2/33rd Battalion (Australia)
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The 2/33rd Battalion (Australia) was an infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served with distinction in the Middle East and Pacific campaigns during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2/33rd Battalion (Australia) canonical | 2 |
| 2nd/33rd Battalion units | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4891412 — 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: 2/33rd Battalion (Australia) Context triple: [Battle of Merdjayoun, combatantUnit, 2/33rd Battalion (Australia)]
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2/31st Battalion (Australia)
The 2/31st Battalion (Australia) was an infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served in key campaigns in the Middle East, New Guinea, and Borneo during World War II.
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3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is a regular infantry battalion of the Australian Army known for its service in major conflicts such as the Korean War, Vietnam War, and more recent overseas operations.
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2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is a regular infantry battalion of the Australian Army known for its deployments in major conflicts and peacekeeping operations since the mid-20th century.
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2/25th Battalion (Australia)
The 2/25th Battalion (Australia) was an infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served in key campaigns in the Middle East and the Pacific during World War II.
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2/40th Battalion (Australia)
The 2/40th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force, raised in Tasmania and best known for its service and eventual capture during the early Pacific campaigns of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2/33rd Battalion (Australia) Target entity description: The 2/33rd Battalion (Australia) was an infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served with distinction in the Middle East and Pacific campaigns during World War II.
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A.
2/31st Battalion (Australia)
The 2/31st Battalion (Australia) was an infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served in key campaigns in the Middle East, New Guinea, and Borneo during World War II.
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B.
3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is a regular infantry battalion of the Australian Army known for its service in major conflicts such as the Korean War, Vietnam War, and more recent overseas operations.
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2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is a regular infantry battalion of the Australian Army known for its deployments in major conflicts and peacekeeping operations since the mid-20th century.
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2/25th Battalion (Australia)
The 2/25th Battalion (Australia) was an infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served in key campaigns in the Middle East and the Pacific during World War II.
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2/40th Battalion (Australia)
The 2/40th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force, raised in Tasmania and best known for its service and eventual capture during the early Pacific campaigns of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Army unit
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Second Australian Imperial Force unit ⓘ infantry battalion ⓘ |
| allegiance | Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Australian War Memorial collections ⓘ |
| awarded |
battle honours for Borneo operations
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battle honours for Middle East operations ⓘ battle honours for New Guinea operations ⓘ |
| branch | Australian Army ⓘ |
| campaign |
Aitape–Wewak campaign
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Buna–Gona campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Buna–Gona
Kokoda Track campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Kokoda Campaign
New Guinea campaign ⓘ North African campaign ⓘ Syria–Lebanon campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Syrian–Lebanese campaign
|
| conflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
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| country | Australia ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | the end of World War II ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1946 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Buna–Gona
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Battle of Damour ⓘ Battle of Jezzine ⓘ Kokoda Track fighting ⓘ
linked to:
Kokoda Campaign
operations around Aitape ⓘ operations around Wewak ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1940 ⓘ |
| garrison |
Borneo
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Middle East ⓘ New Guinea ⓘ |
| motto | not known ⓘ |
| notableCasualties | significant losses from combat and air attack during World War II ⓘ |
| notableEvent | suffered heavy casualties in a 1943 air raid at Jackson’s Airfield near Port Moresby ⓘ |
| notableFor | service in both Middle East and Pacific campaigns ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Australian Imperial Force ⓘ |
| raisedFor | all-volunteer expeditionary force ⓘ |
| raisedFrom | volunteers from New South Wales ⓘ |
| raisedUnder | Second Australian Imperial Force ⓘ |
| role | frontline infantry operations ⓘ |
| servedWith |
7th Division (Australia)
ⓘ
linked to:
7th Australian Division
|
| size | battalion ⓘ |
| theatre |
Middle East theatre of World War II
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Pacific theatre of World War II ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Theater of Operations
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| type | infantry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2/33rd Battalion (Australia) Description of subject: The 2/33rd Battalion (Australia) was an infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served with distinction in the Middle East and Pacific campaigns during World War II.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: 2/33rd Battalion (Australia)