Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps

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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.


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

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