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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:composition
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volunteers
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gptkbp:concept_initiated_by
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gptkb:Lord_Kitchener
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1918
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gptkbp:formed
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:World_War_I
1914
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Pals battalions
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gptkbp:impact
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devastating local losses when battalions suffered casualties
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gptkbp:legacy
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commemorated in memorials across the UK
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Kitchener's_Army
Service Battalions
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gptkbp:notableExample
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gptkb:Accrington_Pals
gptkb:Sheffield_City_Battalion
gptkb:Tyneside_Irish
gptkb:Tyneside_Scottish
Birmingham Pals
Cambridge Pals
Grimsby Chums
Hull Pals
Leeds Pals
Liverpool Pals
Public Schools Battalions
Salford Pals
Stockbrokers' Battalion
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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men from same workplace, club, or town
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gptkbp:number_formed
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over 100
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:British_Army
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gptkbp:purpose
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encourage men from the same community to enlist together
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gptkbp:recruitment_method
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local recruitment
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gptkbp:suffered_heavy_losses_at
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Somme
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Somme,_1916
gptkb:31st_Division_(United_Kingdom)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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