British Expeditionary Force

Summary

British Expeditionary Force is a military unit^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• British Expeditionary Force is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• British Expeditionary Force's image is recorded as Royal Irish Rifles ration party Somme July 1916.jpg^[4].
• British Expeditionary Force's instance of is recorded as military unit^[5].
• British Expeditionary Force's Commons category is recorded as British Expeditionary Force (World War I)^[6].
• +1914-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of British Expeditionary Force^[7].
• British Expeditionary Force's participated in conflict is recorded as World War I^[8].
• British Expeditionary Force's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01ddpz^[9].
• British Expeditionary Force's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 96388^[10].
• British Expeditionary Force's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/British-Expeditionary-Force^[11].
• British Expeditionary Force's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'British Expeditionary Force'}^[12].
• British Expeditionary Force's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BEF'}^[13].
• British Expeditionary Force's National Library of Wales Authority ID is recorded as british-expeditionary-force^[14].
• British Expeditionary Force's order of battle is recorded as British Expeditionary Force order of battle in 1914^[15].
• British Expeditionary Force's Lex ID is recorded as British_Expeditionary_Force^[16].
• British Expeditionary Force's 1914-1918-Online ID is recorded as british_expeditionary_force^[17].
• British Expeditionary Force's SNARC ID is recorded as Elleanthus^[18].

Body

Founding

+1914-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of British Expeditionary Force^[7].

Identity

British Expeditionary Force's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'BEF'}^[13].

Why It Matters

British Expeditionary Force ranks in the top 1% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]