The 28th Battalion, The Royal Scots

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:The_Royal_British_Legion
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:The_Royal_Regiment_of_Scotland
gptkbp:alumni annual gatherings
gptkbp:associatedWith Royal Scots
gptkbp:awards Military Cross
Military Medal
Distinguished Conduct Medal
Mentioned in Dispatches
gptkbp:battleHonors gptkb:Ypres
gptkb:Cambrai
Somme
Arras
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Scottish_National_War_Memorial
books and documentaries
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_A._M._McDonald
gptkbp:culturalImpact Scottish_military_history
gptkbp:disbanded 1919
1920
gptkbp:established gptkb:Lord_Horne
gptkbp:formed 1914
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Edinburgh
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Edinburgh_Castle
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 20th century
gptkbp:historicalRecords gptkb:National_Archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance contribution_to_WWI
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The 28th Battalion, The Royal Scots
gptkbp:legacy inspiration for future regiments
gptkbp:militaryRank volunteers
trench warfare
Scottish_veterans
gptkbp:motto Nemo me impune lacessit
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Lothians
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Sir_Walter_Scott
gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
gptkb:John_McCrae
gptkb:Robert_Burns
gptkb:David_Livingstone
gptkbp:participatedIn Battle of the Somme
Battle of Cambrai
Battle of Arras
Battle of Ypres
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:recruitment Lothians
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:British_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:Western_Front
gptkbp:size approximately 1,000 personnel
gptkbp:supportRole frontline infantry
gptkbp:traditions Scottish_heritage
gptkbp:training gptkb:Scotland
gptkbp:type infantry
gptkbp:uniform Tartan