The Lonsdale Battalion

GPTKB entity

Properties (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:The_Border_Regiment
gptkbp:associated_with Cumberland
gptkbp:battle gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:commander Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1918
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:World_War_I
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Cambrai
Battle of Passchendaele
Battle of Arras
Battle of Ypres
gptkbp:formed 1914
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Carlisle
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Carlisle_Castle
gptkbp:historical_significance local pride
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Western_Front
gptkb:Gallipoli_Campaign
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Cambrai
Battle of Passchendaele
Memorial services
Battle of Arras
Cultural impact
War memorials
Commemoration events
Influence on local politics
Battle of Ypres
Second Battle of Ypres
Post-war disbandment
Influence on community identity
Influence on military history
Armistice of 1918
Legacy in local history
Trench_warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Lonsdale Battalion
gptkbp:insignia regimental badge
Lonsdale_badge
gptkbp:location Cumberland
gptkbp:militaryRank 30th
gptkbp:motto For King and Country
The_Lonsdale_Battalion's_motto
gptkbp:nickname Lonsdales
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Ypres
gptkb:Cambrai
Somme
Arras
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:James_Brown
gptkb:John_Doe
gptkb:William_H._Smith
gptkb:Charles_White
gptkb:Robert_Green
William_H._H._Lonsdale
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:recruitment local volunteers
gptkbp:replacedBy other battalions
gptkbp:size approximately 1,000 men
gptkbp:successor gptkb:The_Border_Regiment
gptkbp:type infantry battalion