Hampshire 1st Battalion

GPTKB entity

Properties (87)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military unit
military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1914-1918
gptkbp:affiliation Affiliated with local communities
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Hampshire_Regiment
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Queen's_Gallantry_Medal
gptkb:Victoria_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
Military Cross
Mentioned in Dispatches
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Somme_Offensive
Battle of El Alamein
Battle of Monte Cassino
Battle of Arnhem
D-Day Landings
gptkbp:canBe gptkb:The_British_Grenadiers
gptkbp:celebrates War_memorials_in_Hampshire
gptkbp:colors Red and White
Red and white
gptkbp:commandStructure Part_of_the_Brigade_of_Guards
gptkbp:commissioningDate 1881
gptkbp:currentStatus Inactive
gptkbp:decommissioningDate 1966
gptkbp:deployedTo Various locations during conflicts
gptkbp:disbanded 1966
gptkbp:electronic_warfare gptkb:Colonel_John_Smith
gptkbp:equipment gptkb:Lee-Enfield_Rifle
Standard infantry weapons
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Italy
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Western_Front
Far_East
gptkbp:garrison Hampshire
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Winchester
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Battle_of_Gallipoli
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Mediterranean
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Cambrai
Battle of Passchendaele
Battle of Normandy
Battle of El Alamein
Battle of Monte Cassino
Battle of Salerno
Battle of Arnhem
Battle of Arras
Battle of the Rhine
Battle of Ypres
Battle of the Somme (1916)
Battle of the Somme (1944)
gptkbp:historicalRecords Archives_at_the_National_Army_Museum
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Participated in major battles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hampshire 1st Battalion
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Hampshire_Regiment_Badge
gptkb:Cap_badge_of_the_Hampshire_Regiment
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Hampshire_Regimental_Association
Various military honors
gptkbp:motto gptkb:The_Spirit_of_the_Hampshires
gptkb:The_Spirit_of_the_Hampshire_Regiment
gptkbp:nickname The_Hampshires
gptkbp:notable_event Annual remembrance services
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_W._H._H._Hargreaves
gptkb:Major_Richard_Roe
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_Doe
gptkb:Major_General_Sir_John_H._W._H._Houghton
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:recruitment Hampshire
gptkbp:role Infantry
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Princess_of_Wales's_Royal_Regiment
gptkbp:traditions gptkb:Hampshire_Regimental_Association
Military_traditions_of_Hampshire
gptkbp:training Basic military training
gptkbp:uniform Khaki_uniform
gptkbp:unitAwards gptkb:Line_Infantry
Infantry
gptkbp:unitHistory Participated in numerous campaigns.
Established in 1881 from the amalgamation of several regiments.
Disbanded in 1966.
Known for its distinguished service.
Maintained a strong regimental tradition.
Served_in_both_World_Wars.
Recruited_from_Hampshire_and_surrounding_areas.
Contributed_to_peacekeeping_missions_post-World_War_II.
gptkbp:website www.hampshireregiment.com