The Young British Soldier
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"The Young British Soldier" is a poem by Rudyard Kipling that offers stark, cautionary advice to British infantrymen serving in the harsh conditions of late 19th-century colonial campaigns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Young British Soldier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11824417 — 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: The Young British Soldier Context triple: [Barrack-Room Ballads, notablePoem, The Young British Soldier]
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A.
The Soldier
The Soldier is a famous World War I sonnet by English poet Rupert Brooke that idealistically reflects on patriotism, sacrifice, and the notion of an English soldier’s death abroad.
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B.
The Soldier
"The Soldier" is an ancient Greek comedy by the playwright Diphilus, likely centered on the humorous exploits and character of a military figure.
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C.
The Virgin Soldiers
The Virgin Soldiers is a 1969 British war comedy-drama film, based on Leslie Thomas’s novel, that follows the misadventures of young, inexperienced soldiers stationed in Singapore during the Malayan Emergency.
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D.
The Regiment
The Regiment is the informal nickname for the British Army's elite 22nd Special Air Service (22 SAS), renowned for its special operations and counter-terrorism capabilities.
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E.
The Soldier’s Sweetheart
"The Soldier’s Sweetheart" is an early country music song best known as one of Jimmie Rodgers’ first recordings, helping launch his influential career in the genre.
- 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 Young British Soldier Target entity description: "The Young British Soldier" is a poem by Rudyard Kipling that offers stark, cautionary advice to British infantrymen serving in the harsh conditions of late 19th-century colonial campaigns.
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A.
The Soldier
The Soldier is a famous World War I sonnet by English poet Rupert Brooke that idealistically reflects on patriotism, sacrifice, and the notion of an English soldier’s death abroad.
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B.
The Soldier
"The Soldier" is an ancient Greek comedy by the playwright Diphilus, likely centered on the humorous exploits and character of a military figure.
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C.
The Virgin Soldiers
The Virgin Soldiers is a 1969 British war comedy-drama film, based on Leslie Thomas’s novel, that follows the misadventures of young, inexperienced soldiers stationed in Singapore during the Malayan Emergency.
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D.
The Regiment
The Regiment is the informal nickname for the British Army's elite 22nd Special Air Service (22 SAS), renowned for its special operations and counter-terrorism capabilities.
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E.
The Soldier’s Sweetheart
"The Soldier’s Sweetheart" is an early country music song best known as one of Jimmie Rodgers’ first recordings, helping launch his influential career in the genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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poem ⓘ |
| addressee | young British soldiers ⓘ |
| advises |
obedience to orders
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practical self-preservation ⓘ |
| author | Rudyard Kipling ⓘ |
| collection | Barrack-Room Ballads ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Barrack-Room Ballads ⓘ |
| form | verse ⓘ |
| genre | poetry ⓘ |
| hasNotableLine |
Roll to your rifle and blow out your brains
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When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | enlisted soldier's viewpoint ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
British imperial expansion
ⓘ
Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ |
| includedIn | early editions of Barrack-Room Ballads and Other Verses ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
British servicemen
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readers of popular verse in the 1890s ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| meter | ballad meter ⓘ |
| narrativeVoice | second person ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kipling's soldier poems
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linked to:
Rudyard Kipling’s poem Mandalay
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| portrays |
brutality of frontier warfare
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psychological strain on soldiers ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1890 ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | regular rhyme scheme ⓘ |
| setting |
Afghanistan
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British colonial campaigns ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ |
| subject |
Anglo-Afghan conflicts
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglo-Afghan Wars
British Army ⓘ British infantrymen ⓘ colonial warfare ⓘ |
| theme |
danger of colonial campaigns
ⓘ
death in battle ⓘ fatalism ⓘ harsh realities of military service ⓘ pragmatic survival advice ⓘ |
| tone |
cautionary
ⓘ
grim ⓘ realistic ⓘ |
| warnsAgainst |
carelessness in the field
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underestimating the enemy ⓘ |
| workOf | Rudyard Kipling ⓘ |
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Subject: The Young British Soldier Description of subject: "The Young British Soldier" is a poem by Rudyard Kipling that offers stark, cautionary advice to British infantrymen serving in the harsh conditions of late 19th-century colonial campaigns.
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