Triple
T20914752
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mercian Regiment |
E515041
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasBattalion |
P16565
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
4th Battalion, Mercian Regiment
The 4th Battalion, Mercian Regiment is a British Army infantry battalion of the Mercian Regiment, primarily composed of Army Reserve soldiers drawn from the Midlands region.
|
E1460232
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: 4th Battalion, Mercian Regiment | Statement: [Mercian Regiment, hasBattalion, 4th Battalion, Mercian Regiment]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 4th Battalion, Mercian Regiment Context triple: [Mercian Regiment, hasBattalion, 4th Battalion, Mercian Regiment]
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A.
2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment
The 2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment is an infantry battalion of the British Army, forming part of the Mercian Regiment and drawing its heritage from historic county regiments of the Midlands.
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B.
3rd Battalion, Mercian Regiment
The 3rd Battalion, Mercian Regiment is an infantry battalion of the British Army, formed through regimental restructuring and drawing its lineage from historic county regiments in the Midlands.
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C.
4th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
The 4th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment was a British Army infantry battalion of the county-based Wiltshire Regiment that served in both world wars as part of the Territorial Force/Army.
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D.
4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment
The 4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment is a unit of the British Army’s Yorkshire Regiment, historically composed of infantry soldiers recruited primarily from the Yorkshire region.
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E.
4th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment
The 4th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment was a British Army infantry battalion of the historic Dorsetshire Regiment that served in major campaigns during the World Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: 4th Battalion, Mercian Regiment Triple: [Mercian Regiment, hasBattalion, 4th Battalion, Mercian Regiment]
Generated description
The 4th Battalion, Mercian Regiment is a British Army infantry battalion of the Mercian Regiment, primarily composed of Army Reserve soldiers drawn from the Midlands region.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 4th Battalion, Mercian Regiment Target entity description: The 4th Battalion, Mercian Regiment is a British Army infantry battalion of the Mercian Regiment, primarily composed of Army Reserve soldiers drawn from the Midlands region.
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A.
2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment
The 2nd Battalion, Mercian Regiment is an infantry battalion of the British Army, forming part of the Mercian Regiment and drawing its heritage from historic county regiments of the Midlands.
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B.
3rd Battalion, Mercian Regiment
The 3rd Battalion, Mercian Regiment is an infantry battalion of the British Army, formed through regimental restructuring and drawing its lineage from historic county regiments in the Midlands.
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C.
4th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment
The 4th Battalion, Wiltshire Regiment was a British Army infantry battalion of the county-based Wiltshire Regiment that served in both world wars as part of the Territorial Force/Army.
-
D.
4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment
The 4th Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment is a unit of the British Army’s Yorkshire Regiment, historically composed of infantry soldiers recruited primarily from the Yorkshire region.
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E.
4th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment
The 4th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment was a British Army infantry battalion of the historic Dorsetshire Regiment that served in major campaigns during the World Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69e0b4f9d5ec8190bb2bd27350ed341c |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6ec61a6ec81908d9e0629438d27c9 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 3:17 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a092fa770b48190b0ee529dcab1917d |
completed | May 17, 2026, 3:01 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0930f13618819086ae6ff00e293a5c |
completed | May 17, 2026, 3:07 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0931545b288190baf250d9796eca7d |
completed | May 17, 2026, 3:09 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:48 p.m.