The New Zealand Cyclist Corps
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_unit
|
| gptkbp:activeDuring |
gptkb:World_War_I
|
| gptkbp:awarded |
battle honours
|
| gptkbp:branch |
gptkb:New_Zealand_Expeditionary_Force
|
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Lt._Col._Charles_Evans
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:New_Zealand
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
1919
|
| gptkbp:equipment |
machine guns
bicycles rifles |
| gptkbp:formed |
1916
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The New Zealand Cyclist Corps
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
gptkb:Kiwi_Cyclists
|
| gptkbp:notableEngagement |
gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele
gptkb:Hundred_Days_Offensive gptkb:Battle_of_Messines_(1917) |
| gptkbp:parentOrganization |
gptkb:British_Army_Cyclist_Corps
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:New_Zealand_Division
|
| gptkbp:role |
communications
reconnaissance engineering support military cycling |
| gptkbp:servedIn |
gptkb:Western_Front
|
| gptkbp:size |
approximately 300 men
|
| gptkbp:uniform |
distinctive cap badge with bicycle wheel
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Hauraki_Regiment
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|