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British 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/British_49th_(West_Riding)_Infantry_Division
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:activePeriod
1908–1946
gptkbp:awardedHonour
Freedom of the City of York
gptkbp:battleHonours
gptkb:Normandy
gptkb:Scheldt
gptkb:Arnhem
North-West Europe 1944–45
gptkbp:branch
gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded
1946
1967
gptkbp:engagedIn
gptkb:First_World_War
gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkb:Norwegian_Campaign
gptkb:North-West_Europe_Campaign
gptkbp:formedBy
West Riding Territorial Force
gptkbp:garrison
gptkb:Yorkshire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
British 49th (West Riding) Infantry Division
gptkbp:insignia
Polar bear on white background
gptkbp:motto
None officially
gptkbp:nickname
Polar Bears
gptkbp:notableCommander
Major-General Evelyn Barker
Major-General Sir Nigel Poett
gptkbp:notableUnit
70th Infantry Brigade
146th Infantry Brigade
147th Infantry Brigade
56th Infantry Brigade
49th Reconnaissance Regiment
89th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:British_Army_of_the_Rhine
gptkbp:reformed
1947
gptkbp:size
gptkb:division
gptkbp:type
gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Major-General_George_Watkin_Eben_James_Erskine
gptkb:II_Canadian_Corps
gptkb:74th_Field_Regiment,_Royal_Artillery
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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