Newfoundland Regiment

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Newfoundland_Regiment
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:awardedBy Royal prefix (became Royal Newfoundland Regiment in 1917)
gptkbp:branch gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:casualtiesAtBeaumontHamel over 700
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Arthur_Lovell_Hadow
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_Thomas_Nangle
gptkbp:country gptkb:Dominion_of_Newfoundland
gptkbp:disbanded 1919
gptkbp:formedIn 1914
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:St._John's,_Newfoundland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Newfoundland Regiment
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Beaumont-Hamel_Newfoundland_Memorial
gptkbp:motto Better than the Best
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Blue_Puttees
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
gptkb:Gallipoli_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Cambrai_(1917)
gptkb:Battle_of_Beaumont-Hamel
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Royal_Newfoundland_Regiment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gallipoli_campaign
gptkb:Beaumont-Hamel_Newfoundland_Memorial
gptkb:Somme_battlefields
gptkb:Battle_of_Beaumont_Hamel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6