The Royal Westminster Regiment

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:affiliatedCadetCorps Royal Westminster Regiment Army Cadets
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:The_Royal_Regiment_of_Fusiliers_(UK)
gptkbp:awardedFreedomOfTheCity gptkb:Burnaby
gptkb:Coquitlam
gptkb:Richmond
gptkb:Surrey
gptkb:Vancouver
gptkb:White_Rock
gptkb:New_Westminster
gptkb:Port_Coquitlam
gptkb:Port_Moody
gptkb:Langley
gptkb:Maple_Ridge
gptkb:Pitt_Meadows
Delta
gptkbp:battleHonours gptkb:Passchendaele
gptkb:The_Somme,_1916
gptkb:Vimy,_1917
gptkb:Afghanistan
Italy, 1943-45
North-West Europe, 1944-45
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:39_Canadian_Brigade_Group
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkbp:dressUniform scarlet tunic
dark blue trousers
gptkbp:established 1910
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:New_Westminster,_British_Columbia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Royal Westminster Regiment
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Pro_Rege_et_Patria
gptkbp:museum gptkb:New_Westminster,_British_Columbia
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Westies
gptkbp:notableCommander Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Canadian_Army_Reserve
gptkbp:perpetuates 131st Battalion (Westminster), CEF
158th Battalion (The Duke of Connaught's Own), CEF
47th Battalion (British Columbia), CEF
gptkbp:regimentalMarch gptkb:The_British_Grenadiers
Here's to the Maiden
gptkbp:regimentalMuseum The Royal Westminster Regiment Museum
gptkbp:role gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:type gptkb:Primary_Reserve
gptkbp:website https://www.canada.ca/en/army/corporate/2-canadian-division/39-canadian-brigade-group/royal-westminster-regiment.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:39_Canadian_Brigade_Group
gptkb:Chilliwack_Armoury
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7