Don-Rak War Cemetery
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Don-Rak War Cemetery is a Commonwealth war cemetery in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, where thousands of Allied prisoners of war who died during the construction of the Burma Railway in World War II are buried.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Don-Rak War Cemetery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12870710 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Don-Rak War Cemetery Context triple: [Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, alsoKnownAs, Don-Rak War Cemetery]
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A.
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery is a Commonwealth war cemetery in Myanmar where many Allied prisoners of war who died building the Burma Railway are buried and commemorated.
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B.
Kohima War Cemetery
Kohima War Cemetery is a World War II memorial and burial ground in Kohima, India, commemorating Allied soldiers who died in the Battle of Kohima.
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C.
Commonwealth War Cemetery
The Commonwealth War Cemetery at El Alamein is a major military burial ground in Egypt commemorating Allied soldiers, primarily from Commonwealth nations, who died in the North African campaigns of World War II.
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D.
Colenso military cemetery
Colenso military cemetery is a burial ground in South Africa where soldiers who died in the Battle of Colenso during the Second Boer War are commemorated and interred.
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E.
Overloon War Cemetery
Overloon War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground in the Netherlands commemorating soldiers who died in the fighting around Overloon during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Don-Rak War Cemetery Target entity description: Don-Rak War Cemetery is a Commonwealth war cemetery in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, where thousands of Allied prisoners of war who died during the construction of the Burma Railway in World War II are buried.
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A.
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery is a Commonwealth war cemetery in Myanmar where many Allied prisoners of war who died building the Burma Railway are buried and commemorated.
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B.
Kohima War Cemetery
Kohima War Cemetery is a World War II memorial and burial ground in Kohima, India, commemorating Allied soldiers who died in the Battle of Kohima.
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C.
Commonwealth War Cemetery
The Commonwealth War Cemetery at El Alamein is a major military burial ground in Egypt commemorating Allied soldiers, primarily from Commonwealth nations, who died in the North African campaigns of World War II.
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D.
Colenso military cemetery
Colenso military cemetery is a burial ground in South Africa where soldiers who died in the Battle of Colenso during the Second Boer War are commemorated and interred.
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E.
Overloon War Cemetery
Overloon War Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground in the Netherlands commemorating soldiers who died in the fighting around Overloon during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Commonwealth war cemetery
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military cemetery ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Burma Railway
NERFINISHED
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Death Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Japanese Army prisoner-of-war camps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialOf |
Allied soldiers
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civilian labourers ⓘ prisoners of war ⓘ |
| category |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries in Thailand
ⓘ
World War II cemeteries ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Allied prisoners of war
ⓘ
Commonwealth military personnel ⓘ World War II casualties ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Cross of Sacrifice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stone of Remembrance NERFINISHED ⓘ landscaped lawns ⓘ memorial structures ⓘ rows of headstones ⓘ |
| hasGraveType |
marked graves
ⓘ
unidentified graves ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Commonwealth War Graves Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOnInscriptions |
English
ⓘ
other Commonwealth languages ⓘ |
| hasUse | war grave cemetery ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kanchanaburi
NERFINISHED
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Kanchanaburi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bridge on the River Kwai
NERFINISHED
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Kanchanaburi War Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ River Kwai NERFINISHED ⓘ Thai–Burma Railway Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Burma Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Commonwealth War Graves Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialFor | victims of forced labour on the Burma Railway ⓘ |
| operator | Commonwealth War Graves Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
burial of World War II casualties
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commemoration of war dead ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
pilgrimage visits by relatives of the dead
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war tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Don-Rak War Cemetery Description of subject: Don-Rak War Cemetery is a Commonwealth war cemetery in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, where thousands of Allied prisoners of war who died during the construction of the Burma Railway in World War II are buried.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.