8th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/8th_Battalion,_Canadian_Expeditionary_Force
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:awarded Victoria Cross (to members)
gptkbp:battleHonours gptkb:Passchendaele
gptkb:Ypres_1915
gptkb:Vimy_Ridge
gptkb:Hindenburg_Line
gptkb:Amiens
gptkb:Arras_1917-18
gptkb:Somme_1916
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:disbanded 1919
gptkbp:embarkedFor gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkbp:formed 1914
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 8th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force
gptkbp:mobilizedAt gptkb:Valcartier,_Quebec
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Little_Black_Devils
gptkbp:notableCommander Lieutenant-Colonel Louis James Lipsett
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Frederick_Hobson
gptkb:Frederick_William_Hall
Alexander Picton Brereton
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Canadian_Expeditionary_Force
gptkbp:perpetuates gptkb:The_Royal_Winnipeg_Rifles
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:France
gptkbp:unitColourPatch red and white
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Royal_Winnipeg_Rifles
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6