143rd Battalion (British Columbia Bantams), CEF
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The 143rd Battalion (British Columbia Bantams), CEF was a First World War Canadian infantry unit composed primarily of shorter-statured volunteers from British Columbia, raised as part of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian Expeditionary Force battalion
ⓘ
First World War military unit ⓘ infantry battalion ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Province of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | volunteers from British Columbia ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| era | 1914–1918 ⓘ |
| forceType | infantry ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | First World War era ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | British Columbia Bantams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | composed primarily of shorter-statured volunteers ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedFor | Canadian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentArea | British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentPolicy | accepted men below standard infantry height ⓘ |
| role | front-line infantry ⓘ |
| service | Canadian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sizeCriterion | shorter-statured men ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfRecruitment | voluntary enlistment ⓘ |
| unitType | bantam battalion ⓘ |
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