The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
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The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry was a historic British Army light infantry regiment with strong regional ties to Yorkshire and a distinguished service record in major conflicts from the 19th to the 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry canonical | 1 |
| Yorkshire Light Infantry | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8317766 — 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: The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Context triple: [King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, alliedWith, The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry]
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A.
King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
King’s Shropshire Light Infantry was a historic British Army light infantry regiment with strong regional ties to Shropshire and a distinguished service record in multiple major conflicts.
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B.
Yorkshire Regiment
The Yorkshire Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army with historic roots in Yorkshire, England, formed through the amalgamation of several older county regiments.
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C.
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry was a historic British Army light infantry regiment that served in major conflicts including both World Wars before later being amalgamated into the Royal Green Jackets.
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D.
Lancashire Fusiliers
The Lancashire Fusiliers was a historic line infantry regiment of the British Army, renowned for its service in numerous conflicts including the First World War.
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E.
King's Royal Rifle Corps
The King's Royal Rifle Corps was a renowned infantry regiment of the British Army, distinguished for its light infantry tactics and extensive service in major conflicts from the 18th to the 20th century.
- 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: The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Target entity description: The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry was a historic British Army light infantry regiment with strong regional ties to Yorkshire and a distinguished service record in major conflicts from the 19th to the 20th century.
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A.
King’s Shropshire Light Infantry
King’s Shropshire Light Infantry was a historic British Army light infantry regiment with strong regional ties to Shropshire and a distinguished service record in multiple major conflicts.
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B.
Yorkshire Regiment
The Yorkshire Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army with historic roots in Yorkshire, England, formed through the amalgamation of several older county regiments.
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C.
Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry was a historic British Army light infantry regiment that served in major conflicts including both World Wars before later being amalgamated into the Royal Green Jackets.
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D.
Lancashire Fusiliers
The Lancashire Fusiliers was a historic line infantry regiment of the British Army, renowned for its service in numerous conflicts including the First World War.
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E.
King's Royal Rifle Corps
The King's Royal Rifle Corps was a renowned infantry regiment of the British Army, distinguished for its light infantry tactics and extensive service in major conflicts from the 18th to the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army regiment
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infantry regiment ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Durham Light Infantry
NERFINISHED
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King’s Shropshire Light Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own) NERFINISHED ⓘ Somerset Light Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Cambrai 1917
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Normandy 1944 ⓘ Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ Somme 1916 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ypres 1917 ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1881 ⓘ |
| disbandedOrAmalgamated | 1968 ⓘ |
| formedByAmalgamationOf |
105th Regiment of Foot (Madras Light Infantry)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding) Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedUnder | Childers Reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison |
Pontefract
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wakefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterIncorporatedInto | The Rifles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryUnitType | light infantry ⓘ |
| motto | Cede Nullis ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | KOYLI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
First World War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor |
105th Regiment of Foot (Madras Light Infantry)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
51st (2nd Yorkshire, West Riding) Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedIn | Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalDepot | Pontefract Barracks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalMarch | The Light Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalMuseum | Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalQuickMarch | Jockey to the Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalRole | line infantry ⓘ |
| regimentalSlowMarch | The Keel Row NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedInTheatre |
India
NERFINISHED
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Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ North-West Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | The Light Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translationOfMotto | Yield to None ⓘ |
| uniformColour | rifle green facings ⓘ |
| uniformFeature | light infantry bugle horn badge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry Description of subject: The King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry was a historic British Army light infantry regiment with strong regional ties to Yorkshire and a distinguished service record in major conflicts from the 19th to the 20th century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yorkshire Light Infantry