Major-General Edmund Hakewill-Smith
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Major-General Edmund Hakewill-Smith was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division during the Second World War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Major-General Edmund Hakewill-Smith canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10886970 — 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: Major-General Edmund Hakewill-Smith Context triple: [52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division, notableCommander, Major-General Edmund Hakewill-Smith]
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A.
Major-General Rupert Smith
Major-General Rupert Smith is a British Army officer best known for his senior command roles during the Gulf War and in Bosnia, and for his influential writings on modern warfare.
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B.
Major-General Charles Foulkes
Major-General Charles Foulkes was a senior Canadian Army officer of the Second World War, best known for his leadership in Northwest Europe and for accepting the German surrender in the Netherlands in May 1945.
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C.
Major-General Patrick Cordingley
Major-General Patrick Cordingley is a retired British Army officer best known for commanding the 1st Armoured Division during the 1991 Gulf War.
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D.
Major-General Noel Beresford-Peirse
Major-General Noel Beresford-Peirse was a British Army officer of the Second World War, noted for his leadership of armoured and Indian Army formations in the North African and Middle Eastern campaigns.
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E.
Major-General Douglas Graham
Major-General Douglas Graham was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division during key operations of the Second World War.
- 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: Major-General Edmund Hakewill-Smith Target entity description: Major-General Edmund Hakewill-Smith was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division during the Second World War.
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A.
Major-General Rupert Smith
Major-General Rupert Smith is a British Army officer best known for his senior command roles during the Gulf War and in Bosnia, and for his influential writings on modern warfare.
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B.
Major-General Charles Foulkes
Major-General Charles Foulkes was a senior Canadian Army officer of the Second World War, best known for his leadership in Northwest Europe and for accepting the German surrender in the Netherlands in May 1945.
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C.
Major-General Patrick Cordingley
Major-General Patrick Cordingley is a retired British Army officer best known for commanding the 1st Armoured Division during the 1991 Gulf War.
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D.
Major-General Noel Beresford-Peirse
Major-General Noel Beresford-Peirse was a British Army officer of the Second World War, noted for his leadership of armoured and Indian Army formations in the North African and Middle Eastern campaigns.
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E.
Major-General Douglas Graham
Major-General Douglas Graham was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division during key operations of the Second World War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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general ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
NERFINISHED
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Companion of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ Distinguished Service Order ⓘ Military Cross ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1896-10-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded |
4th Infantry Division
NERFINISHED
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52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1986-03-12 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Royal Military College, Sandhurst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major-General ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
NERFINISHED
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Royal Lincolnshire Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Command of 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division in the Second World War
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Service as Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey after the Second World War ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Allied occupation duties after the Second World War
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North-West Europe campaign (Second World War) NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front (First World War) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Colonel of the Regiment, Royal Lincolnshire Regiment
NERFINISHED
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General Officer Commanding 4th Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ General Officer Commanding 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotion | Promoted to major-general during the Second World War ⓘ |
| retirement | Retired from the British Army after the Second World War ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | British Army officer service number (not widely cited) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Major-General Edmund Hakewill-Smith Description of subject: Major-General Edmund Hakewill-Smith was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Division during the Second World War.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.