British 26th Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_26th_Division

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:associated_with	gptkb:Royal_Army_Catering_Corps gptkb:Royal_Army_Veterinary_Corps gptkb:Royal_Army_Dental_Corps gptkb:Royal_Army_Pay_Corps gptkb:artillery gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force gptkb:Royal_Army_Corps_of_Signals gptkb:Royal_Army_Corps_of_Military_Police gptkb:Royal_Engineers gptkb:Royal_Army_Music_Corps gptkb:Royal_Army_Physical_Training_Corps gptkb:Royal_Army_Corps_of_Intelligence gptkb:Royal_Army_Ordnance_Corps gptkb:Royal_Signals gptkb:Royal_Army_Corps_of_Ordnance gptkb:Royal_Army_Corps_of_Supply gptkb:Royal_Army_Corps_of_Engineers gptkb:military gptkb:Royal_Army_Corps_of_Transport gptkb:Royal_Army_Educational_Corps gptkb:Royal_Army_Chaplains'_Department
gptkbp:command_structure	gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Major_General_William_Thwaites gptkb:Major_General_Sir_John_Keir
gptkbp:deployment	gptkb:Belgium gptkb:France
gptkbp:disbanded	1919
gptkbp:formed	gptkb:1914
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:England
gptkbp:historical_period	Early 20th century
gptkbp:historical_significance	Significant role in trench warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British 26th Division
gptkbp:insignia	Divisional insignia
gptkbp:is_active_in	gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:motto	The Best of the Best
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_26th_Division
gptkbp:notable_battle	gptkb:Battle_of_Arras gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkbp:operational_area	gptkb:European_Theatre
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:participated_in	gptkb:Western_Front gptkb:Gallipoli_Campaign
gptkbp:recruited_from	gptkb:Commonwealth_nations gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:reformed	1939
gptkbp:size	approximately 15,000 personnel
gptkbp:succeeded_by	gptkb:British_26th_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:unit_type	gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Rhine
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4