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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeDuring
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gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1914-1918
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Royal_British_Legion
gptkb:Army_Cadet_Force
Veterans'_organizations
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:General_Sir_Henry_Seymour_Rawlinson
gptkb:General_Sir_John_French
General Sir Douglas Haig
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gptkbp:battleHonors
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gptkb:Hindenburg_Line
gptkb:Ypres
gptkb:Cambrai
Somme
Aisne
Arras
Passchendaele
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gptkbp:celebrates
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War memorials
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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gptkb:II_Corps
Infantry_Division
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1914
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:decommissioningDate
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1919
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1919
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:World_War_I
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gptkbp:equipment
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gptkb:Lee-Enfield_rifle
gptkb:Vickers_machine_gun
gptkb:Bren_gun
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gptkbp:firstDeployment
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gptkb:Western_Front
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gptkbp:formed
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1914
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:France
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:London
gptkb:Bristol
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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Battle of the Somme
Battle of Cambrai
Battle of Loos
Battle of Passchendaele
Battle of the Aisne
Battle of Arras
Battle of Ypres
Battle of the Lys
Participation in major battles
Battle of Hindenburg Line
Battle of Arras 1917
Disbandment in 1919
Formation in 1914
Deployment_to_France
Reformation_during_World_War_II
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gptkbp:historicalRecords
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gptkb:National_Archives
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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First_British_Division_to_fight_in_the_trenches
First_British_Division_to_land_in_France_in_1914
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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British 28th Division
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gptkbp:insignia
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Division badge
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influence_on_modern_British_Army_divisions
influenced_future_British_divisions
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:28th_Division_Association
gptkb:New_Army
gptkb:Territorial_Force
Regular_Army
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gptkbp:motto
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gptkb:The_Iron_Division
The Best of the Best
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Iron_Division
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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Battle of the Somme
Battle of Passchendaele
Battle of Arras
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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reformed as a training unit
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gptkbp:recruitment
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
volunteers
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gptkbp:reform
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Post_World_War_I
Post_World_War_II
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Western_Front
Middle_East
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gptkbp:size
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approximately 10,000 soldiers
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gptkbp:traditions
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Poppy Day remembrance
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gptkbp:training
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Field exercises
Advanced tactics
Basic infantry training
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gptkbp:transportation
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Tanks
Trucks
Horse-drawn artillery
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gptkbp:type
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Infantry_Division
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gptkbp:uniform
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Khaki
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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Infantry
Divisional_badge
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