RWR

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RWR is the abbreviation for the Royal Winnipeg Rifles, an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army Reserve based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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RWR canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Primary Reserve unit
infantry regiment
abbreviation RWR
allegiance King of Canada
alliance Primary Reserve of the Canadian Army
basedAt Minto Armoury, Winnipeg
linked to: Minto Armoury
branch Canadian Army
ceremonialChief Anne, Princess Royal
country Canada
engagedIn First World War
linked to: World War I

Korean War
North-West Rebellion of 1885
Second Boer War
Second World War
linked to: World War II

War in Afghanistan
foundedBy Canadian Militia
linked to: Canadian militia
garrison Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
hasBattleHonour Afghanistan
D-Day
First World War
linked to: World War I

Juno Beach
Korea
Normandy 1944
linked to: D-Day

North West Rebellion
Second World War
linked to: World War II

South African War
linked to: Second Boer War
hasLanguage English
French
hasMuseum Royal Winnipeg Rifles Museum
hasPredecessor 90th Winnipeg Battalion of Rifles
hasRegimentalColour Queen’s Colour
Regimental Colour
hasRegimentalFamily Royal Winnipeg Rifles Association
Royal Winnipeg Rifles Cadet Corps
location Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
march Pork, Beans and Hard Tack
The Keel Row
militaryBranch Canadian Army
motto Hosti acie nominati
mottoLanguage Latin
mottoTranslation Named by the enemy
nickname Little Black Devils
partOf Canadian Army Reserve
patronSaint Saint Maurice
role light infantry
type line infantry
uniformFeature blackened buttons and badges
rifle green uniforms

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Royal Winnipeg Rifles hasAbbreviation RWR
subject linked to: R Wpg Rif
Royal Winnipeg Rifles abbreviation RWR
subject linked to: RWR