Perce Blackborow
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Perce Blackborow was a young Welsh sailor best known for having stowed away and later serving as a crew member on Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Perce Blackborow canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6498092 — 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: Perce Blackborow Context triple: [Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, member, Perce Blackborow]
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A.
Ann Firbank
Ann Firbank is a British actress best known for her work in film, television, and theatre, including prominent roles in literary adaptations.
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B.
Reginald Owen
Reginald Owen was a British-born character actor known for his prolific Hollywood career in the early to mid-20th century, often appearing in classic films alongside major stars.
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C.
Andrew Hulme
Andrew Hulme is a British film editor known for his work on feature films such as the crime thriller "Lucky Number Slevin."
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D.
Marshall Neilan
Marshall Neilan was an influential American film director, actor, and screenwriter of the silent era, known for his work with stars like Mary Pickford and for helping shape early Hollywood cinema.
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E.
H. M. Harwood
H. M. Harwood was a British playwright and screenwriter active in the early 20th century, known for his work on stage adaptations and films.
- 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: Perce Blackborow Target entity description: Perce Blackborow was a young Welsh sailor best known for having stowed away and later serving as a crew member on Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
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A.
Ann Firbank
Ann Firbank is a British actress best known for her work in film, television, and theatre, including prominent roles in literary adaptations.
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B.
Reginald Owen
Reginald Owen was a British-born character actor known for his prolific Hollywood career in the early to mid-20th century, often appearing in classic films alongside major stars.
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C.
Andrew Hulme
Andrew Hulme is a British film editor known for his work on feature films such as the crime thriller "Lucky Number Slevin."
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D.
Marshall Neilan
Marshall Neilan was an influential American film director, actor, and screenwriter of the silent era, known for his work with stars like Mary Pickford and for helping shape early Hollywood cinema.
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E.
H. M. Harwood
H. M. Harwood was a British playwright and screenwriter active in the early 20th century, known for his work on stage adaptations and films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
ⓘ
sailor ⓘ stowaway ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Endurance expedition
ⓘ
linked to:
Endurance Expedition
Ernest Shackleton ⓘ Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration ⓘ |
| birthPlaceCountry |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1894 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1949 ⓘ |
| employer | Ernest Shackleton ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Welsh people ⓘ |
| expedition | Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition ⓘ |
| familyName | Blackborow ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Perce ⓘ |
| knownFor |
serving as a crew member on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition
ⓘ
stowing away on Ernest Shackleton’s Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterBecame | a formally enlisted crew member ⓘ |
| medicalConsequence | amputation of toes ⓘ |
| memberOf | Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition ⓘ |
| name | Perce Blackborow ⓘ |
| nationality | Welsh ⓘ |
| notableEvent | discovered as a stowaway after Endurance sailed ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the youngest member of the Endurance crew ⓘ |
| occupation | sailor ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Endurance crew’s drift on pack ice
ⓘ
boat journey to Elephant Island ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Newport, Wales ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Newport, Wales ⓘ |
| rescueBy | Ernest Shackleton ⓘ |
| rescueFrom | Elephant Island ⓘ |
| role |
crew member
ⓘ
steward ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Ernest Shackleton ⓘ |
| ship | Endurance ⓘ |
| suffered | severe frostbite ⓘ |
| survived | Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition ⓘ |
| wasOnBoard | Endurance when it became trapped in Antarctic ice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Perce Blackborow Description of subject: Perce Blackborow was a young Welsh sailor best known for having stowed away and later serving as a crew member on Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.