gptkb:Cheshire_Regiment
gptkb:South_Lancashire_Regiment
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Ypres
gptkb:Cambrai
gptkb:Passchendaele
gptkb:Arras
Somme
gptkbp:colors red and white
gptkbp:commemorated_by gptkb:memorial
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:cultural_impact historical reenactments
commemorative events
depicted in literature
depicted in films
depicted in documentaries
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1919
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Lee-Enfield_rifle
gptkbp:formation_date gptkb:1914
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:France
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Bury,_Lancashire
gptkbp:historical_records gptkb:Archives
gptkbp:historical_significance contributed to major battles in WWI
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 57th Brigade
gptkbp:insignia Brigade badge
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future military units
gptkbp:motto Duty First
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Fighting_Fifty-Seventh
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Arras
gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai
gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Battle_of_Ypres
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Major_General_Sir_John_Monash
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:North_West_England
gptkbp:role infantry combat
gptkbp:size approximately 3,000 soldiers
gptkbp:successor gptkb:57th_(West_Lancashire)_Division
gptkbp:tradition memorial services
military parades
regimental dinners
gptkbp:type infantry brigade
gptkbp:veterans gptkb:57th_Brigade_Association
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:31st_Australian_Division
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6