cross of sacrifice
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The Cross of Sacrifice is a distinctive war memorial cross commonly used in Commonwealth military cemeteries and memorials to honor fallen service members.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| cross of sacrifice canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10951265 — 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: cross of sacrifice Context triple: [Royal Air Force memorials, hasSymbol, cross of sacrifice]
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A.
Cross of Christ
The Cross of Christ is a historic Christian emblem prominently associated with Portuguese national and military identity, especially linked to the era of maritime discoveries.
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B.
The Cross of Christ
The Cross of Christ is a widely influential theological book by John Stott that explores the meaning, necessity, and implications of Jesus’ crucifixion for Christian faith and life.
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C.
The Cross
"The Cross" is a religiously themed song by Prince that appears on his acclaimed 1987 double album *Sign o’ the Times*.
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D.
The Crucifixion
The Crucifixion is a religious painting by French Baroque artist Jean Restout the Younger depicting the biblical scene of Christ’s crucifixion with dramatic emotional intensity.
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E.
The Crucifixion
The Crucifixion is a 17th-century Spanish Baroque painting by Francisco de Zurbarán depicting Christ on the cross with stark realism and dramatic chiaroscuro.
- 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: cross of sacrifice Target entity description: The Cross of Sacrifice is a distinctive war memorial cross commonly used in Commonwealth military cemeteries and memorials to honor fallen service members.
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A.
Cross of Christ
The Cross of Christ is a historic Christian emblem prominently associated with Portuguese national and military identity, especially linked to the era of maritime discoveries.
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B.
The Cross of Christ
The Cross of Christ is a widely influential theological book by John Stott that explores the meaning, necessity, and implications of Jesus’ crucifixion for Christian faith and life.
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C.
The Cross
"The Cross" is a religiously themed song by Prince that appears on his acclaimed 1987 double album *Sign o’ the Times*.
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D.
The Crucifixion
The Crucifixion is a religious painting by French Baroque artist Jean Restout the Younger depicting the biblical scene of Christ’s crucifixion with dramatic emotional intensity.
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E.
The Crucifixion
The Crucifixion is a Mannerist religious painting by Dutch artist Joachim Wtewael depicting the biblical scene of Christ’s crucifixion with dramatic composition and vivid detail.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I memorial
ⓘ
cemetery cross ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British Empire war cemeteries
ⓘ
linked to:
Commonwealth war cemeteries
Commonwealth of Nations war cemeteries ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| category |
cemetery monuments
ⓘ
military memorials ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Imperial War Graves Commission ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy | Reginald Blomfield ⓘ |
| designStandardizedBy |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial War Graves Commission
|
| feature |
bronze longsword on the face of the cross
ⓘ
octagonal base ⓘ tapering shaft ⓘ |
| follows | Christian funerary tradition ⓘ |
| hasDesignVariant | different sizes according to number of burials ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later Commonwealth war memorial designs ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bronze sword
ⓘ
stone cross ⓘ |
| height | ranges from about 4.5 metres to about 9 metres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument at many sites ⓘ |
| inception | 1918 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
numerous cemeteries in Australia
ⓘ
numerous cemeteries in Belgium ⓘ numerous cemeteries in Canada ⓘ numerous cemeteries in France ⓘ numerous cemeteries in India ⓘ numerous cemeteries in New Zealand ⓘ numerous cemeteries in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Cross of Sacrifice at Menin Gate area cemeteries
ⓘ
Cross of Sacrifice at Tyne Cot Cemetery ⓘ
linked to:
Tyne Cot Cemetery
Cross of Sacrifice at Vimy Ridge Memorial Cemetery ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian National Vimy Memorial
|
| ownedBy |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial War Graves Commission
|
| purpose |
to commemorate fallen service members
ⓘ
to honor Commonwealth military dead ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Christian cross
ⓘ
military service ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial War Graves Commission
|
| usedIn |
Commonwealth war cemeteries
ⓘ
Commonwealth war memorials ⓘ
linked to:
Commonwealth war memorial
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: cross of sacrifice Description of subject: The Cross of Sacrifice is a distinctive war memorial cross commonly used in Commonwealth military cemeteries and memorials to honor fallen service members.
Referenced by (1)
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