Passchendaele Canadian Memorial
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The Passchendaele Canadian Memorial is a World War I monument in Belgium commemorating the Canadian Corps’ heavy sacrifices and pivotal role in capturing Passchendaele in 1917.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Passchendaele Canadian Memorial canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2043681 — 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: Passchendaele Canadian Memorial Context triple: [Battle of Passchendaele, memorial, Passchendaele Canadian Memorial]
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A.
Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial
The Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial is a major First World War commemorative site in France that honors the sacrifices of the Newfoundland Regiment, preserving the battlefield where they suffered devastating losses on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
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B.
Canadian National Vimy Memorial
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a monumental First World War memorial in France that honors Canadian soldiers who fought and died in the conflict, particularly those with no known grave.
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C.
Ontario Veterans Memorial
The Ontario Veterans Memorial is a large granite wall monument in Toronto that commemorates the service and sacrifice of Canadian military veterans throughout the country’s history.
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D.
Monument commémoratif de guerre du Canada
Monument commémoratif de guerre du Canada is the French name for Canada’s National War Memorial in Ottawa, a major monument honoring Canadians who served and died in military conflicts.
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E.
Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme
The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme is a major Commonwealth war memorial in France commemorating over 72,000 British and South African soldiers who died in the Battle of the Somme and have no known grave.
- 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: Passchendaele Canadian Memorial Target entity description: The Passchendaele Canadian Memorial is a World War I monument in Belgium commemorating the Canadian Corps’ heavy sacrifices and pivotal role in capturing Passchendaele in 1917.
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A.
Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial
The Beaumont-Hamel Newfoundland Memorial is a major First World War commemorative site in France that honors the sacrifices of the Newfoundland Regiment, preserving the battlefield where they suffered devastating losses on the first day of the Battle of the Somme.
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B.
Canadian National Vimy Memorial
The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is a monumental First World War memorial in France that honors Canadian soldiers who fought and died in the conflict, particularly those with no known grave.
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C.
Ontario Veterans Memorial
The Ontario Veterans Memorial is a large granite wall monument in Toronto that commemorates the service and sacrifice of Canadian military veterans throughout the country’s history.
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D.
Monument commémoratif de guerre du Canada
Monument commémoratif de guerre du Canada is the French name for Canada’s National War Memorial in Ottawa, a major monument honoring Canadians who served and died in military conflicts.
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E.
Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme
The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme is a major Commonwealth war memorial in France commemorating over 72,000 British and South African soldiers who died in the Battle of the Somme and have no known grave.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian military memorial
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World War I memorial ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| category |
Canadian military monuments and memorials
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Monuments and memorials to Canadian soldiers ⓘ World War I memorials in Belgium ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Battle of Passchendaele
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Canadian Corps ⓘ Third Battle of Ypres ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| coordinates | 50.897°N 3.013°E ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Canadian soldiers killed or wounded in the Battle of Passchendaele
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members of the Canadian Corps who fought at Passchendaele ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
granite block marker
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inscribed bronze plaque ⓘ |
| hasInscription | text honoring the Canadian Corps’ capture of Passchendaele in 1917 ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ |
| heritage | Canadian national historic commemoration abroad ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Flanders
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Passendale ⓘ West Flanders ⓘ Zonnebeke ⓘ
surface form:
Zonnebeke municipality
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| maintainedBy | Veterans Affairs Canada ⓘ |
| materialUsed | granite ⓘ |
| near |
Passchendaele village
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Tyne Cot Cemetery ⓘ Ypres ⓘ
surface form:
Ypres (Ieper)
|
| operator | Veterans Affairs Canada ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
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surface form:
Government of Canada
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| partOf |
Canadian First World War memorials in Belgium
ⓘ
Canadian National Vimy Memorial ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian National Vimy Memorial sites program
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| regionServed | Canadian remembrance of World War I ⓘ |
| significance |
commemorates heavy Canadian casualties in the capture of Passchendaele
ⓘ
marks the site of Canadian Corps operations in late 1917 ⓘ |
| unveiledBy |
Albert I of Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
King Albert I of Belgium
Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire ⓘ representatives of the Dominion of Canada ⓘ |
| unveilingDate | 1927-08-08 ⓘ |
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Subject: Passchendaele Canadian Memorial Description of subject: The Passchendaele Canadian Memorial is a World War I monument in Belgium commemorating the Canadian Corps’ heavy sacrifices and pivotal role in capturing Passchendaele in 1917.
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