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The 79th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, also known as The Sparrows, was a Royal Artillery unit of the British Army that fought with distinction in the Battle of Britain, the Battle of Java, and the Battle of Timor.

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rdfs:label	79th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery
rdfs:comment	The 79th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, also known as The Sparrows, was a Royal Artillery unit of the British Army that fought with distinction in the Battle of Britain, the Battle of Java, and the Battle of Timor.
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filename	British Grenadiers.ogg
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identification symbol	100(xsd:integer) 190(xsd:integer)
ceremonial chief	HM King George VI
Country	United Kingdom
Type	23(xsd:integer)
identification symbol label	Light Anti-Aircraft patch. The Sparrows The hat of - an Australian Slouch Hat, folded pungaree, and Royal Artillery Cap Badge.
Caption	Royal Artillery Cap Badge and Anti-Aircraft Patch
Dates	1939(xsd:integer)
colonel of the regiment	Lt-Col Martin Saunders
Unit Name	79(xsd:integer) 'The Sparrows'
notable commanders	Major Jack Dempsey
Title	"The British Grenadiers"
Allegiance	Allies of World War II
Battles	Second World War Battle of Java (1942) Battle of Britain dbkwik:resource/4VTxq3dmoMVglNeh0Vj-dw==
Description	"The British Grenadiers" performed by the United States Army Band Strings ensemble
Nicknames	"The Sparrows"
Casualties	0(xsd:integer) 1(xsd:integer) 3(xsd:integer) 4(xsd:integer) 19(xsd:integer) 40(xsd:integer) 47(xsd:integer) 66(xsd:integer) Executed Illness Wounds Killed in Action Accident * 5 * 23 * 1 * 11 17 Malang Branch Missing Presumed Dead Timor Branch Total Casualties * Burma-Siam * Japan * Malaya/Singapore * Netherlands East Indies Hellship
Colours	The guns are regarded as the regimental colours and are accorded the same compliments as the Standards, Guidons and Colours of the Cavalry and Infantry
colonel of the regiment label	Regiment Commander
Anniversaries	--02-23
March	British Grenadiers Scipio
equipment label	Artillery Anti-Aircraft 40.0 Mark I Quick-Firing ‘Bofors’
Place	Far East
Motto	Quo Fas Et Gloria Ducunt Ubique
Conflict	79(xsd:integer)
Size	3(xsd:integer)
abstract	The 79th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery, also known as The Sparrows, was a Royal Artillery unit of the British Army that fought with distinction in the Battle of Britain, the Battle of Java, and the Battle of Timor.

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