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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military division
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1914-1918
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Leinster_Regiment
gptkb:Royal_Irish_Regiment
gptkb:Royal_Munster_Fusiliers
gptkb:Royal_Dublin_Fusiliers
gptkb:Royal_Ulster_Rifles
gptkb:Connaught_Rangers
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gptkbp:alumni
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Annual gatherings of veterans.
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gptkbp:armament
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gptkb:Royal_Artillery
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:General_Sir_Hubert_Gough
gptkb:General_Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
gptkb:General_Sir_John_French
Scottish_regiments
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gptkbp:battleHonors
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gptkb:Hindenburg_Line
gptkb:Ypres
gptkb:Cambrai
Arras
France_and_Flanders
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gptkbp:branch
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Army
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gptkbp:casualties
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over 40,000
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gptkbp:celebrates
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gptkb:Ypres_Memorial
Thiepval Memorial
Various_memorials_in_Scotland
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gptkbp:commander
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Major_General_Sir_James_A._M._H._Macpherson
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:II_Corps
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1914
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gptkbp:communicationEquipment
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gptkb:Signal_Corps
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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gptkb:Irish_nationalism
literature and art
historical research
commemoration events
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gptkbp:decommissioningDate
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1919
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gptkbp:deployedTo
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gptkb:Western_Front
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gptkbp:disbanded
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after_World_War_I
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:finaleDate
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1918
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gptkbp:firstDeployment
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1915
1918
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Dublin
gptkb:Edinburgh
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gptkbp:healthcare
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gptkb:Royal_Army_Medical_Corps
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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gptkb:First_World_War
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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Kept in the National Archives
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
|
gptkb:Irish_soldiers_in_WWI
Pioneered_the_use_of_the_'Pal's_Battalions'_concept.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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British 16th Division
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gptkbp:legacy
|
Irish_military_history
Influenced_future_Scottish_military_formations.
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gptkbp:logistics
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Supported_by_the_Royal_Army_Service_Corps
supplied_by_British_Army
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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46th_Brigade
48th_Brigade
47th_Brigade
Scottish_veterans_organizations
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gptkbp:motto
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Nemo me impune lacessit
Faugh_a_Ballagh
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gptkbp:nickname
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The 16th (Irish) Division
The_Scottish_Division
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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Battle of the Somme
Battle of Passchendaele
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:Major_General_Thomas_H._H._Smith-Dorrien
gptkb:Major_General_John_McCay
gptkb:Major_General_William_Hickie
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:recruitment
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gptkb:Ireland
Scottish_volunteers
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gptkbp:size
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Approximately 15,000 personnel
approximately 15,000 soldiers
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gptkbp:symbol
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Thistle
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gptkbp:training
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Initial_training_in_Scotland
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gptkbp:transportation
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Horse-drawn vehicles
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gptkbp:type
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infantry division
Infantry_Division
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gptkbp:unitAwards
|
regular army
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