111th (West African) Brigade
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The 111th (West African) Brigade was a British Army formation composed largely of West African troops that served in long-range jungle operations in Burma during the Second World War.
All labels observed (1)
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| 111th (West African) Brigade canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17274075 — 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: 111th (West African) Brigade Context triple: [3rd Indian Infantry Division (Chindits), subordinateUnit, 111th (West African) Brigade]
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3rd West African Brigade
The 3rd West African Brigade was a British colonial infantry formation composed mainly of West African troops that served in the Burma Campaign during the Second World War.
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81st (West Africa) Division
The 81st (West Africa) Division was a British Empire infantry division composed largely of West African troops that fought in the Burma Campaign during the Second World War.
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C.
90th Light Africa Division
The 90th Light Africa Division was a German Wehrmacht motorized infantry division that fought in the North African Campaign during World War II as part of the Afrika Korps.
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D.
Equatoria Corps
Equatoria Corps was a predominantly southern Sudanese military formation in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan whose soldiers played a key role in early mutinies and resistance that foreshadowed Sudan’s postcolonial conflicts.
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E.
South African Brigade
The South African Brigade was a World War I infantry formation of the Union of South Africa that fought as part of the British Army, noted for its heavy losses and bravery on the Western Front.
- 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: 111th (West African) Brigade Target entity description: The 111th (West African) Brigade was a British Army formation composed largely of West African troops that served in long-range jungle operations in Burma during the Second World War.
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A.
3rd West African Brigade
The 3rd West African Brigade was a British colonial infantry formation composed mainly of West African troops that served in the Burma Campaign during the Second World War.
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B.
81st (West Africa) Division
The 81st (West Africa) Division was a British Empire infantry division composed largely of West African troops that fought in the Burma Campaign during the Second World War.
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C.
90th Light Africa Division
The 90th Light Africa Division was a German Wehrmacht motorized infantry division that fought in the North African Campaign during World War II as part of the Afrika Korps.
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D.
Equatoria Corps
Equatoria Corps was a predominantly southern Sudanese military formation in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan whose soldiers played a key role in early mutinies and resistance that foreshadowed Sudan’s postcolonial conflicts.
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E.
South African Brigade
The South African Brigade was a World War I infantry formation of the Union of South Africa that fought as part of the British Army, noted for its heavy losses and bravery on the Western Front.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
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