Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps
The Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps (Abbr.: P&PWVC), also known as Penang Volunteer Corps and Penang Volunteer Rifle was a militia unit in Malaya. It was established on 1 March 1861 and together with Singapore Volunteer Corps and Malacca Volunteer Corps, they were a part of the Crown Colony of the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (SSVF). The Penang Volunteer Rifle was the 3rd Battalion SSVF while Singapore is 1st and 2nd Battalion SSVF and Malacca was the 4th Battalion SSVF. After the expulsion of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965, the Penang Volunteer Rifle became the oldest military unit established in Malaysia.
Q102786
Abbr.
Concept
Q153936
militia
Concept
Q7523144
Singapore Volunteer Corps
UNK
Q7621164
Straits Settlements Volunteer Force
PER
Q4420038
expulsion of Singapore
ORG
Q96398744
Penang and Province Wellesley Volunteer Corps
UNK
1861-03-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1 March 1861
DATE
1965-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1965
DATE
+3^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
3
NUMBER
+1^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
1
NUMBER
+2^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
2
NUMBER
+4^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
4
NUMBER
dissolved, abolished or demolished date