Corporal Peter Newkirk
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Corporal Peter Newkirk is a witty, resourceful British RAF corporal and master of disguise who serves as one of Colonel Hogan’s key operatives in the World War II sitcom "Hogan’s Heroes."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Corporal Peter Newkirk canonical | 3 |
| commands Corporal Peter Newkirk | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17576602 — 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)
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Target entity: Corporal Peter Newkirk Context triple: [Hogan's Heroes, hasMainCharacter, Corporal Peter Newkirk]
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A.
Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant
Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant was an American lawyer and Continental Congress delegate from New Jersey who played a significant role in the early political and legal foundations of the United States.
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B.
Sergeant Francis Troy
Sergeant Francis Troy is a dashing but reckless soldier whose charm, impulsiveness, and moral failings drive much of the romantic and tragic tension in Thomas Hardy’s novel "Far from the Madding Crowd."
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C.
Sergeant Putnam
Sergeant Putnam is a fictional military character played by British actor Bernard Hill.
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D.
Sergeant Flint
Sergeant Flint is a supporting police sergeant character in the animated comedy series "Hong Kong Phooey," often serving as the oblivious lawman whom the bumbling superhero secretly assists.
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E.
Sergeant John Benton
Sergeant John Benton is a loyal and down-to-earth UNIT non-commissioned officer from the classic Doctor Who television series, known for assisting the Doctor in defending Earth from alien threats.
- 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: Corporal Peter Newkirk Target entity description: Corporal Peter Newkirk is a witty, resourceful British RAF corporal and master of disguise who serves as one of Colonel Hogan’s key operatives in the World War II sitcom "Hogan’s Heroes."
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A.
Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant
Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant was an American lawyer and Continental Congress delegate from New Jersey who played a significant role in the early political and legal foundations of the United States.
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B.
Sergeant Francis Troy
Sergeant Francis Troy is a dashing but reckless soldier whose charm, impulsiveness, and moral failings drive much of the romantic and tragic tension in Thomas Hardy’s novel "Far from the Madding Crowd."
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C.
Sergeant Putnam
Sergeant Putnam is a fictional military character played by British actor Bernard Hill.
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D.
Sergeant Flint
Sergeant Flint is a supporting police sergeant character in the animated comedy series "Hong Kong Phooey," often serving as the oblivious lawman whom the bumbling superhero secretly assists.
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E.
Sergeant John Benton
Sergeant John Benton is a loyal and down-to-earth UNIT non-commissioned officer from the classic Doctor Who television series, known for assisting the Doctor in defending Earth from alien threats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Corporal Peter Newkirk