Sir William Marshall
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Sir William Marshall was a British Army general best known for leading successful campaigns in the Mesopotamian theatre during World War I.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lieutenant-General Sir William Marshall | 1 |
| Sir William Marshall canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16221842 — 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: Sir William Marshall Context triple: [Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force, notableCommander, Sir William Marshall]
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A.
William Marshall
William Marshall was an American big band leader, vocalist, and actor active in the mid-20th century.
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William Marshall
William Marshall was an American actor, director, and occasional singer active in mid-20th-century film and theater.
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C.
William Marshall
William Marshall was an early 20th-century American cinematographer known for his work on silent-era films.
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D.
William Marshall
William Marshall is an individual best known under the name Bill Marshall, likely recognized in public or professional contexts by that primary name.
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E.
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, was a renowned Anglo-Norman knight and statesman who served multiple English kings and became one of medieval England’s most powerful and respected magnates.
- 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: Sir William Marshall Target entity description: Sir William Marshall was a British Army general best known for leading successful campaigns in the Mesopotamian theatre during World War I.
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A.
William Marshall
William Marshall was an American big band leader, vocalist, and actor active in the mid-20th century.
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B.
William Marshall
William Marshall is an individual best known under the name Bill Marshall, likely recognized in public or professional contexts by that primary name.
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C.
William Marshall
William Marshall was an American actor, director, and occasional singer active in mid-20th-century film and theater.
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D.
William Marshall
William Marshall was an early 20th-century American cinematographer known for his work on silent-era films.
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E.
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke, was a renowned Anglo-Norman knight and statesman who served multiple English kings and became one of medieval England’s most powerful and respected magnates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Commander-in-Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force
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notableCommander
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Lieutenant-General Sir William Marshall
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linked to: Sir William Marshall