1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers
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The 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers is an Australian Army Reserve armoured cavalry regiment with a long lineage dating back to colonial mounted units, known for its ceremonial traditions and operational service.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4587281 — 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: 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers Context triple: [15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars, alliedUnit, 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers]
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A.
17th Lancers
The 17th Lancers was a British cavalry regiment famed for its dramatic and costly participation in the Crimean War’s Charge of the Light Brigade.
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B.
Royal Australian Regiment
The Royal Australian Regiment is the principal regular infantry regiment of the Australian Army, known for its combat roles in major conflicts such as Korea, Vietnam, and recent Middle Eastern operations.
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C.
4th Queen’s Own Hussars
The 4th Queen’s Own Hussars was a historic British Army cavalry regiment that served in numerous 19th- and 20th-century campaigns before later being amalgamated into successor armoured units.
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D.
1st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment (Commando)
The 1st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment (Commando) was an Australian Army commando infantry unit that served as a key predecessor to the modern 1st Commando Regiment.
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E.
11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own)
The 11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own) was a distinguished British Army cavalry regiment, later armoured, renowned for its long service history and participation in major conflicts from the Napoleonic Wars through 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: 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers Target entity description: The 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers is an Australian Army Reserve armoured cavalry regiment with a long lineage dating back to colonial mounted units, known for its ceremonial traditions and operational service.
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A.
17th Lancers
The 17th Lancers was a British cavalry regiment famed for its dramatic and costly participation in the Crimean War’s Charge of the Light Brigade.
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B.
Royal Australian Regiment
The Royal Australian Regiment is the principal regular infantry regiment of the Australian Army, known for its combat roles in major conflicts such as Korea, Vietnam, and recent Middle Eastern operations.
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C.
4th Queen’s Own Hussars
The 4th Queen’s Own Hussars was a historic British Army cavalry regiment that served in numerous 19th- and 20th-century campaigns before later being amalgamated into successor armoured units.
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D.
1st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment (Commando)
The 1st Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment (Commando) was an Australian Army commando infantry unit that served as a key predecessor to the modern 1st Commando Regiment.
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E.
11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own)
The 11th Hussars (Prince Albert’s Own) was a distinguished British Army cavalry regiment, later armoured, renowned for its long service history and participation in major conflicts from the Napoleonic Wars through the World Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Army Reserve unit
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Australian Army unit ⓘ armoured cavalry regiment ⓘ |
| alliance | The Royal Lancers (British Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLocation | New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Borneo 1945
NERFINISHED
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El Alamein NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallipoli 1915 NERFINISHED ⓘ Megiddo 1918 NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific 1943–1945 NERFINISHED ⓘ Somme 1916–1918 NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa 1899–1902 ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole |
maintains mounted lancer traditions
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parades with lances and traditional uniforms on ceremonial occasions ⓘ |
| commandStructure | 2nd Division, Australian Army Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| engagement |
First World War
NERFINISHED
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Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ post–Second World War peacekeeping operations ⓘ |
| equipment |
light armoured vehicles
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protected mobility vehicles ⓘ |
| forceType | Army Reserve ⓘ |
| garrison |
Holsworthy, New South Wales
NERFINISHED
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Parramatta, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | New South Wales Lancers Memorial Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor |
15th Northern River Lancers
NERFINISHED
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1st Royal New South Wales Lancers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubunit |
A Squadron, 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers
NERFINISHED
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B Squadron, 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers NERFINISHED ⓘ Regimental Headquarters, 1st/15th Royal New South Wales Lancers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | one of the oldest surviving Australian cavalry regiments ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix | Royal ⓘ |
| lineageDate | 1885 ⓘ |
| motto | Tenax in Fide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoMeaning | Steadfast in Faith ⓘ |
| nickname | The Lancers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Australian Armoured Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedFrom | colonial mounted units of New South Wales ⓘ |
| role |
armoured cavalry
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armoured reconnaissance ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition |
maintains historic armoured vehicles for display
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maintains regimental museum at Parramatta Lancer Barracks ⓘ |
| type | light cavalry ⓘ |
| uniformFeature |
lance with pennon on ceremonial parade
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plumed slouch hat on ceremonial occasions ⓘ |
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