Tasmanian battalion
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The Tasmanian battalion refers to the 2/40th Battalion of the Australian Army, an infantry unit raised during World War II that was largely composed of soldiers from Tasmania.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tasmanian battalion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18674874 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tasmanian battalion Context triple: [2/40th Battalion (Australia), nickname, Tasmanian battalion]
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A.
Australian 25th Brigade
The Australian 25th Brigade was an infantry formation of the Australian Army that saw significant combat in the Middle East and Pacific during the Second World War, particularly in New Guinea campaigns.
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B.
Gold Coast Regiment
The Gold Coast Regiment was a British colonial infantry unit raised in the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana) that served notably in various campaigns, including World War I and World War II, as part of the British West African forces.
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C.
Australian 21st Brigade
The Australian 21st Brigade was an infantry formation of the Second Australian Imperial Force that fought in key Pacific campaigns during World War II, including the New Guinea campaign.
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D.
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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E.
Otago Battalion
The Otago Battalion was a New Zealand infantry unit from the Otago region that served with distinction in the First World War, particularly in the Gallipoli campaign.
- 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: Tasmanian battalion Target entity description: The Tasmanian battalion refers to the 2/40th Battalion of the Australian Army, an infantry unit raised during World War II that was largely composed of soldiers from Tasmania.
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A.
Australian 25th Brigade
The Australian 25th Brigade was an infantry formation of the Australian Army that saw significant combat in the Middle East and Pacific during the Second World War, particularly in New Guinea campaigns.
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B.
Gold Coast Regiment
The Gold Coast Regiment was a British colonial infantry unit raised in the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana) that served notably in various campaigns, including World War I and World War II, as part of the British West African forces.
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C.
Australian 21st Brigade
The Australian 21st Brigade was an infantry formation of the Second Australian Imperial Force that fought in key Pacific campaigns during World War II, including the New Guinea campaign.
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D.
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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E.
Otago Battalion
The Otago Battalion was a New Zealand infantry unit from the Otago region that served with distinction in the First World War, particularly in the Gallipoli campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.