Dorset and Devonshire Light Infantry

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Dorset_Regiment
gptkb:Devonshire_Regiment
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkbp:branch Army
gptkbp:canBe gptkb:The_British_Grenadiers
gptkbp:colors gptkb:Light_Infantry_Green
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1967
gptkbp:formed 1881
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Dorset
Devon
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Dorset
Devon
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Amalgamation of two regiments
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dorset and Devonshire Light Infantry
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Cap_badge
gptkbp:motto The_Devil_is_in_the_Detail
gptkbp:nickname The_Dorsets
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Balaclava
Battle of Cambrai
Battle of Passchendaele
Battle of El Alamein
Battle of Monte Cassino
Battle of Arnhem
Battle of Imphal
Battle of Kohima
D-Day landings
Battle of Ypres
Battle of the Somme (1916)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Dorset_Regiment
gptkb:Devonshire_Regiment
gptkbp:recruitment Dorset_and_Devon
gptkbp:role gptkb:Light_Infantry
gptkbp:serviceYears 1881-1967
gptkbp:successor The Rifles
gptkbp:traditions Light_Infantry_traditions
gptkbp:type Infantry
gptkbp:uniform Khaki