Efficiency Decoration
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The Efficiency Decoration is a British military long-service award given to officers of the Territorial Army and other auxiliary forces for extended, efficient service.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Efficiency Decoration canonical | 6 |
| Efficiency Decoration (Canada) | 2 |
| Efficiency Decoration (India) | 1 |
| Efficiency Decoration (New Zealand) | 1 |
| Efficiency Decoration (South Africa) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2963137 — 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: Efficiency Decoration Context triple: [Gerald Templer, awardReceived, Efficiency Decoration]
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A.
Decora fashion
Decora fashion is a colorful and playful Japanese street style characterized by layering bright clothing and adorning the body with an abundance of cute, often plastic accessories.
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B.
Adorn
"Adorn" is a Grammy-winning R&B single by American singer Miguel, known for its smooth vocals and sensual, minimalist production.
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C.
Design Matters
Design Matters is a long-running podcast and interview series hosted by Debbie Millman that explores the creative processes, careers, and philosophies of leading designers, artists, and thinkers.
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D.
Formosante
Formosante is the beautiful and virtuous Babylonian princess who serves as the heroine of Voltaire’s philosophical tale "La Princesse de Babylone."
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E.
A Designer’s Art
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- 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: Efficiency Decoration Target entity description: The Efficiency Decoration is a British military long-service award given to officers of the Territorial Army and other auxiliary forces for extended, efficient service.
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A.
Decora fashion
Decora fashion is a colorful and playful Japanese street style characterized by layering bright clothing and adorning the body with an abundance of cute, often plastic accessories.
-
B.
Adorn
"Adorn" is a Grammy-winning R&B single by American singer Miguel, known for its smooth vocals and sensual, minimalist production.
-
C.
Design Matters
Design Matters is a long-running podcast and interview series hosted by Debbie Millman that explores the creative processes, careers, and philosophies of leading designers, artists, and thinkers.
-
D.
Formosante
Formosante is the beautiful and virtuous Babylonian princess who serves as the heroine of Voltaire’s philosophical tale "La Princesse de Babylone."
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E.
A Designer’s Art
A Designer’s Art is a seminal book by graphic designer Paul Rand that explores his philosophy, principles, and influential work in modern visual communication and corporate identity design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British military award
ⓘ
military long service decoration ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
efficient long service
ⓘ
long service in auxiliary military forces ⓘ long service in the Territorial Army ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority |
Ministry of Defence
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Defence (successor authority)
War Office ⓘ |
| campaign | peacetime long service ⓘ |
| claspAwardedFor | additional periods of qualifying service ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eligibility |
Territorial Army officers
ⓘ
officers ⓘ officers of auxiliary military forces ⓘ |
| established | 1930 ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Efficiency Decoration
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Efficiency Decoration (Canada)
Efficiency Decoration self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Efficiency Decoration (India)
Efficiency Decoration self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Efficiency Decoration (New Zealand)
Efficiency Decoration self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Efficiency Decoration (South Africa)
Efficiency Decoration (Territorial)} ⓘ
surface form:
Efficiency Decoration (Territorial)
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| material | silver ⓘ |
| obverseFeature |
Royal cypher
ⓘ
crown ⓘ |
| presentedBy | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| replaced | Territorial Decoration ⓘ |
| reverseFeature | wreath design ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | dark green ⓘ |
| ribbonFeature | central yellow stripe ⓘ |
| serviceRequirement |
20 years of commissioned service (typical)
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war service counted double toward qualification ⓘ |
| shape | oval ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Efficiency Decoration (Territorial)}
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Volunteer Reserves Service Medal ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Territorial Army
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auxiliary forces of the British Empire ⓘ auxiliary forces of the Commonwealth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Efficiency Decoration Description of subject: The Efficiency Decoration is a British military long-service award given to officers of the Territorial Army and other auxiliary forces for extended, efficient service.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sir Thomas Blamey
this entity surface form:
Efficiency Decoration (Canada)
subject surface form:
John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton
this entity surface form:
Efficiency Decoration (New Zealand)
this entity surface form:
Efficiency Decoration (Canada)
this entity surface form:
Efficiency Decoration (South Africa)
this entity surface form:
Efficiency Decoration (India)