McCrae's Battalion

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/McCrae's_Battalion
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:16th_(Service)_Battalion_of_the_Royal_Scots
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Falkirk_F.C.
gptkb:Heart_of_Midlothian_F.C.
gptkb:Hibernian_F.C.
gptkb:Dunfermline_Athletic_F.C.
gptkb:Raith_Rovers_F.C.
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:category Pals battalion
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Sir_George_McCrae
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1919
gptkbp:formedIn 1914
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label McCrae's Battalion
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Contalmaison,_France
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Sporting_Battalion
gptkbp:notableFor enlistment of professional footballers
participation in the Battle of the Somme
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Royal_Scots
gptkbp:recruitedFrom gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1914_McCrae's_Battalion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6