Royal Western Australia Regiment
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The Royal Western Australia Regiment is an Australian Army Reserve infantry regiment based in Western Australia, with a lineage tracing back to colonial volunteer units.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Royal Western Australia Regiment canonical | 2 |
| The Royal Western Australia Regiment | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7487552 — 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 Western Australia Regiment Context triple: [Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, alliedUnit, Royal Western Australia Regiment]
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Pilbara Regiment
The Pilbara Regiment is a regional Australian Army reserve unit responsible for surveillance and reconnaissance across the remote and sparsely populated Pilbara region of Western Australia.
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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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Gold Coast Regiment
The Gold Coast Regiment was a British colonial infantry unit raised in the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana) that served notably in various campaigns, including World War I and World War II, as part of the British West African forces.
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Royal Australian Infantry Corps
The Royal Australian Infantry Corps is the principal combat corps of the Australian Army, responsible for providing trained infantry soldiers for ground combat operations.
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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.
- 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 Western Australia Regiment Target entity description: The Royal Western Australia Regiment is an Australian Army Reserve infantry regiment based in Western Australia, with a lineage tracing back to colonial volunteer units.
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A.
Pilbara Regiment
The Pilbara Regiment is a regional Australian Army reserve unit responsible for surveillance and reconnaissance across the remote and sparsely populated Pilbara region of Western Australia.
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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.
Gold Coast Regiment
The Gold Coast Regiment was a British colonial infantry unit raised in the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana) that served notably in various campaigns, including World War I and World War II, as part of the British West African forces.
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D.
Royal Australian Infantry Corps
The Royal Australian Infantry Corps is the principal combat corps of the Australian Army, responsible for providing trained infantry soldiers for ground combat operations.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Army Reserve unit
ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ |
| abbreviation | RWAR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Anzac Day commemorations in Western Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| equipment | standard Australian Army infantry weapons ⓘ |
| forceType | Army Reserve ⓘ |
| garrison | Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBattleHonour |
Borneo 1945
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
El Alamein NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallipoli 1915 NERFINISHED ⓘ Kokoda Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ Somme 1916–1918 ⓘ South-West Pacific 1942–1945 ⓘ Vietnam 1965–1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ypres 1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCeremonialRole | participation in military parades and commemorations in Western Australia ⓘ |
| hasColour | regimental colours bearing inherited battle honours ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
11th/28th Battalion, The Royal Western Australia Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
16th Battalion, The Royal Western Australia Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonoraryDistinction | Royal title ⓘ |
| hasInsignia | RWAR regimental badge ⓘ |
| hasNickname | RWAR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor |
Citizen Military Forces units in Western Australia
ⓘ
colonial volunteer units in Western Australia ⓘ |
| hasTrainingRole | training Army Reserve infantry soldiers in Western Australia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | "Pro Aris Et Focis" ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | "For Altars and Hearths" ⓘ |
| notableDeployment |
peacekeeping operations
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stabilisation operations ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Australian Infantry Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentArea | Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
light infantry
ⓘ
motorised infantry ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Australian Army Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Forces Command (Australian Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionDerivedFrom |
11th Battalion (Australia)
NERFINISHED
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16th Battalion (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ 28th Battalion (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | line infantry regiment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Royal Western Australia Regiment Description of subject: The Royal Western Australia Regiment is an Australian Army Reserve infantry regiment based in Western Australia, with a lineage tracing back to colonial volunteer units.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Royal Green Jackets
this entity surface form:
The Royal Western Australia Regiment