British 24th Division

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1914-1918
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Commonwealth_nations
gptkbp:alliance with_other_Allied_forces
gptkbp:alumni held annually for veterans
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Army_Medical_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Artillery
gptkb:Royal_Army_Service_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:celebrates various_war_memorials_in_the_UK
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1914
gptkbp:communicationEquipment field telephones
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:culturalSignificance depicted in literature and film
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1919
gptkbp:deployedTo deployed in various theaters of war
gptkbp:engagements Battle of the Somme
Battle of Cambrai
Battle of Passchendaele
Battle of Arras
gptkbp:equipment standard infantry weapons
gptkbp:fightingStyle combined arms operations
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:France
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London
gptkbp:historicalImpact significant in WWI history
gptkbp:historicalRecords kept in military archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance participated_in_major_battles_of_WWI
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British 24th Division
gptkbp:insignia 24th Division badge
gptkbp:legacy influenced_future_British_military_organization
gptkbp:logistics military supply chains
gptkbp:militaryRank surviving members post-war
gptkbp:motto The Spirit of the 24th
gptkbp:nickname The 24th Division
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Major_General_William_Thwaites
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:postWarCareer none after disbandment
gptkbp:predecessor 1st_Division
gptkbp:recruitment volunteer soldiers
gptkbp:secondaryRole infantry combat
gptkbp:size approximately 15,000 personnel
gptkbp:strategicGoals defensive and offensive operations
gptkbp:successor none
gptkbp:tactics trench warfare
gptkbp:training basic infantry training
gptkbp:transportation military vehicles
trains and trucks
gptkbp:type infantry division
gptkbp:uniform standard_British_Army_uniform