The Phantom Major
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The Phantom Major is the wartime nickname of British officer David Stirling, famed founder and leader of the Special Air Service (SAS) during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Phantom Major canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10703440 — 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 Phantom Major Context triple: [David Stirling, nickname, The Phantom Major]
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A.
The Major and the Minor
The Major and the Minor is a 1942 romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder, starring Ginger Rogers as a woman who disguises herself as a twelve-year-old girl to buy a cheaper train ticket, leading to a series of comedic misunderstandings.
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B.
Phantom’s Revenge
Phantom’s Revenge is a high-speed steel roller coaster at Kennywood amusement park near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, known for its intense airtime and dramatic terrain-hugging drops.
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C.
The Phantom
The Phantom is the main terrorist antagonist in the 2008 Adam Sandler comedy film "You Don’t Mess with the Zohan."
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D.
The Phantom
The Phantom is a 1996 superhero adventure film, based on the classic comic strip, in which Billy Zane stars as a masked crime-fighter defending the jungle island of Bengalla from a ruthless criminal mastermind.
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E.
The Intrigue
The Intrigue is a famous 1890 painting by Belgian expressionist James Ensor, known for its grotesque masked figures and satirical depiction of bourgeois society.
- 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 Phantom Major Target entity description: The Phantom Major is the wartime nickname of British officer David Stirling, famed founder and leader of the Special Air Service (SAS) during World War II.
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A.
The Major and the Minor
The Major and the Minor is a 1942 romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder, starring Ginger Rogers as a woman who disguises herself as a twelve-year-old girl to buy a cheaper train ticket, leading to a series of comedic misunderstandings.
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B.
Phantom’s Revenge
Phantom’s Revenge is a high-speed steel roller coaster at Kennywood amusement park near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, known for its intense airtime and dramatic terrain-hugging drops.
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C.
The Phantom
The Phantom is the main terrorist antagonist in the 2008 Adam Sandler comedy film "You Don’t Mess with the Zohan."
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D.
The Phantom
The Phantom is a 1996 superhero adventure film, based on the classic comic strip, in which Billy Zane stars as a masked crime-fighter defending the jungle island of Bengalla from a ruthless criminal mastermind.
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E.
The Intrigue
The Intrigue is a famous 1890 painting by Belgian expressionist James Ensor, known for its grotesque masked figures and satirical depiction of bourgeois society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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biographical book ⓘ human ⓘ special forces unit ⓘ |
| about | David Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Distinguished Service Order ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1915-11-15 ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Italian forces in North Africa ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1990-11-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Ampleforth College
NERFINISHED
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Trinity College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish people ⓘ |
| familyName | Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Special Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Archibald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
commander of SAS operations in North Africa
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founder of SAS ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | OBE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprisonedAt | Colditz Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | modern special forces doctrine ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Scotland ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant colonel ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | No. 8 (Guards) Commando NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | special forces innovation in World War II ⓘ |
| nickname | The Phantom Major NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | founding the Special Air Service ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of deep-penetration desert raids ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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soldier ⓘ |
| parent |
Archibald Stirling of Keir
NERFINISHED
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Margaret Fraser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Army ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bridge of Allan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| politicalActivity | involvement in Scottish political initiatives ⓘ |
| prisonerOfWar | Germany during World War II ⓘ |
| refersTo | David Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Scotland ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | British Army officer service number (unspecified) ⓘ |
| sibling | William Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biography "The Phantom Major" by Virginia Cowles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations | North African campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Phantom Major Description of subject: The Phantom Major is the wartime nickname of British officer David Stirling, famed founder and leader of the Special Air Service (SAS) during World War II.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.