Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry
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The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry was a British Army infantry regiment formed from the amalgamation of county regiments, later merged into The Rifles as part of wider army restructuring.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry canonical | 4 |
| Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9365518 — 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.
Target entity: Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry Context triple: [The Rifles, hasPredecessor, Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry]
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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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B.
Royal Berkshire Regiment
The Royal Berkshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army with a long history of service in major conflicts, including both World Wars.
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C.
Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry
The Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry was a British Army infantry regiment formed by the amalgamation of the Devonshire Regiment and the Dorset Regiment, serving in various roles until it was merged into The Rifles in 2007.
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D.
Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire)
The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) was a British Army infantry regiment formed in 1959 that served in various global deployments, including Northern Ireland, until its amalgamation into the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment in 1994.
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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry Target entity description: The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry was a British Army infantry regiment formed from the amalgamation of county regiments, later merged into The Rifles as part of wider army restructuring.
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A.
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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B.
Royal Berkshire Regiment
The Royal Berkshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army with a long history of service in major conflicts, including both World Wars.
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C.
Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry
The Devonshire and Dorset Light Infantry was a British Army infantry regiment formed by the amalgamation of the Devonshire Regiment and the Dorset Regiment, serving in various roles until it was merged into The Rifles in 2007.
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D.
Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire)
The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) was a British Army infantry regiment formed in 1959 that served in various global deployments, including Northern Ireland, until its amalgamation into the Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment in 1994.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army regiment
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infantry regiment ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Cape Town Highlanders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Bermuda Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal New Brunswick Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Western Australia Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCounty |
Berkshire
NERFINISHED
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Gloucestershire NERFINISHED ⓘ Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bearsBattleHonoursFrom |
Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire)
NERFINISHED
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Gloucestershire Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Berkshire Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Wiltshire Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| ceremonialDressTraditionFrom |
Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gloucestershire Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateDisbanded | 2007-02-01 ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1994-09-27 ⓘ |
| engagement |
operations in Iraq
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operations in Northern Ireland ⓘ peacekeeping operations in the Balkans ⓘ |
| formedByAmalgamationOf |
Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gloucestershire Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison |
Gloucester
NERFINISHED
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Reading, Berkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Salisbury, Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | RGBW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor |
Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gloucestershire Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | 1st Battalion, The Rifles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | The Rifles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mottoInheritedFromPredecessor |
Firm
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Virtutis Amore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | RGBW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Light Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalMarch |
The Gloucestershire
NERFINISHED
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The Light Division NERFINISHED ⓘ The Royal Berkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalMuseum |
The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum
NERFINISHED
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The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | light infantry ⓘ |
| type | line infantry ⓘ |
| wearsCapBadgeDerivedFrom |
Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire)
NERFINISHED
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Gloucestershire Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry Description of subject: The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Light Infantry was a British Army infantry regiment formed from the amalgamation of county regiments, later merged into The Rifles as part of wider army restructuring.
Referenced by (7)
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