South Saskatchewan Regiment
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The South Saskatchewan Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army Reserve best known for its service in the Second World War, including participation in the Dieppe Raid.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Saskatchewan Regiment canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8097238 — 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: South Saskatchewan Regiment Context triple: [2nd Canadian Infantry Division, notableUnit, South Saskatchewan Regiment]
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A.
Algonquin Regiment
The Algonquin Regiment is a Canadian Army Reserve infantry regiment with a long history of service, particularly noted for its role in the Second World War.
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B.
Royal Canadian Regiment
The Royal Canadian Regiment is one of the oldest and most distinguished regular infantry regiments of the Canadian Army, with a long history of service in major conflicts worldwide.
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C.
12th Manitoba Dragoons
The 12th Manitoba Dragoons was a Canadian Army cavalry and later armoured regiment that served notably during the Second World War.
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D.
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry is one of Canada's most distinguished regular army infantry regiments, renowned for its service in major conflicts from the First World War to the present.
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E.
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada is a historic Canadian Army Reserve infantry regiment renowned for its prominent role in the D-Day landings during the Second World War.
- 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: South Saskatchewan Regiment Target entity description: The South Saskatchewan Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army Reserve best known for its service in the Second World War, including participation in the Dieppe Raid.
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A.
Algonquin Regiment
The Algonquin Regiment is a Canadian Army Reserve infantry regiment with a long history of service, particularly noted for its role in the Second World War.
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B.
Royal Canadian Regiment
The Royal Canadian Regiment is one of the oldest and most distinguished regular infantry regiments of the Canadian Army, with a long history of service in major conflicts worldwide.
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C.
12th Manitoba Dragoons
The 12th Manitoba Dragoons was a Canadian Army cavalry and later armoured regiment that served notably during the Second World War.
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D.
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry is one of Canada's most distinguished regular army infantry regiments, renowned for its service in major conflicts from the First World War to the present.
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E.
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada is a historic Canadian Army Reserve infantry regiment renowned for its prominent role in the D-Day landings during the Second World War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian Army Reserve unit
ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ |
| alliance | Allied forces ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | southern Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| battle |
Dieppe Raid
ⓘ
Operation Jubilee ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Dieppe
ⓘ
Falaise ⓘ North-West Europe 1942 ⓘ
linked to:
North-West Europe campaign
North-West Europe 1944–1945 ⓘ
linked to:
France and Germany 1944–1945
The Rhineland ⓘ
linked to:
Rhineland
The Scheldt ⓘ
linked to:
Scheldt
|
| branch |
Canadian Army Reserve
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian Army Primary Reserve
|
| category |
Infantry regiments of Canada
ⓘ
Military units and formations of Saskatchewan ⓘ Regiments of Canada ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| decoratedMember | Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Cecil Ingersoll Merritt ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1924 ⓘ |
| garrison |
Assiniboia, Saskatchewan
ⓘ
Estevan, Saskatchewan ⓘ Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan ⓘ
linked to:
Moose Jaw
Regina, Saskatchewan ⓘ
linked to:
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Weyburn, Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| higherFormation |
2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade (Second World War)
ⓘ
linked to:
2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade
3rd Canadian Infantry Division (Second World War) ⓘ
linked to:
3rd Canadian Infantry Division
|
| honour | battle honours of First World War Canadian Expeditionary Force units it perpetuates ⓘ |
| memberAward | Victoria Cross for Charles Cecil Ingersoll Merritt ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Primary Reserve ⓘ |
| motto | Semper Fidelis ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | Always Faithful ⓘ |
| nickname | SSR ⓘ |
| notableFor |
participation in the Dieppe Raid
ⓘ
service in the Second World War ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian Army ⓘ |
| perpetuates |
128th Battalion (Moose Jaw), CEF
ⓘ
152nd Battalion (Weyburn-Estevan), CEF ⓘ 195th Battalion (City of Regina), CEF ⓘ 217th Battalion (Qu’Appelle), CEF ⓘ 46th Battalion (South Saskatchewan), CEF ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| province | Saskatchewan ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| size | one battalion ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| type | line infantry ⓘ |
| uniformColour | rifle green beret ⓘ |
| VictoriaCrossAction | Dieppe Raid ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: South Saskatchewan Regiment Description of subject: The South Saskatchewan Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army Reserve best known for its service in the Second World War, including participation in the Dieppe Raid.
Referenced by (2)
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