World War I veterans
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World War I veterans were former soldiers who served in the First World War and later became a significant social and political force, notably organizing protests such as the Bonus Army march to demand promised benefits.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| World War I veterans canonical | 13 |
| World War I Italian veterans | 1 |
| World War I veterans’ movements | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7820768 — 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: World War I veterans Context triple: [Bonus Army march, participant, World War I veterans]
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A.
World War II veterans
World War II veterans are former military service members who fought in the global conflict between 1939 and 1945, often regarded for their significant sacrifices and contributions to the war effort.
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B.
United States military veterans
United States military veterans are former members of the U.S. Armed Forces who have completed military service and are often honored for their sacrifice and contributions to national defense.
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C.
Vietnam War veterans
Vietnam War veterans are former U.S. and allied military personnel who served in the Vietnam War and are widely associated with experiences of combat trauma, social division at home, and long-term psychological and physical aftereffects.
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D.
World War I
World War I was a global conflict from 1914 to 1918 that pitted the Allied Powers against the Central Powers and reshaped the political and social landscape of the 20th century.
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E.
World War I (as a nurse)
World War I (as a nurse) refers to the experience and role of serving as a medical caregiver on the front lines and in military hospitals during the First World War, treating wounded soldiers under harsh and often dangerous conditions.
- 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: World War I veterans Target entity description: World War I veterans were former soldiers who served in the First World War and later became a significant social and political force, notably organizing protests such as the Bonus Army march to demand promised benefits.
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A.
World War II veterans
World War II veterans are former military service members who fought in the global conflict between 1939 and 1945, often regarded for their significant sacrifices and contributions to the war effort.
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B.
United States military veterans
United States military veterans are former members of the U.S. Armed Forces who have completed military service and are often honored for their sacrifice and contributions to national defense.
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C.
Vietnam War veterans
Vietnam War veterans are former U.S. and allied military personnel who served in the Vietnam War and are widely associated with experiences of combat trauma, social division at home, and long-term psychological and physical aftereffects.
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D.
World War I
World War I was a global conflict from 1914 to 1918 that pitted the Allied Powers against the Central Powers and reshaped the political and social landscape of the 20th century.
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E.
World War I (as a nurse)
World War I (as a nurse) refers to the experience and role of serving as a medical caregiver on the front lines and in military hospitals during the First World War, treating wounded soldiers under harsh and often dangerous conditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former soldiers
ⓘ
military veterans ⓘ social group ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | 1914–1918 ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
employment programs
ⓘ
health care ⓘ housing assistance ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Armistice Day ceremonies
ⓘ
linked to:
Armistice Day
Remembrance Day ceremonies ⓘ veterans memorials ⓘ |
| demanded |
adjusted service compensation
ⓘ
disability benefits ⓘ pensions ⓘ |
| demandedDuring | early payment of service bonuses ⓘ |
| demobilizedAfter | 1918 ⓘ |
| experienced |
artillery bombardment
ⓘ
chemical warfare ⓘ post-traumatic stress ⓘ shell shock ⓘ trench warfare ⓘ |
| formed |
mutual aid societies
ⓘ
veterans’ organizations ⓘ |
| influenced |
interwar politics
ⓘ
public opinion on war ⓘ social policy ⓘ veterans legislation ⓘ |
| lastKnownSurvivorDiedIn | 21st century ⓘ |
| memberOf | armed forces of various countries ⓘ |
| notablyOrganized | Bonus Army march ⓘ |
| organized |
political pressure groups
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protests for benefits ⓘ public demonstrations ⓘ veterans associations ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Bonus Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Bonus Army march
|
| populationDeclinedAfter | 1930s ⓘ |
| protestedIn |
Bonus Army march on Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
linked to:
Bonus Army march
|
| received | military decorations ⓘ |
| servedIn |
First World War
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linked to:
World War I
World War I ⓘ |
| sufferedFrom |
physical disabilities
ⓘ
poverty ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| wereSignificant |
political force
ⓘ
social force ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: World War I veterans Description of subject: World War I veterans were former soldiers who served in the First World War and later became a significant social and political force, notably organizing protests such as the Bonus Army march to demand promised benefits.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: World War I veterans
linked to: World War I veterans