Thomas Blamey
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Thomas Blamey was an Australian general who became the country’s first and only field marshal and played a leading role in Allied operations in the Pacific during World War II.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Blamey canonical | 18 |
| Sir Thomas Blamey | 3 |
| Thomas Albert Blamey | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T127148 — 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.
Target entity: Thomas Blamey Context triple: [Japanese Instrument of Surrender, signedBy, Thomas Blamey]
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Claude Auchinleck
Claude Auchinleck was a senior British Army officer and field marshal best known for his leadership of Allied forces in the Middle East during the early stages of World War II.
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Roy Urquhart
Roy Urquhart was a British Army major-general best known for leading the 1st Airborne Division during World War II, particularly in the failed Operation Market Garden at Arnhem in 1944.
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Governor Edward John Eyre
Governor Edward John Eyre was a 19th-century British colonial administrator best known for his brutal suppression of the Morant Bay Rebellion in Jamaica, which sparked major controversy and debate over imperial governance and human rights.
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Lord Roberts
Lord Roberts was a prominent British field marshal who led imperial forces during key late-19th-century colonial campaigns, including in South Africa and India.
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E.
Allan Octavian Hume
Allan Octavian Hume was a British civil servant, political reformer, and ornithologist best known as a founding member of the Indian National Congress and an influential figure in late 19th-century colonial India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Thomas Blamey Target entity description: Thomas Blamey was an Australian general who became the country’s first and only field marshal and played a leading role in Allied operations in the Pacific during World War II.
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A.
Claude Auchinleck
Claude Auchinleck was a senior British Army officer and field marshal best known for his leadership of Allied forces in the Middle East during the early stages of World War II.
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B.
Roy Urquhart
Roy Urquhart was a British Army major-general best known for leading the 1st Airborne Division during World War II, particularly in the failed Operation Market Garden at Arnhem in 1944.
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C.
Governor Edward John Eyre
Governor Edward John Eyre was a 19th-century British colonial administrator best known for his brutal suppression of the Morant Bay Rebellion in Jamaica, which sparked major controversy and debate over imperial governance and human rights.
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D.
Lord Roberts
Lord Roberts was a prominent British field marshal who led imperial forces during key late-19th-century colonial campaigns, including in South Africa and India.
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E.
Allan Octavian Hume
Allan Octavian Hume was a British civil servant, political reformer, and ornithologist best known as a founding member of the Indian National Congress and an influential figure in late 19th-century colonial India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Army officer
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field marshal ⓘ general ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alliedWith | Douglas MacArthur ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order
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Order of St Michael and St George ⓘ
surface form:
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Croix de Guerre ⓘ
surface form:
Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)
Croix de Guerre ⓘ
surface form:
Croix de guerre 1939–1945 (France)
Knight or Dame Commander ⓘ
surface form:
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Knight or Dame Commander ⓘ
surface form:
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Order of the Bath ⓘ
surface form:
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Order of the British Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Legion of Merit ⓘ
surface form:
Legion of Merit (United States)
Order of Orange-Nassau ⓘ
surface form:
Order of Orange-Nassau (Netherlands)
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| burialPlace | Fawkner Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ⓘ |
| child | Charles Blamey ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second Boer War
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World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 24 January 1884 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 27 May 1951 ⓘ |
| education | Wagga Wagga Superior Public School ⓘ |
| familyName | Blamey ⓘ |
| fullName |
Thomas Blamey
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Thomas Albert Blamey
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| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| middleName | Albert ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Australian Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Field Marshal
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General ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first Australian-appointed field marshal
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being the only Australian to hold the rank of field marshal ⓘ |
| occupation |
police officer
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public servant ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Allied operations in the Pacific during World War II
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Borneo campaign (1945) ⓘ New Guinea campaign ⓘ New Guinea campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Papua campaign
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| placeOfBirth | Lake Albert, near Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Melbourne
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surface form:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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| positionHeld |
Chief of the General Staff (Australia)
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Commander of the Second Australian Imperial Force ⓘ Commander, Allied Land Forces, South West Pacific Area ⓘ Commander, I Australian Corps ⓘ Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Military Forces ⓘ |
| promotedToRank | Field Marshal on 8 June 1950 ⓘ |
| religion |
Methodist churches
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surface form:
Methodism
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| residence |
Melbourne
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surface form:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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| serviceNumber | Australian Imperial Force officer ⓘ |
| spouse |
Minnie Millard
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Olive May Harley ⓘ |
| workedAs | schoolteacher ⓘ |
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Subject: Thomas Blamey Description of subject: Thomas Blamey was an Australian general who became the country’s first and only field marshal and played a leading role in Allied operations in the Pacific during World War II.
Referenced by (22)
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