Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps

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colonial volunteer military unit militia

The Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps was a colonial-era volunteer military unit based in Penang and Province Wellesley that later became part of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force.

Aliases (1)

Penang units of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force ×1

Statements (34)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial volunteer military unit → militia →
associatedWith	defence of Penang → defence of Province Wellesley →
commandStructure	Straits Settlements colonial administration →
continent	Asia →
country	British Malaya →
followedBy	Penang units of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force →
garrison	Penang → Province Wellesley →
hasPart	artillery unit → infantry unit →
historyPeriod	early 20th century → late 19th century →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Penang → Province Wellesley → Straits Settlements →
locatedInPresentDayTerritory	Malaysia → Penang state →
militaryBranch	Volunteer Force → colonial auxiliary forces →
militaryRole	local defence → support to regular British forces →
namedAfter	Penang → Province Wellesley →
notableFor	being an early volunteer corps in British Malaya →
operatedBy	British colonial government →
partOf	British Empire military forces in Malaya → Straits Settlements Volunteer Force →
recruitedFrom	European residents in Penang → local inhabitants of Penang → local inhabitants of Province Wellesley →
typeOfOrganization	part-time military force →
usedLanguage	English →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps ("Penang units of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force") →	followedBy
Straits Settlements Volunteer Force →	formedFrom