New Zealand Defence Service Medal
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The New Zealand Defence Service Medal is a New Zealand military service medal awarded to recognize the service of current and former members of the New Zealand Defence Force.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Zealand Defence Service Medal canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21913960 — 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: New Zealand Defence Service Medal Context triple: [Willie Apiata, awardReceived, New Zealand Defence Service Medal]
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A.
New Zealand Operational Service Medal
The New Zealand Operational Service Medal is a campaign medal awarded to New Zealand Defence Force personnel and certain civilians for service in designated operational areas since 3 September 1945.
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B.
New Zealand General Service Medal
The New Zealand General Service Medal is a campaign medal awarded to New Zealand military and certain civilian personnel for service in specified operations or conflicts designated by the New Zealand government.
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C.
New Zealand Gallantry Medal
The New Zealand Gallantry Medal is a national military decoration awarded for acts of exceptional courage and bravery in operational service.
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D.
New Zealand Gallantry Decoration
The New Zealand Gallantry Decoration is a national military award recognizing acts of exceptional bravery and heroism in operational service.
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E.
New Zealand Bravery Medal
The New Zealand Bravery Medal is a national honour awarded to individuals who perform acts of bravery in dangerous situations, often at personal risk.
- 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: New Zealand Defence Service Medal Target entity description: The New Zealand Defence Service Medal is a New Zealand military service medal awarded to recognize the service of current and former members of the New Zealand Defence Force.
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A.
New Zealand Operational Service Medal
The New Zealand Operational Service Medal is a campaign medal awarded to New Zealand Defence Force personnel and certain civilians for service in designated operational areas since 3 September 1945.
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B.
New Zealand General Service Medal
The New Zealand General Service Medal is a campaign medal awarded to New Zealand military and certain civilian personnel for service in specified operations or conflicts designated by the New Zealand government.
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C.
New Zealand Gallantry Medal
The New Zealand Gallantry Medal is a national military decoration awarded for acts of exceptional courage and bravery in operational service.
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D.
New Zealand Gallantry Decoration
The New Zealand Gallantry Decoration is a national military award recognizing acts of exceptional bravery and heroism in operational service.
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E.
New Zealand Bravery Medal
The New Zealand Bravery Medal is a national honour awarded to individuals who perform acts of bravery in dangerous situations, often at personal risk.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Air Marshal Kevin Short