British West Indies Regiment

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_West_Indies_Regiment
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:awardedHonours gptkb:Victory_Medal
gptkb:British_War_Medal
gptkbp:casualties over 1,000
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Caribbean_War_Memorial
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1921
gptkbp:formed 1915
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British West Indies Regiment
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:B.W.I.R.
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_H._N._de_B._Burrill
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Middle_East
gptkb:Western_Front
East Africa
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Taranto_Mutiny
gptkbp:numberOfBattalions 12
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:recruitedFrom gptkb:British_Caribbean_colonies
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:West_India_Regiment
Caribbean soldiers in World War I
gptkbp:role gptkb:infantry
labour corps
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Allied_Forces_(WWI)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5