81st (West African) Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_unit
|
| gptkbp:activeDuring |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:allegiance |
gptkb:British_Empire
|
| gptkbp:composedOf |
Gambia Brigade
Gold Coast Brigade Nigerian Brigade Sierra Leone Brigade West African soldiers |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
1945
|
| gptkbp:formed |
1943
|
| gptkbp:garrison |
gptkb:Kumasi,_Gold_Coast
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
81st (West African) Division
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
gptkb:The_Forgotten_Army
|
| gptkbp:notableCommander |
Major-General C.E.M. Richards
Major-General F.A.M. Browning Major-General G.C. Woolner |
| gptkbp:notableEngagement |
gptkb:Arakan_Campaign
|
| gptkbp:parentOrganization |
gptkb:West_Africa_Command
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:British_Army
|
| gptkbp:theaterOfOperations |
gptkb:Burma_Campaign
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:81st_Officers'_Mess
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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