Royal Westminster Regiment

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Royal_Westminster_Regiment
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Army_Cadets
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:The_Royal_Regiment_of_Fusiliers_(UK)
gptkbp:awardedFreedomOfTheCity gptkb:New_Westminster
gptkbp:battleHonours gptkb:The_Rhineland
gptkb:The_Scheldt
gptkb:The_Somme,_1916
gptkb:Vimy,_1917
gptkb:South-West_Asia
gptkb:Normandy_Landing
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:39_Canadian_Brigade_Group
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:decorations Victoria Cross (awarded to members)
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:First_World_War
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:establishedIn 1910
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:New_Westminster,_British_Columbia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal Westminster Regiment
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Pro_Rege_et_Patria
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Westies
gptkbp:notableCommander Lt-Col. J. G. Holmes
gptkbp:perpetuates 131st Battalion (Westminster), CEF
47th Battalion (British Columbia), CEF
47th Battalion, CEF
gptkbp:regimentalColour blue
gptkbp:regimentalMarch gptkb:The_British_Grenadiers
gptkbp:role gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:type gptkb:Primary_Reserve
gptkbp:website https://www.army-armee.forces.gc.ca/en/royal-westminster-regiment/index.page
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CFB_Chilliwack
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6