The Cape Town Rifles (Dukes)
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The Cape Town Rifles (Dukes) is a historic South African infantry regiment based in Cape Town, known for its long-standing service in the country’s volunteer and reserve forces.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infantry regiment
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ reserve force unit ⓘ |
| allegiance |
South African Defence Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African National Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cape Town Rifles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Dukes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cape Town military history
ⓘ
South African military history ⓘ |
| basedIn | Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | South African Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
Second Boer War ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
South African Border War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| countryDuringService |
Cape Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
reserve soldiers
ⓘ
volunteer soldiers ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cape Town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ Western Cape ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | land forces ⓘ |
| nickname | Dukes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historic status as a Cape Town regiment
ⓘ
long-standing service in South African volunteer forces ⓘ |
| partOf | South African Army Reserve Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| role |
infantry
ⓘ
light infantry ⓘ |
| serviceType |
reserve force
ⓘ
volunteer force ⓘ |
| tradition | British-style regimental system ⓘ |
| type | line infantry ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Royal Green Jackets