Artists Rifles
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The Artists Rifles was a volunteer regiment of the British Army formed in the 19th century, originally composed largely of painters, sculptors, and other creative professionals, which later became an elite officer-training unit.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Artists Rifles canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Territorial Force unit
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regiment of the British Army ⓘ volunteer regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Crown ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
London Scottish Regiment
ⓘ
surface form:
London Regiment
Special Air Service ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| category |
British Army regiments
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Officer training units ⓘ Volunteer military units of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| engagement |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| formedAs | Volunteer Corps ⓘ |
| function | selection and training of officers ⓘ |
| garrison |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| laterRole |
officer cadet battalion
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officer training unit ⓘ |
| motto | Nulli Secundus ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
members often later became officers in other regiments
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strong links to arts and culture in Britain ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with creative professions
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high proportion of commissioned officers in First World War ⓘ |
| originalComposition |
actors
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architects ⓘ musicians ⓘ painters ⓘ sculptors ⓘ writers ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
London artistic community
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professional classes ⓘ |
| reputation |
elite unit
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intellectual and artistic membership ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| trainingFocus |
fieldcraft
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leadership ⓘ tactics ⓘ |
| translationOfMotto | Second to None ⓘ |
| type | rifle volunteers ⓘ |
| uniformType | rifle green ⓘ |
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