2/12th Field Regiment (Australia)
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The 2/12th Field Regiment (Australia) was a Royal Australian Artillery unit of the Second Australian Imperial Force that provided field artillery support in key Pacific campaigns during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2/12th Field Regiment (Australia) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8887054 — 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: 2/12th Field Regiment (Australia) Context triple: [Battle of Labuan, involvedUnit, 2/12th Field Regiment (Australia)]
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2/22nd Battalion
The 2/22nd Battalion was an Australian Army infantry unit of the Second World War, best known for its role in the ill-fated Lark Force garrison at Rabaul in 1942.
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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.
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2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is a regular infantry battalion of the Australian Army known for its deployments in major conflicts and peacekeeping operations since the mid-20th century.
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2/19th Battalion (Australia)
The 2/19th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that fought in the Malayan Campaign of World War II, notably suffering heavy losses during the Battle of Muar and the subsequent fall of Singapore.
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2nd Australian Division
The 2nd Australian Division was a key infantry division of the Australian Imperial Force that fought prominently on the Western Front during World War I.
- 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: 2/12th Field Regiment (Australia) Target entity description: The 2/12th Field Regiment (Australia) was a Royal Australian Artillery unit of the Second Australian Imperial Force that provided field artillery support in key Pacific campaigns during World War II.
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A.
2/22nd Battalion
The 2/22nd Battalion was an Australian Army infantry unit of the Second World War, best known for its role in the ill-fated Lark Force garrison at Rabaul in 1942.
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B.
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.
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C.
2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is a regular infantry battalion of the Australian Army known for its deployments in major conflicts and peacekeeping operations since the mid-20th century.
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D.
2/19th Battalion (Australia)
The 2/19th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that fought in the Malayan Campaign of World War II, notably suffering heavy losses during the Battle of Muar and the subsequent fall of Singapore.
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E.
2nd Australian Division
The 2nd Australian Division was a key infantry division of the Australian Imperial Force that fought prominently on the Western Front during World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Army unit
ⓘ
Second Australian Imperial Force unit ⓘ field artillery regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Pacific campaigns of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| designation | 2/12th Field Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equipment |
field guns
ⓘ
howitzers ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| locationOfOperations | Pacific region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Australian Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | providing artillery support to Australian forces in the Pacific ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | World War II operations in the Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Australian Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Second Australian Imperial Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | field artillery support ⓘ |
| service | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | artillery regiment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2/12th Field Regiment (Australia) Description of subject: The 2/12th Field Regiment (Australia) was a Royal Australian Artillery unit of the Second Australian Imperial Force that provided field artillery support in key Pacific campaigns during World War II.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.