18th (Eastern) Division
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The 18th (Eastern) Division was a British Army infantry division of Kitchener's New Army that served with distinction on the Western Front during the First World War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 18th (Eastern) Division canonical | 1 |
| 18th (Eastern) Division (British Army) | 1 |
| British 18th (Eastern) Division | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14950361 — 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: 18th (Eastern) Division Context triple: [Battle of Thiepval Ridge, involvesUnit, 18th (Eastern) Division]
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A.
18th Division
The 18th Division was a unit of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) noted for its determined resistance against North Vietnamese forces during the final stages of the Vietnam War.
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B.
13th (Western) Division
The 13th (Western) Division was a British Army infantry division formed during the First World War that served primarily in the Gallipoli and Mesopotamian campaigns.
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C.
11th (Northern) Division
The 11th (Northern) Division was a British Army infantry division of Kitchener's New Army that served notably in the Gallipoli campaign during World War I and later on the Western and other fronts.
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D.
63rd (Royal Naval) Division
The 63rd (Royal Naval) Division was a British First World War infantry division originally formed from surplus Royal Navy and Royal Marine personnel that fought as soldiers on the Western Front and in other major campaigns.
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E.
1st (United Kingdom) Division
The 1st (United Kingdom) Division is a British Army formation that serves as a key deployable headquarters for adaptable and light forces in modern operations.
- 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: 18th (Eastern) Division Target entity description: The 18th (Eastern) Division was a British Army infantry division of Kitchener's New Army that served with distinction on the Western Front during the First World War.
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A.
18th Division
The 18th Division was a unit of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) noted for its determined resistance against North Vietnamese forces during the final stages of the Vietnam War.
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B.
13th (Western) Division
The 13th (Western) Division was a British Army infantry division formed during the First World War that served primarily in the Gallipoli and Mesopotamian campaigns.
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C.
11th (Northern) Division
The 11th (Northern) Division was a British Army infantry division of Kitchener's New Army that served notably in the Gallipoli campaign during World War I and later on the Western and other fronts.
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D.
63rd (Royal Naval) Division
The 63rd (Royal Naval) Division was a British First World War infantry division originally formed from surplus Royal Navy and Royal Marine personnel that fought as soldiers on the Western Front and in other major campaigns.
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E.
1st (United Kingdom) Division
The 1st (United Kingdom) Division is a British Army formation that serves as a key deployable headquarters for adaptable and light forces in modern operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: 18th (Eastern) Division
linked to: 18th (Eastern) Division