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The 42nd Battalion, The Black Watch
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/The_42nd_Battalion%2C_The_Black_Watch
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
military unit
gptkbp:activeYears
1914-1919
gptkbp:affiliation
gptkb:Canadian_Scottish_Regiment
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Legion
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Army_Cadets
gptkb:The_Black_Watch_(Royal_Highland_Regiment)_of_Canada
gptkbp:associatedWith
gptkb:Canadian_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:battleHonors
gptkb:Canal_du_Nord
gptkb:Amiens
Passchendaele
Vimy Ridge
gptkbp:colors
Black and red
gptkbp:commander
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_J._A._M._McNaughton
gptkbp:commissioningDate
1914
gptkbp:country
gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:disbanded
1919
gptkbp:garrison
gptkb:Montreal
gptkbp:headquarters
gptkb:Montreal
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
Legacy of service and sacrifice
First Canadian unit to fight in France
Contributed_to_Canadian_military_history
Participated_in_major_battles_of_WWI
Influence_on_Canadian_military_traditions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
The 42nd Battalion, The Black Watch
gptkbp:insignia
Regimental badge
gptkbp:motto
gptkb:Honi_soit_qui_mal_y_pense
gptkbp:nickname
The Black Watch
gptkbp:notable_member
gptkb:Captain_J._A._McNaughton
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_J._A._M._McNaughton
gptkb:Major_General_J._A._M._McNaughton
gptkb:Brigadier_General_J._M._McNaughton
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:recruitment
gptkb:Quebec
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:The_Black_Watch_(Royal_Highland_Regiment)_of_Canada
gptkbp:traditions
Scottish_heritage
gptkbp:type
infantry
gptkbp:uniform
Tartan
gptkbp:website
www.blackwatchcanada.com