The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment)
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The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment) is a Canadian Army Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment with historical roots in Loyalist units from the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9849666 — 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: The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment) Context triple: [The Royal Green Jackets, alliance, The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment)]
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A.
Regina Rifle Regiment
The Regina Rifle Regiment is a Canadian infantry regiment renowned for its pivotal role in the D-Day landings during the Second World War.
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The Royal American Regiment
The Royal American Regiment was a British Army infantry unit formed in the mid-18th century in North America that later became known as the King's Royal Rifle Corps.
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C.
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.
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D.
The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army with Scottish Highland traditions, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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E.
Royal New Brunswick Regiment
The Royal New Brunswick Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army based in New Brunswick, with a history tracing back to colonial militia units and service in major conflicts including both World Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment) Target entity description: The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment) is a Canadian Army Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment with historical roots in Loyalist units from the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
Regina Rifle Regiment
The Regina Rifle Regiment is a Canadian infantry regiment renowned for its pivotal role in the D-Day landings during the Second World War.
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B.
The Royal American Regiment
The Royal American Regiment was a British Army infantry unit formed in the mid-18th century in North America that later became known as the King's Royal Rifle Corps.
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C.
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.
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D.
The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army with Scottish Highland traditions, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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E.
Royal New Brunswick Regiment
The Royal New Brunswick Regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army based in New Brunswick, with a history tracing back to colonial militia units and service in major conflicts including both World Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Primary Reserve unit
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armoured reconnaissance regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Canada
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King Charles III ⓘ
linked to:
Charles Philip Arthur George
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| alliedRegiment |
The Queen’s Royal Hussars (The Queen’s Own and Royal Irish)
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linked to:
Queen’s Royal Hussars
The Royal Green Jackets (historical alliance) ⓘ
linked to:
The Royal Green Jackets (historical)
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| battleHonour |
Amiens
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Arras, 1918 ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Arras (1918)
Brandywine ⓘ
linked to:
Brandywine Creek
Falaise ⓘ Germantown ⓘ Hindenburg Line ⓘ Lexington ⓘ Normandy Landing ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Normandy
North-West Europe, 1944–1945 ⓘ
linked to:
Allied operations in Western Europe
Passchendaele ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Passchendaele
Somme, 1916 ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Somme
The Rhineland ⓘ
linked to:
Rhineland
The Scheldt ⓘ
linked to:
Scheldt
Vimy, 1917 ⓘ
linked to:
Vimy 1917
Yorktown ⓘ |
| branch | Canadian Army ⓘ |
| cityAffiliation |
City of Toronto
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linked to:
Toronto
Town of Aurora ⓘ |
| component |
Canadian Army Reserve
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian Army Primary Reserve
|
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| garrison |
Aurora, Ontario, Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Aurora, Ontario
Toronto, Ontario, Canada ⓘ
linked to:
Toronto
|
| hasSubUnit |
A Squadron, The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment)
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B Squadron, The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment) ⓘ Headquarters Squadron, The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment) ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin |
Loyalist units in the American Revolutionary War
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Queen’s Rangers ⓘ
linked to:
Queen's Rangers
|
| motto | Pristinae virtutis memor ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | Mindful of our ancient valour ⓘ |
| nickname | QYR ⓘ |
| perpetuates |
127th Battalion (12th York Rangers), Canadian Expeditionary Force
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12th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force ⓘ 20th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force ⓘ 220th Battalion (12th Regiment York Rangers), Canadian Expeditionary Force ⓘ 35th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force ⓘ Queen’s Rangers, 1st American Regiment ⓘ
linked to:
Queen's Rangers
York Rangers ⓘ |
| primaryTask | provide trained armoured reconnaissance soldiers to the Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| recruitingArea |
Greater Toronto Area
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York Region, Ontario ⓘ |
| regimentalColour |
Black
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Buff ⓘ Gold ⓘ Royal Blue ⓘ Scarlet ⓘ White ⓘ |
| regimentalMarch |
Braganza
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I See No Reason Why ⓘ The 10th Battalion March ⓘ The Loyalist ⓘ The Queen’s York Rangers ⓘ The Standard of St. George ⓘ |
| role | armoured reconnaissance ⓘ |
| type | armoured ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment) Description of subject: The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment) is a Canadian Army Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment with historical roots in Loyalist units from the American Revolutionary War.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Royal Green Jackets (historical)
The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment)
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hasSubUnit
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Headquarters Squadron, The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment)
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linked to: The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment)
The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment)
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hasSubUnit
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A Squadron, The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment)
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linked to: The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment)
The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment)
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hasSubUnit
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B Squadron, The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment)
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linked to: The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment)
subject linked to:
RGJ
linked to: The Queen’s York Rangers (1st American Regiment)