2/43rd Battalion (Australia)
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The 2/43rd Battalion (Australia) was an infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served with distinction in the Middle East and Pacific campaigns during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2/43rd Battalion (Australia) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8887052 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2/43rd Battalion (Australia) Context triple: [Battle of Labuan, involvedUnit, 2/43rd Battalion (Australia)]
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2/40th Battalion (Australia)
The 2/40th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force, raised in Tasmania and best known for its service and eventual capture during the early Pacific campaigns of World War II.
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4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is an infantry battalion of the Australian Army known for its service in conflicts such as the Vietnam War and its role within Australia's regular infantry forces.
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2/33rd Battalion (Australia)
The 2/33rd Battalion (Australia) was an infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served with distinction in the Middle East and Pacific campaigns during World War II.
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2/31st Battalion (Australia)
The 2/31st Battalion (Australia) was an infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served in key campaigns in the Middle East, New Guinea, and Borneo during World War II.
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2/18th Battalion (Australia)
The 2/18th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served notably in the Malayan Campaign and later suffered heavy losses in the fall of Singapore during World War II.
- 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: 2/43rd Battalion (Australia) Target entity description: The 2/43rd Battalion (Australia) was an infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served with distinction in the Middle East and Pacific campaigns during World War II.
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A.
2/40th Battalion (Australia)
The 2/40th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force, raised in Tasmania and best known for its service and eventual capture during the early Pacific campaigns of World War II.
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B.
4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is an infantry battalion of the Australian Army known for its service in conflicts such as the Vietnam War and its role within Australia's regular infantry forces.
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C.
2/33rd Battalion (Australia)
The 2/33rd Battalion (Australia) was an infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served with distinction in the Middle East and Pacific campaigns during World War II.
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D.
2/31st Battalion (Australia)
The 2/31st Battalion (Australia) was an infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served in key campaigns in the Middle East, New Guinea, and Borneo during World War II.
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E.
2/18th Battalion (Australia)
The 2/18th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served notably in the Malayan Campaign and later suffered heavy losses in the fall of Singapore during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Second Australian Imperial Force unit
ⓘ
infantry battalion ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British Commonwealth
ⓘ
linked to:
Commonwealth of Nations
|
| associatedWith |
Australian 9th Division in North Africa
ⓘ
linked to:
Australian 9th Division
|
| branch | Australian Army ⓘ |
| campaign |
Borneo campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Borneo campaign (1945)
New Guinea campaign ⓘ North African campaign ⓘ Syria–Lebanon campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Syrian–Lebanese campaign
|
| composedPrimarilyOf | volunteers ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1946 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Lae
ⓘ
Battle of Tarakan (1945) ⓘ
linked to:
Tarakan operation
First Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of El Alamein
Huon Peninsula campaign ⓘ Second Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of El Alamein
Siege of Tobruk ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1940 ⓘ |
| garrison | South Australia ⓘ |
| nickname | South Australian battalion ⓘ |
| notableFor | service in Middle East and Pacific campaigns during World War II ⓘ |
| parentFormation |
24th Brigade
ⓘ
9th Division (Australia) ⓘ
linked to:
Australian 9th Division
|
| partOf | Second Australian Imperial Force ⓘ |
| raisedIn | South Australia ⓘ |
| role | frontline infantry operations ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | post–World War II demobilisation ⓘ |
| serviceStart | World War II ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Middle East
ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ |
| type | infantry ⓘ |
| warHonour |
Borneo 1945
ⓘ
El Alamein ⓘ Finschhafen ⓘ
linked to:
Finschhafen, New Guinea
Lae–Nadzab ⓘ
linked to:
Lae
Syria 1941 ⓘ Tobruk 1941 ⓘ |
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Subject: 2/43rd Battalion (Australia) Description of subject: The 2/43rd Battalion (Australia) was an infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served with distinction in the Middle East and Pacific campaigns during World War II.
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