Royal Artillery Memorial
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The Royal Artillery Memorial is a prominent World War I monument in London commemorating the casualties of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, notable for its massive stone howitzer and realistic bronze figures.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Royal Artillery Memorial canonical | 2 |
| Royal Artillery Memorial, Woolwich | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2847260 — 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: Royal Artillery Memorial Context triple: [Hyde Park Corner, hasStructure, Royal Artillery Memorial]
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A.
Memorial Cenotaph
The Memorial Cenotaph is an arched stone monument in Hiroshima dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing, symbolizing peace and remembrance.
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B.
Royal Naval Division War Memorial
The Royal Naval Division War Memorial is a monument in London commemorating the officers and men of the Royal Naval Division who died in World War I and subsequent conflicts.
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C.
Air Forces Memorial
The Air Forces Memorial is a British war memorial at Runnymede commemorating members of the Allied air forces who were lost in World War II and have no known grave.
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D.
Scottish National War Memorial
The Scottish National War Memorial is a commemorative building in Edinburgh honoring Scottish servicemen and women who died in the First World War and subsequent conflicts.
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E.
Stonehaven War Memorial
Stonehaven War Memorial is a prominent hilltop monument overlooking the coastal town of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, commemorating local residents who died in the World Wars.
- 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: Royal Artillery Memorial Target entity description: The Royal Artillery Memorial is a prominent World War I monument in London commemorating the casualties of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, notable for its massive stone howitzer and realistic bronze figures.
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A.
Memorial Cenotaph
The Memorial Cenotaph is an arched stone monument in Hiroshima dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing, symbolizing peace and remembrance.
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B.
Royal Naval Division War Memorial
The Royal Naval Division War Memorial is a monument in London commemorating the officers and men of the Royal Naval Division who died in World War I and subsequent conflicts.
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C.
Air Forces Memorial
The Air Forces Memorial is a British war memorial at Runnymede commemorating members of the Allied air forces who were lost in World War II and have no known grave.
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D.
Scottish National War Memorial
The Scottish National War Memorial is a commemorative building in Edinburgh honoring Scottish servicemen and women who died in the First World War and subsequent conflicts.
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E.
Stonehaven War Memorial
Stonehaven War Memorial is a prominent hilltop monument overlooking the coastal town of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, commemorating local residents who died in the World Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I memorial
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monument ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| architect | Lionel Pearson ⓘ |
| artMovement | 20th-century British sculpture ⓘ |
| category |
Military memorials in London
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Monuments and memorials in the City of Westminster ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in London ⓘ World War I memorials in London ⓘ |
| commemorates |
British artillery casualties of World War I
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Royal Regiment of Artillery ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1925 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1921 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | casualties of the Royal Regiment of Artillery in World War I ⓘ |
| designer | Charles Sargeant Jagger ⓘ |
| features |
artillery officer figure
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driver figure ⓘ massive stone howitzer ⓘ realistic bronze figures ⓘ recumbent dead artilleryman ⓘ standing artilleryman with greatcoat ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | 51.502°N 0.150°W ⓘ |
| hasInscription |
dedication to the dead of the Royal Regiment of Artillery in the Great War 1914–1919
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motto "Quo Fas et Gloria Ducunt" ⓘ |
| height | approximately 9 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1970-02-05 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| laterCommemoration | also associated with later Royal Artillery casualties ⓘ |
| location |
City of Westminster
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Hyde Park Corner ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| maintainedBy |
Imperial War Graves Commission
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surface form:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
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| materialUsed |
Portland stone
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bronze ⓘ |
| memorializedConflict | World War I ⓘ |
| nearby |
Hyde Park
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Wellington Arch ⓘ |
| owner | City of Westminster ⓘ |
| style | realist sculpture ⓘ |
| subjectOf | controversy over depiction of dead soldier ⓘ |
| unveiledBy | Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn ⓘ |
| unveilingDate | 1925-10-18 ⓘ |
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Subject: Royal Artillery Memorial Description of subject: The Royal Artillery Memorial is a prominent World War I monument in London commemorating the casualties of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, notable for its massive stone howitzer and realistic bronze figures.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Royal Artillery Memorial, Woolwich