The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
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The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry was a historic British Army light infantry regiment with strong regional ties to Yorkshire and a distinguished service record in major conflicts from the 19th to the 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry canonical | 1 |
| Yorkshire Light Infantry | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army regiment
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infantry regiment ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Durham Light Infantry
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King’s Shropshire Light Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own) NERFINISHED ⓘ Somerset Light Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Cambrai 1917
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Normandy 1944 ⓘ Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ Somme 1916 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ypres 1917 ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1881 ⓘ |
| disbandedOrAmalgamated | 1968 ⓘ |
| formedByAmalgamationOf |
105th Regiment of Foot (Madras Light Infantry)
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51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding) Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedUnder | Childers Reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison |
Pontefract
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Wakefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterIncorporatedInto | The Rifles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryUnitType | light infantry ⓘ |
| motto | Cede Nullis ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | KOYLI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
First World War
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Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor |
105th Regiment of Foot (Madras Light Infantry)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding) Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedIn | Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalDepot | Pontefract Barracks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalMarch | The Light Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalMuseum | Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalQuickMarch | Jockey to the Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalRole | line infantry ⓘ |
| regimentalSlowMarch | The Keel Row NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedInTheatre |
India
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Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ North-West Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | The Light Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translationOfMotto | Yield to None ⓘ |
| uniformColour | rifle green facings ⓘ |
| uniformFeature | light infantry bugle horn badge ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yorkshire Light Infantry