New Guinea Volunteer Rifles detachment
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The New Guinea Volunteer Rifles detachment was a locally raised militia unit in the Territory of New Guinea that provided reconnaissance, security, and support to Australian forces during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Guinea Volunteer Rifles detachment canonical | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military formation
ⓘ
militia unit ⓘ |
| activity |
intelligence gathering
ⓘ
local defence ⓘ patrolling ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Allied forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | locally enlisted personnel ⓘ |
| conflict |
Pacific War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| countryServed | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| function | support of regular Australian Army units ⓘ |
| garrison | New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Territory of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | New Guinea Volunteer Rifles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOpponent | Imperial Japanese forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedBy | local residents of the Territory of New Guinea ⓘ |
| role |
reconnaissance
ⓘ
security ⓘ support to Australian forces ⓘ |
| side | Allies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Australian military authorities in New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit |
infantry
ⓘ
volunteer unit ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.