22nd Garrison Battalion (Australia)
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The 22nd Garrison Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army unit during World War II that is best known for its role guarding Japanese prisoners of war during the Cowra breakout in New South Wales.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 22nd Garrison Battalion (Australia) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13159863 — 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: 22nd Garrison Battalion (Australia) Context triple: [World War II Cowra breakout, guardUnit, 22nd Garrison Battalion (Australia)]
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2/22nd Battalion
The 2/22nd Battalion was an Australian Army infantry unit of the Second World War, best known for its role in the ill-fated Lark Force garrison at Rabaul in 1942.
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2/20th Battalion
The 2/20th Battalion was an Australian Army infantry unit of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served notably in the Malayan Campaign and the fall of Singapore during World War II.
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2nd Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment (Commando)
The 2nd Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment (Commando) was an Australian Army reserve commando unit that provided highly trained special operations–capable soldiers and later formed a core component of the 1st Commando Regiment.
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2/19th Battalion (Australia)
The 2/19th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that fought in the Malayan Campaign of World War II, notably suffering heavy losses during the Battle of Muar and the subsequent fall of Singapore.
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2/18th Battalion (Australia)
The 2/18th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served notably in the Malayan Campaign and later suffered heavy losses in the fall of Singapore during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 22nd Garrison Battalion (Australia) Target entity description: The 22nd Garrison Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army unit during World War II that is best known for its role guarding Japanese prisoners of war during the Cowra breakout in New South Wales.
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A.
2/22nd Battalion
The 2/22nd Battalion was an Australian Army infantry unit of the Second World War, best known for its role in the ill-fated Lark Force garrison at Rabaul in 1942.
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B.
2/20th Battalion
The 2/20th Battalion was an Australian Army infantry unit of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served notably in the Malayan Campaign and the fall of Singapore during World War II.
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C.
2nd Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment (Commando)
The 2nd Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment (Commando) was an Australian Army reserve commando unit that provided highly trained special operations–capable soldiers and later formed a core component of the 1st Commando Regiment.
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D.
2/19th Battalion (Australia)
The 2/19th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that fought in the Malayan Campaign of World War II, notably suffering heavy losses during the Battle of Muar and the subsequent fall of Singapore.
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E.
2/18th Battalion (Australia)
The 2/18th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served notably in the Malayan Campaign and later suffered heavy losses in the fall of Singapore during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Army battalion
ⓘ
garrison unit ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cowra breakout in New South Wales
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linked to:
Cowra breakout
|
| conflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
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| country | Australia ⓘ |
| duty |
camp security
ⓘ
internal security ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
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| eventParticipatedIn | Cowra breakout ⓘ |
| garrison |
Cowra POW camp
ⓘ
linked to:
Cowra Prisoner of War Camp Site
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| guarded | Japanese prisoners of war ⓘ |
| location |
Cowra, New South Wales
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linked to:
Cowra
New South Wales ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Australian Army ⓘ |
| notableFor | guarding Japanese prisoners of war during the Cowra breakout ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Australia ⓘ |
| prisonerNationalityGuarded | Japanese ⓘ |
| role |
garrison duties
ⓘ
guarding prisoners of war ⓘ |
| theatre |
Australian home front during World War II
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linked to:
Defence of Australia (World War II)
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 22nd Garrison Battalion (Australia) Description of subject: The 22nd Garrison Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army unit during World War II that is best known for its role guarding Japanese prisoners of war during the Cowra breakout in New South Wales.
Referenced by (1)
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