Sir William Holmes
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Sir William Holmes was a senior British Army officer who commanded the British Ninth Army in the Middle East during the Second World War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir William Holmes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16443701 — 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: Sir William Holmes Context triple: [British Ninth Army, notableCommander, Sir William Holmes]
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A.
Sir William Dixson
Sir William Dixson was an Australian businessman, collector, and philanthropist renowned for amassing and donating a major collection of Australiana and historical materials to public institutions.
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B.
Sir William Constable
Sir William Constable was a 17th-century English parliamentarian and military officer who supported the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War and served as one of the regicides of King Charles I.
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C.
Sir William Hodge
Sir William Hodge was a distinguished British judge who served as a Lord Justice of Appeal and was known for his significant contributions to the English legal system.
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D.
Sir William Oliver
Sir William Oliver was a British official and military figure who notably served in high-ranking administrative roles, including the governorship of Portsmouth.
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E.
Sir Arthur Rymill
Sir Arthur Rymill was a prominent South Australian businessman, lawyer, and Lord Mayor of Adelaide known for his civic leadership and contributions to the city's development.
- 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: Sir William Holmes Target entity description: Sir William Holmes was a senior British Army officer who commanded the British Ninth Army in the Middle East during the Second World War.
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A.
Sir William Dixson
Sir William Dixson was an Australian businessman, collector, and philanthropist renowned for amassing and donating a major collection of Australiana and historical materials to public institutions.
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B.
Sir William Constable
Sir William Constable was a 17th-century English parliamentarian and military officer who supported the Parliamentary cause during the English Civil War and served as one of the regicides of King Charles I.
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C.
Sir William Hodge
Sir William Hodge was a distinguished British judge who served as a Lord Justice of Appeal and was known for his significant contributions to the English legal system.
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D.
Sir William Oliver
Sir William Oliver was a British official and military figure who notably served in high-ranking administrative roles, including the governorship of Portsmouth.
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E.
Sir Arthur Rymill
Sir Arthur Rymill was a prominent South Australian businessman, lawyer, and Lord Mayor of Adelaide known for his civic leadership and contributions to the city's development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.