Loyal Edmonton Regiment
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The Loyal Edmonton Regiment is a Canadian Army infantry unit renowned for its distinguished combat service in both World Wars and later conflicts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Loyal Edmonton Regiment canonical | 1 |
| The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T959857 — 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: Loyal Edmonton Regiment Context triple: [Battle of Ortona, notableParticipant, Loyal Edmonton Regiment]
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A.
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry is one of Canada's most distinguished regular army infantry regiments, renowned for its service in major conflicts from the First World War to the present.
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B.
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada is a historic Canadian Army Reserve infantry regiment renowned for its prominent role in the D-Day landings during the Second World War.
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C.
Royal Rifles of Canada
The Royal Rifles of Canada was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army that notably served in the Second World War, including the ill-fated defense of Hong Kong in 1941.
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D.
Regina Rifle Regiment
The Regina Rifle Regiment is a Canadian infantry regiment renowned for its pivotal role in the D-Day landings during the Second World War.
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E.
Royal Winnipeg Rifles
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles is a historic Canadian infantry regiment renowned for its pivotal role in the D-Day landings during the Second World War.
- 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: Loyal Edmonton Regiment Target entity description: The Loyal Edmonton Regiment is a Canadian Army infantry unit renowned for its distinguished combat service in both World Wars and later conflicts.
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A.
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry is one of Canada's most distinguished regular army infantry regiments, renowned for its service in major conflicts from the First World War to the present.
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B.
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada is a historic Canadian Army Reserve infantry regiment renowned for its prominent role in the D-Day landings during the Second World War.
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C.
Royal Rifles of Canada
The Royal Rifles of Canada was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army that notably served in the Second World War, including the ill-fated defense of Hong Kong in 1941.
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D.
Regina Rifle Regiment
The Regina Rifle Regiment is a Canadian infantry regiment renowned for its pivotal role in the D-Day landings during the Second World War.
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E.
Royal Winnipeg Rifles
The Royal Winnipeg Rifles is a historic Canadian infantry regiment renowned for its pivotal role in the D-Day landings during the Second World War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Primary Reserve unit
ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
ⓘ
surface form:
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry
|
| allegiance |
Charles III, King of Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
King of Canada
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| alliance |
Canadian forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Armed Forces
|
| battleHonour |
Italy, 1943–1945
ⓘ
Liri Valley ⓘ North-West Europe campaign ⓘ
surface form:
North-West Europe, 1944–1945
Battle of Passchendaele ⓘ
surface form:
Passchendaele
Sicily 1943 ⓘ
surface form:
Sicily, 1943
Battle of the Somme ⓘ
surface form:
Somme, 1916
Vimy 1917 ⓘ
surface form:
Vimy, 1917
Second Battle of Ypres ⓘ
surface form:
Ypres, 1915
|
| capBadgeFeature |
crown
ⓘ
scroll with regiment name ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole | participation in civic and military ceremonies in Edmonton ⓘ |
| city | Edmonton ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
|
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| decoratedFor | distinguished combat service in both World Wars ⓘ |
| engagement |
domestic operations support in Canada
ⓘ
international deployments through Canadian Army task forces ⓘ |
| garrison |
Edmonton
ⓘ
surface form:
Edmonton, Alberta
|
| hasSubunit | The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Band ⓘ |
| honoraryTitle |
Loyal Edmonton Regiment
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry)
|
| languageOfOperation | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Canadian Army ⓘ |
| motto | Fideli Certa Merces ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | To the faithful a sure reward ⓘ |
| nickname | The Loyal Eddies ⓘ |
| notableTheatre |
Italian campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Campaign
North-West Europe campaign ⓘ
surface form:
North-West Europe Campaign
|
| partOf | 41 Canadian Brigade Group ⓘ |
| province | Alberta ⓘ |
| role | light infantry ⓘ |
| service | Canadian Expeditionary Force traditions ⓘ |
| tradition | maintains regimental museum and archives ⓘ |
| trainingRole | training reserve infantry soldiers ⓘ |
| type | reserve infantry regiment ⓘ |
| uniformBranchColour | rifle green ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Loyal Edmonton Regiment Description of subject: The Loyal Edmonton Regiment is a Canadian Army infantry unit renowned for its distinguished combat service in both World Wars and later conflicts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry)