British Armed Forces in World War I

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military organization in a specific war

The British Armed Forces in World War I were the military forces of the United Kingdom and its empire that fought primarily against the Central Powers from 1914 to 1918, playing a crucial role on the Western Front and in several other global theaters.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
British Army in World War I	2
British Armed Forces in World War I canonical	1
British Army during World War I	1

Statements (72)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military organization in a specific war ⓘ
alliedWith	Belgian Army in World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ French Army in World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Army in World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Army in World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Armed Forces in World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	British military in the First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	Kitchener's Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Naval blockade of Germany ⓘ Pals battalions NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	World War I ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
endTime	1918 ⓘ
engagedInBattle	Battle of Cambrai (1917) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Jutland NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Loos NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Mons NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Neuve Chapelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Passchendaele NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Marne NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Somme NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallipoli campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamian campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinai and Palestine campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy	British Armed Forces in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
garrisonedIn	British India NERFINISHED ⓘ British Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesBranch	British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Flying Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Naval Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
introducedPractice	expanded use of military aviation for reconnaissance and combat ⓘ large-scale use of tanks in warfare ⓘ systematic use of creeping barrage artillery tactics ⓘ
mobilizationType	mass conscript and volunteer army ⓘ
notableCommander	David Beatty NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas Haig NERFINISHED ⓘ Horatio Kitchener NERFINISHED ⓘ John French NERFINISHED ⓘ John Jellicoe NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedTo	Central Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Allied Powers in World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ British Empire military forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	British Armed Forces in the pre–World War I era NERFINISHED ⓘ
recruitmentMethod	conscription ⓘ voluntary enlistment ⓘ
startTime	1914 ⓘ
supportedBy	Dominion forces of Australia in World War I ⓘ Dominion forces of Canada in World War I ⓘ Dominion forces of New Zealand in World War I ⓘ Dominion forces of South Africa in World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ Forces of British India in World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ
theaterOfOperations	African theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Eastern theatre of World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ Naval war in the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Naval war in the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Naval war in the North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Salonika Front NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedAircraft	Handley Page O/400 NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Sopwith Camel NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedLanguage	English ⓘ
usedWeapon	Lee–Enfield rifle NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewis gun NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark I tank NERFINISHED ⓘ QF 18-pounder field gun NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers machine gun NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

British Armed Forces in World War II → precededBy → British Armed Forces in World War I ⓘ

British VIII Corps → service → British Armed Forces in World War I ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Army in World War I

British First Army → armedForce → British Armed Forces in World War I ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Army in World War I

George Nathan → servedIn → British Armed Forces in World War I ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Army during World War I