Fighting 49th Battalion

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Fighting_49th
gptkbp:active_years 1914-1919
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Canadian_Corps
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:Hindenburg_Line
gptkb:Vimy_Ridge
gptkb:Ypres
gptkb:Montreal
gptkb:Cambrai
gptkb:Amiens
gptkb:Passchendaele
gptkb:Arras
gptkb:Drocourt-Queant_Line
gptkb:Final_Advance_in_Flanders
gptkb:Pursuit_to_Mons
Somme
Lys
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_William_A._Mc_Kenzie
gptkbp:country gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1919
gptkbp:formation_date gptkb:1914
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Calgary,_Alberta
gptkbp:historical_significance Contributed to Canadian military history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fighting 49th Battalion
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Canadian_Army_insignia
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Vimy_Memorial
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:location gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Fortune_Favors_the_Brave
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Fighting_49th
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Battle_of_Vimy_Ridge
gptkb:Scarlet_and_Black
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._Mc_Donald
gptkb:Major_General_George_A._Drew
gptkb:Captain_John_A._Mc_Kenzie
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Canadian_Expeditionary_Force
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Alberta
gptkbp:size approximately 1000 soldiers
gptkbp:successor gptkb:The_Loyal_Edmonton_Regiment
gptkbp:tradition Military traditions of Canada
gptkbp:unit_history Participated in major battles of WWI
Disbanded after WWI
Formed in Calgary, Alberta
Served in France and Belgium