2/17th Battalion
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The 2/17th Battalion was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served in key campaigns in the Middle East and Pacific during World War II.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2/17th Battalion canonical | 1 |
| 2/17th Battalion (Australia) | 1 |
| 2nd/17th Battalion | 1 |
| 2nd/17th Battalion units | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16927059 — 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: 2/17th Battalion Context triple: [20th Brigade, componentUnit, 2/17th Battalion]
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A.
2/21st Battalion
The 2/21st Battalion was an Australian Army infantry unit of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served in the Pacific during World War II, notably in the defense of Ambon.
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B.
2/13th Battalion
The 2/13th Battalion was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served notably in North Africa, the Middle East, and the Pacific during World War II.
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C.
2/20th Battalion
The 2/20th Battalion was an Australian Army infantry unit of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served notably in the Malayan Campaign and the fall of Singapore during World War II.
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D.
2/15th Battalion
The 2/15th Battalion was an Australian Army infantry unit of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served in key campaigns in North Africa, the Middle East, and the Pacific during World War II.
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E.
2/22nd Battalion
The 2/22nd Battalion was an Australian Army infantry unit of the Second World War, best known for its role in the ill-fated Lark Force garrison at Rabaul in 1942.
- 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: 2/17th Battalion Target entity description: The 2/17th Battalion was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served in key campaigns in the Middle East and Pacific during World War II.
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A.
2/21st Battalion
The 2/21st Battalion was an Australian Army infantry unit of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served in the Pacific during World War II, notably in the defense of Ambon.
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B.
2/13th Battalion
The 2/13th Battalion was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served notably in North Africa, the Middle East, and the Pacific during World War II.
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C.
2/20th Battalion
The 2/20th Battalion was an Australian Army infantry unit of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served notably in the Malayan Campaign and the fall of Singapore during World War II.
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D.
2/15th Battalion
The 2/15th Battalion was an Australian Army infantry unit of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served in key campaigns in North Africa, the Middle East, and the Pacific during World War II.
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E.
2/22nd Battalion
The 2/22nd Battalion was an Australian Army infantry unit of the Second World War, best known for its role in the ill-fated Lark Force garrison at Rabaul in 1942.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: 2/17th Battalion
linked to: 2/17th Battalion
linked to: 2/17th Battalion