British 59th (Staffordshire) Division

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1914-1919
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Army_Medical_Corps
gptkb:Tank_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Flying_Corps
gptkb:South_Staffordshire_Regiment
gptkb:Royal_Artillery
gptkb:Royal_Army_Service_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkb:Royal_Army_Ordnance_Corps
gptkb:North_Staffordshire_Regiment
gptkb:Staffordshire_Regiment
gptkb:Machine_Gun_Corps
gptkbp:battleHonors Battle of the Somme
Battle of Passchendaele
Battle of Arras
gptkbp:branch Army
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1914-08-05
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1919-04-01
gptkbp:disbanded 1919
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Hindenburg_Line
Battle of Cambrai
Battle of the Aisne
Second Battle of Ypres
Battle of the Lys
Battle of the Sambre
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:formed 1914
gptkbp:garrison Staffordshire
gptkbp:headquarters Staffordshire
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_Kitchener's_Army
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Contributed to major battles in WWI
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British 59th (Staffordshire) Division
gptkbp:insignia Divisional_insignia
gptkbp:legacy Commemoration in Staffordshire
gptkbp:motto The Staffordshire Knot
gptkbp:nickname The_Staffordshire_Division
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Major_General_William_Thwaites
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:recruitment Staffordshire and surrounding areas
gptkbp:size Division
gptkbp:supports Engineers
Medical units
Artillery units
Supply units
gptkbp:type Infantry_Division