Royal Engineers, Columbia Detachment
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_unit
|
| gptkbp:activeYears |
1858–1863
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Columbia_Detachment_of_Royal_Engineers
|
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Richard_Clement_Moody
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
1863
|
| gptkbp:garrison |
gptkb:New_Westminster
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Royal Engineers, Columbia Detachment
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
many members settled in British Columbia
|
| gptkbp:notableWork |
construction of Cariboo Road
founding of New Westminster |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Royal_Engineers
|
| gptkbp:role |
engineering
infrastructure development surveying |
| gptkbp:servedIn |
gptkb:Colony_of_British_Columbia
|
| gptkbp:size |
172 men
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Fraser_Canyon_Gold_Rush
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|