@prefix army:   <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army/> .
@prefix skos:   <http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#> .
@prefix schema: <https://schema.org/> .
@prefix dct:    <http://purl.org/dc/terms/> .
@prefix owl:    <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> .
@prefix rdfs:   <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> .
@prefix xsd:    <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> .
@prefix wd:     <http://www.wikidata.org/entity/> .

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# British Army service vocabulary
#
# A controlled vocabulary of British Army service terms - the corps,
# regiments and formations a person served in, and the roles they held - as
# found in official and historical personnel records, so those records can be
# read and reconciled as linked data.
#
# IDENTITY. The concept is identified by its full term (a readable slug URI)
# and skos:prefLabel; the abbreviation as it appears in a record is a
# PROPERTY (skos:notation), not the identifier - so the vocabulary can grow
# beyond abbreviations without its identifiers changing. Concepts dual-type
# schema:DefinedTerm for the web layer and group under a small set of
# category parents via skos:broader.
#
# FAMILY. This is the Army member of a per-force family alongside
# military-raf and military-navy. They are separate schemes because the same
# abbreviation denotes different things in different services - "Capt" is a
# junior Army rank and a senior Royal Navy one - so one combined scheme would
# need a single concept to mean two ranks at once.
#
# CORPS AND REGIMENTS ARE BOTH FORMATIONS here, and both sit under
# army:formation. The record does not consistently distinguish them, and a
# reader asking which service someone belonged to does not need the
# distinction; where it matters it can be added later without moving any
# identifier.
#
# NAMES CHANGE, AND THE OLD NAME IS STILL TRUE. The Royal Army Service Corps
# became the Royal Corps of Transport in 1965 and part of the Royal Logistic
# Corps in 1993; all three appear in the record, each correct for its date, so
# each is its own concept rather than an altLabel of the newest. Succession is
# recorded with dct:isReplacedBy so a query can follow it deliberately.
#
# WHAT IS NOT HERE. The Indian Army was a distinct force under the Crown
# rather than a component of the British Army, and has its own scheme
# (military-indian-army). The cadet organisations are youth bodies rather than
# formations - and the Combined Cadet Force is tri-service - so they have
# theirs (military-cadet), which records affiliation with skos:related rather
# than asserting it as a person's own service.
#
# SOURCES. The terms and expansions are the standard forms used in the London
# Gazette's own service notices, cross-referenced with the British Army and
# standard reference works; Wikidata is linked per concept by skos:exactMatch
# where the UK item is verified.
#################################################################

<https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army>
    a owl:Ontology, skos:ConceptScheme, schema:DefinedTermSet ;
    dct:title        "British Army service vocabulary"@en ;
    dct:description  "Controlled vocabulary of British Army service terms - the corps, regiments and formations a person served in - as used in official and historical personnel records. The full term is the identifier; its abbreviation (e.g. REME) is a property."@en ;
    skos:prefLabel   "British Army service vocabulary"@en ;
    owl:versionIRI   <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army/0.1> ;
    owl:versionInfo  "0.1.0-draft" ;
    dct:modified     "2026-08-13"^^xsd:date ;
    dct:license      <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/> ;
    dct:source       <https://www.thegazette.co.uk/> ;
    rdfs:seeAlso     <https://www.army.mod.uk/> ;
    skos:scopeNote   "Scope: British Army corps, regiments and formations seen in gazetted and historical records, including the Territorial Army. Cadet organisations are in military-cadet and the forces of British India in military-indian-army. Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Air Force terms belong in their own schemes (military-navy, military-raf). Ranks and appointments will follow in this scheme under army:role. Medals and post-nominals are out of scope - see /def/honours."@en ;
    skos:hasTopConcept
        army:formation ,
        army:role .

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# Categories
#################################################################

army:formation
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel    "Formation or corps"@en ;
    skos:definition   "A corps, regiment, formation or force named in records (not a role held by a person)."@en ;
    skos:inScheme     <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:topConceptOf <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> .

army:role
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel    "Role"@en ;
    skos:definition   "A rank, appointment or trade held by a person. Reserved; populated as the record is read."@en ;
    skos:inScheme     <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:topConceptOf <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> .

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# Corps and formations
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army:territorial-army
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Territorial Army"@en ;
    skos:notation  "TA" ;
    skos:editorialNote "A reserve force rather than a corps: an entry commonly names both a corps and the Territorial Army."@en ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q1195886 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:corps-of-royal-engineers
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Corps of Royal Engineers"@en ;
    skos:notation  "RE" ;
    skos:altLabel  "Royal Engineers"@en ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q1247232 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:royal-regiment-of-artillery
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Royal Regiment of Artillery"@en ;
    skos:notation  "RA" ;
    skos:altLabel  "Royal Artillery"@en ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q753374 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:royal-corps-of-signals
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Royal Corps of Signals"@en ;
    skos:notation  "R SIGNALS" ;
    skos:altLabel  "Royal Signals"@en ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q1637886 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:royal-army-service-corps
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Royal Army Service Corps"@en ;
    skos:notation  "RASC" ;
    skos:editorialNote "Became the Royal Corps of Transport in 1965; kept as its own concept because the older name is correct for its date."@en ;
    dct:isReplacedBy army:royal-corps-of-transport ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q2892755 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:royal-army-ordnance-corps
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Royal Army Ordnance Corps"@en ;
    skos:notation  "RAOC" ;
    skos:editorialNote "Absorbed into the Royal Logistic Corps in 1993."@en ;
    dct:isReplacedBy army:royal-logistic-corps ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q2600242 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:royal-army-medical-corps
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Royal Army Medical Corps"@en ;
    skos:notation  "RAMC" ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q1637887 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .


