Gold Coast Regiment

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British colonial regiment colonial military unit infantry regiment

The Gold Coast Regiment was a British colonial infantry unit raised in the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana) that served notably in various campaigns, including World War I and World War II, as part of the British West African forces.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British colonial regiment ⓘ colonial military unit ⓘ infantry regiment ⓘ
allegiance	British Empire ⓘ
associatedWith	Ghanaian military history ⓘ Gold Coast Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	British colonial military units and formations ⓘ Infantry regiments of the United Kingdom ⓘ Military units and formations of the British Empire ⓘ
commandLanguage	English ⓘ
conflict	Burma Campaign (World War II) NERFINISHED ⓘ Cameroons Campaign (World War I) NERFINISHED ⓘ East African Campaign (World War I) NERFINISHED ⓘ East African Campaign (World War II) NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
disestablishedIn	after independence of Ghana ⓘ
garrisonLocation	Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ
governedBy	War Office (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalPeriod	World War I era NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II era ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
militaryBranch	British Army ⓘ
notableFor	contribution to Allied war effort in both world wars ⓘ use of African soldiers under British officers ⓘ
notableRole	participation in British colonial campaigns in Africa ⓘ service in World War I as part of British West African forces ⓘ service in World War II as part of British West African forces ⓘ
partOf	British West African forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal West African Frontier Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
raisedBy	British colonial administration in the Gold Coast ⓘ
raisedIn	Gold Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ
recruitedFrom	Gold Coast population ⓘ indigenous soldiers of the Gold Coast ⓘ
role	colonial defense ⓘ expeditionary warfare ⓘ light infantry ⓘ
subordinateTo	British colonial authorities in West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
successor	Ghana Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
theatreOfOperations	Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
type	infantry ⓘ

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West African Frontier Force → componentUnit → Gold Coast Regiment ⓘ