The Royal Winnipeg Rifles

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Royal_Winnipeg_Rifles

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:affiliated_cadet_corps	gptkb:The_Royal_Winnipeg_Rifles_Cadet_Corps
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:The_Royal_New_Brunswick_Regiment gptkb:The_Queen's_Own_Rifles_of_Canada gptkb:The_Essex_and_Kent_Scottish gptkb:The_Royal_Newfoundland_Regiment gptkb:The_Rifles_(British_Army) gptkb:The_Canadian_Scottish_Regiment_(Princess_Mary's) gptkb:The_Black_Watch_(Royal_Highland_Regiment)_of_Canada gptkb:The_Calgary_Highlanders gptkb:The_Queen's_Own_Cameron_Highlanders_of_Canada gptkb:The_Royal_Canadian_Regiment gptkb:The_Royal_Regina_Rifles gptkb:The_Princess_Patricia's_Canadian_Light_Infantry gptkb:The_Rifles_(UK) gptkb:The_Royal_Hamilton_Light_Infantry_(Wentworth_Regiment)
gptkbp:battleHonours	gptkb:D-Day_(Juno_Beach) gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:South_African_War gptkb:North_West_Rebellion
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:Canadian_Army
gptkbp:commandStructure	gptkb:3rd_Canadian_Division
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:current_commanding_officer	Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. McCallum (as of 2023)
gptkbp:decorations	Victoria Cross (awarded to members)
gptkbp:founded	9 November 1883
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:Minto_Armoury,_Winnipeg,_Manitoba
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Minto_Armoury,_Winnipeg
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Royal Winnipeg Rifles
gptkbp:motto	Hosti Acie Nominati (Named by the Enemy in Battle)
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Little_Black_Devils
gptkbp:notableEngagement	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Rhineland gptkb:Battle_of_the_Scheldt gptkb:Battle_of_Passchendaele gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy gptkb:Battle_of_Batoche
gptkbp:perpetuates	gptkb:8th_Battalion,_Canadian_Expeditionary_Force gptkb:90th_Regiment,_Winnipeg_Rifles
gptkbp:regiment	gptkb:Royal_Winnipeg_Rifles_Regimental_Association
gptkbp:regimental_sergeant_major	Chief Warrant Officer D. J. McLean (as of 2023)
gptkbp:regimental_tartan	none
gptkbp:regimentalColour	black
gptkbp:regimentalInsignia	features a devil with a rifle
gptkbp:regimentalMarch	gptkb:Pork,_Beans_and_Hard_Tack
gptkbp:regimentalMuseum	gptkb:The_Royal_Winnipeg_Rifles_Regimental_Museum
gptkbp:role	gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:type	gptkb:Primary_Reserve
gptkbp:website	https://www.royalwinnipegrifles.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:King's_Own_Yorkshire_Light_Infantry gptkb:King's_Own_Scottish_Borderers gptkb:Northamptonshire_Regiment gptkb:Royal_Regiment_of_Wales gptkb:The_Rifles_(UK)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6