army:parachute-regiment
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Parachute Regiment"@en ;
    skos:notation  "PARA" ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q1434737 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:royal-armoured-corps
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Royal Armoured Corps"@en ;
    skos:notation  "RAC" ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q2168585 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:intelligence-corps
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Intelligence Corps"@en ;
    skos:notation  "INT CORPS" ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q1662868 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:royal-logistic-corps
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Royal Logistic Corps"@en ;
    skos:notation  "RLC" ;
    skos:editorialNote "Formed in 1993 from the Royal Corps of Transport, the Royal Army Ordnance Corps and others."@en ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q1637885 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:royal-corps-of-transport
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Royal Corps of Transport"@en ;
    skos:notation  "RCT" ;
    skos:editorialNote "Successor to the Royal Army Service Corps, absorbed into the Royal Logistic Corps in 1993."@en ;
    dct:isReplacedBy army:royal-logistic-corps ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q2168583 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:royal-military-police
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Royal Military Police"@en ;
    skos:notation  "RMP" ;
    skos:altLabel  "Corps of Royal Military Police"@en ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q1637892 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:womens-royal-army-corps
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Women's Royal Army Corps"@en ;
    skos:notation  "WRAC" ;
    skos:editorialNote "Disbanded in 1992, its members transferring to the corps they served with."@en ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q2557759 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:royal-tank-regiment
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Royal Tank Regiment"@en ;
    skos:notation  "RTR" ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q1637894 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:royal-army-pay-corps
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Royal Army Pay Corps"@en ;
    skos:notation  "RAPC" ;
    skos:editorialNote "Absorbed into the Adjutant General's Corps in 1992."@en ;
    dct:isReplacedBy army:adjutant-generals-corps ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q7373374 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:grenadier-guards
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Grenadier Guards"@en ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q1140686 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:royal-anglian-regiment
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Royal Anglian Regiment"@en ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q2168576 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:scots-guards
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Scots Guards"@en ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q1546457 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:coldstream-guards
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Coldstream Guards"@en ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q1112060 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:irish-guards
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Irish Guards"@en ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q1258429 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:royal-green-jackets
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Royal Green Jackets"@en ;
    skos:notation  "RGJ" ;
    skos:editorialNote "Merged into The Rifles in 2007."@en ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q2168581 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:welsh-guards
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Welsh Guards"@en ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q1637895 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:adjutant-generals-corps
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Adjutant General's Corps"@en ;
    skos:notation  "AGC" ;
    skos:editorialNote "Formed in 1992 from the pay, police, educational and legal corps."@en ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q555096 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:queen-alexandras-royal-army-nursing-corps
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps"@en ;
    skos:notation  "QARANC" ;
    skos:altLabel  "Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service"@en ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q7269073 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:royal-army-educational-corps
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Royal Army Educational Corps"@en ;
    skos:notation  "RAEC" ;
    skos:editorialNote "Absorbed into the Adjutant General's Corps in 1992."@en ;
    dct:isReplacedBy army:adjutant-generals-corps ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q7373371 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:corps-of-royal-electrical-and-mechanical-engineers
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers"@en ;
    skos:notation  "REME" ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q1140682 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:rifle-brigade
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Rifle Brigade"@en ;
    skos:editorialNote "Merged into the Royal Green Jackets in 1966."@en ;
    dct:isReplacedBy army:royal-green-jackets ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q2000199 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:royal-hampshire-regiment
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Royal Hampshire Regiment"@en ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q2168579 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:royal-army-veterinary-corps
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Royal Army Veterinary Corps"@en ;
    skos:notation  "RAVC" ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q7373376 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:royal-army-dental-corps
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Royal Army Dental Corps"@en ;
    skos:notation  "RADC" ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q7373369 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:brigade-of-gurkhas
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Brigade of Gurkhas"@en ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q894896 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:infantry
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Infantry"@en ;
    skos:editorialNote "The arm rather than a named regiment: the entry says only that the man was an infantry officer."@en ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q4262041 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .



army:general-list
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "General List"@en ;
    skos:editorialNote "An administrative list for officers not held against a particular corps or regiment, not a formation anyone served in. Recorded because it is what the entry names."@en ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .

army:army-air-corps
    a skos:Concept, schema:DefinedTerm ;
    skos:prefLabel "Army Air Corps"@en ;
    skos:notation  "AAC" ;
    skos:exactMatch wd:Q655466 ;
    skos:inScheme  <https://id.honoria.co.uk/def/military-army> ;
    skos:broader   army:formation .