Royal Naval Division

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formation of the British Armed Forces infantry division military unit

The Royal Naval Division was a unique First World War fighting formation of the British Royal Navy that served as infantry on land, notably at Gallipoli and on the Western Front.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Royal Naval Division canonical	4
Royal Navy Brigade	1
Royal Navy Naval Brigade	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	formation of the British Armed Forces ⓘ infantry division ⓘ military unit ⓘ
allegiance	British Empire ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	63rd (Royal Naval) Division ⓘ RND ⓘ
battleHonour	Arras 1917 ⓘ Cambrai 1917 ⓘ France and Flanders 1914–1918 ⓘ Gallipoli 1915 ⓘ surface form: Gallipoli 1915–1916 Somme 1916 ⓘ Ypres 1917 ⓘ
branch	Royal Navy ⓘ
componentUnit	188th Brigade ⓘ 189th Brigade ⓘ 190th Brigade ⓘ 1st (Naval) Brigade ⓘ 2nd (Naval) Brigade ⓘ 3rd (Naval) Brigade ⓘ Royal Marines ⓘ surface form: Royal Marine Brigade
conflict	World War I ⓘ surface form: First World War
convertedTo	63rd (Royal Naval) Division ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
disbanded	1919 ⓘ
formed	1914 ⓘ
garrison	Crystal Palace, London ⓘ
notableCommander	Major-General Archibald Paris ⓘ Major-General Cameron Shute ⓘ Winston Churchill ⓘ
notableEngagement	Battle of Ancre (1916) ⓘ Battle of Antwerp (1914) ⓘ Battle of Arras (1917) ⓘ Battle of Cambrai ⓘ surface form: Battle of Cambrai (1917) Battle of the Somme ⓘ Battle of Gallipoli ⓘ surface form: Gallipoli campaign Hundred Days Offensive ⓘ Battle of Passchendaele ⓘ surface form: Third Battle of Ypres Western Front ⓘ
notableFeature	battalions named after naval heroes and battles ⓘ naval personnel serving as infantry ⓘ
partOf	Royal Navy ⓘ
raisedFrom	Royal Marines ⓘ Royal Navy Reserve ⓘ surface form: Royal Navy reservists naval volunteers ⓘ
role	land warfare ⓘ naval infantry ⓘ
theatreOfOperations	Belgium ⓘ France ⓘ Battle of Gallipoli ⓘ surface form: Gallipoli

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve → associatedWith → Royal Naval Division ⓘ

Arthur Asquith → militaryBranch → Royal Naval Division ⓘ

Royal Naval Division War Memorial → commemorates → Royal Naval Division ⓘ

Battle of Graspan → armedForceInvolved → Royal Naval Division ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Navy Naval Brigade

British forces in the Second Boer War → hasPart → Royal Naval Division ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Navy Brigade

Siege of Antwerp → notableUnit → Royal Naval Division ⓘ