2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment
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The 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment is an infantry battalion of the British Army’s Yorkshire Regiment, historically involved in various overseas deployments and operational tours.
All labels observed (1)
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| 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13297390 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment Context triple: [Yorkshire Regiment, hasBattalion, 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment]
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2nd East Yorkshire Regiment
The 2nd East Yorkshire Regiment was a battalion of the British Army’s East Yorkshire Regiment, known for its service in major conflicts such as the First and Second World Wars.
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2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment
The 2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment was a British Army infantry battalion that served in multiple major campaigns, including in the Far East during the Second World War.
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C.
2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment
The 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment was a regular infantry battalion of the British Army’s Manchester Regiment that served in key campaigns of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including the Second Boer War and World War I.
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D.
42nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers
The 42nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers was a British Army unit of the First World War, best known as one of the Jewish Legion battalions composed largely of Jewish volunteers who fought in the Palestine campaign.
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E.
2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment
The 2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment was a British Army infantry battalion that saw notable service in both World Wars, including distinguished action during the Malayan Campaign of 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: 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment Target entity description: The 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment is an infantry battalion of the British Army’s Yorkshire Regiment, historically involved in various overseas deployments and operational tours.
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A.
2nd East Yorkshire Regiment
The 2nd East Yorkshire Regiment was a battalion of the British Army’s East Yorkshire Regiment, known for its service in major conflicts such as the First and Second World Wars.
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B.
2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment
The 2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment was a British Army infantry battalion that served in multiple major campaigns, including in the Far East during the Second World War.
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C.
2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment
The 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment was a regular infantry battalion of the British Army’s Manchester Regiment that served in key campaigns of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including the Second Boer War and World War I.
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D.
42nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers
The 42nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers was a British Army unit of the First World War, best known as one of the Jewish Legion battalions composed largely of Jewish volunteers who fought in the Palestine campaign.
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E.
2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment
The 2nd Battalion, East Surrey Regiment was a British Army infantry battalion that saw notable service in both World Wars, including distinguished action during the Malayan Campaign of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army unit
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infantry battalion ⓘ |
| alliance |
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
NERFINISHED
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Royal Australian Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bahrain Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bangladesh Army NERFINISHED ⓘ The Barbados Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bermuda Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ The Botswana Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ The Cape Town Highlanders NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fiji Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ghana Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ The Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ The Jamaica Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ The Jordanian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kenyan Army NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kuwait Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nepalese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nigerian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ The Oman Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ The Pakistan Army NERFINISHED ⓘ The Qatar Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ The Royal Canadian Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ The Royal Gibraltar Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ The Royal Malay Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ The Saudi Arabian National Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sierra Leone Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ The Singapore Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ The Sri Lanka Light Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ The Tanzanian People’s Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ The Trinidad and Tobago Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ugandan People’s Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
operational tours
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overseas deployments ⓘ |
| formedByAmalgamationOf |
Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (West Riding)
NERFINISHED
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Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own Yorkshire Regiment) NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince of Wales’s Own Regiment of Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonLabel | battalion ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | 2 YORKS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBattleHonours |
Afghanistan
NERFINISHED
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Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasName | 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | infantry ⓘ |
| partOf | Yorkshire Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalFamily | Green Howards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | line infantry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment Description of subject: The 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment is an infantry battalion of the British Army’s Yorkshire Regiment, historically involved in various overseas deployments and operational tours.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.