Triple
T340370
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Canadian Expeditionary Force |
E6821
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableUnit |
P304
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Canadian Railway Troops
The Canadian Railway Troops were specialized units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I responsible for constructing, operating, and maintaining military railways on the Western Front.
|
E44508
|
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: Canadian Railway Troops | Statement: [Canadian Expeditionary Force, notableUnit, Canadian Railway Troops]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canadian Railway Troops Context triple: [Canadian Expeditionary Force, notableUnit, Canadian Railway Troops]
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A.
Canadian Corps
The Canadian Corps was the primary Canadian fighting formation on the Western Front during World War I, renowned for its effectiveness in major battles such as Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele.
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B.
Canadian Expeditionary Force
The Canadian Expeditionary Force was the field force of Canadian volunteer soldiers raised to fight overseas for the British Empire during the First World War.
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C.
Canadian Machine Gun Corps
The Canadian Machine Gun Corps was a specialized First World War unit of the Canadian Army responsible for providing concentrated machine-gun fire support on the Western Front.
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D.
Royal Rifles of Canada
The Royal Rifles of Canada was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army that notably served in the Second World War, including the ill-fated defense of Hong Kong in 1941.
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E.
Canadian forces
Canadian forces are the unified armed services of Canada, comprising the country’s army, navy, and air force under a single national military command.
- 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: Canadian Railway Troops Triple: [Canadian Expeditionary Force, notableUnit, Canadian Railway Troops]
Generated description
The Canadian Railway Troops were specialized units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I responsible for constructing, operating, and maintaining military railways on the Western Front.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canadian Railway Troops Target entity description: The Canadian Railway Troops were specialized units of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in World War I responsible for constructing, operating, and maintaining military railways on the Western Front.
-
A.
Canadian Corps
The Canadian Corps was the primary Canadian fighting formation on the Western Front during World War I, renowned for its effectiveness in major battles such as Vimy Ridge and Passchendaele.
-
B.
Canadian Expeditionary Force
The Canadian Expeditionary Force was the field force of Canadian volunteer soldiers raised to fight overseas for the British Empire during the First World War.
-
C.
Canadian Machine Gun Corps
The Canadian Machine Gun Corps was a specialized First World War unit of the Canadian Army responsible for providing concentrated machine-gun fire support on the Western Front.
-
D.
Royal Rifles of Canada
The Royal Rifles of Canada was an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army that notably served in the Second World War, including the ill-fated defense of Hong Kong in 1941.
-
E.
Canadian forces
Canadian forces are the unified armed services of Canada, comprising the country’s army, navy, and air force under a single national military command.
- 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_69a2e7951ba08190960e90823b5078f3 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:03 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2eae4fcc08190bd4c2bf0149c8b50 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:17 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a3dd2ff66c8190a0e688e4f9baa5b4 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a3ddbbe7e08190ac167e158d19dbce |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a3de3fef7c819082193eb7083175e1 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 6:35 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:08 p.m.