Portsmouth Naval Memorial
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Portsmouth Naval Memorial is a prominent war memorial in Portsmouth, England, dedicated to Royal Navy personnel who lost their lives at sea and have no known grave.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portsmouth Naval Memorial canonical | 2 |
| Laboe Naval Memorial | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1823164 — 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: Portsmouth Naval Memorial Context triple: [Bernard Warburton-Lee, commemoratedIn, Portsmouth Naval Memorial]
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A.
Runnymede Memorial
The Runnymede Memorial is a World War II memorial in Surrey, England, commemorating more than 20,000 airmen and women of the Allied air forces who have no known grave.
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B.
National War Memorial
The National War Memorial is a prominent Canadian monument in downtown Ottawa that commemorates the sacrifice of Canadian Armed Forces members in conflicts throughout the nation’s history.
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C.
National War Memorial
The National War Memorial is a monument in New Delhi, India, dedicated to honoring the soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces who have sacrificed their lives in various conflicts since independence.
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D.
Gloucester Fishermen’s Memorial
The Gloucester Fishermen’s Memorial is a historic bronze statue and monument in Gloucester, Massachusetts, honoring the thousands of local fishermen lost at sea.
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E.
Navy–Merchant Marine Memorial
The Navy–Merchant Marine Memorial is a World War I monument in Washington, D.C., honoring sailors of the U.S. Navy and Merchant Marine who lost their lives at sea.
- 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: Portsmouth Naval Memorial Target entity description: Portsmouth Naval Memorial is a prominent war memorial in Portsmouth, England, dedicated to Royal Navy personnel who lost their lives at sea and have no known grave.
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A.
Runnymede Memorial
The Runnymede Memorial is a World War II memorial in Surrey, England, commemorating more than 20,000 airmen and women of the Allied air forces who have no known grave.
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B.
National War Memorial
The National War Memorial is a prominent Canadian monument in downtown Ottawa that commemorates the sacrifice of Canadian Armed Forces members in conflicts throughout the nation’s history.
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C.
National War Memorial
The National War Memorial is a monument in New Delhi, India, dedicated to honoring the soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces who have sacrificed their lives in various conflicts since independence.
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D.
Gloucester Fishermen’s Memorial
The Gloucester Fishermen’s Memorial is a historic bronze statue and monument in Gloucester, Massachusetts, honoring the thousands of local fishermen lost at sea.
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E.
Navy–Merchant Marine Memorial
The Navy–Merchant Marine Memorial is a World War I monument in Washington, D.C., honoring sailors of the U.S. Navy and Merchant Marine who lost their lives at sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First World War memorial
ⓘ
Second World War memorial ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| category | Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial ⓘ |
| city | Portsmouth ⓘ |
| commemoratesConflict |
First World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War I
Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| coordinates | 50.785°N 1.106°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Royal Navy personnel
ⓘ
sailors with no known grave ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Sir Robert Lorimer
ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Robert Stodart Lorimer
|
| designedFor | Commonwealth naval casualties ⓘ |
| eraOfConstruction | interwar period ⓘ |
| hasAccess | public ⓘ |
| hasCommemorativeFunction |
Armistice Day ceremonies
ⓘ
Remembrance Sunday ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bronze plaques
ⓘ
central obelisk ⓘ lions and wreath sculptures ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasRollOfHonour | Royal Navy casualties ⓘ |
| hasSisterMemorial |
Chatham Naval Memorial
ⓘ
Plymouth Naval Memorial ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Naval War Memorial
|
| height | 32 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1995-05-21 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Southsea Common ⓘ |
| location | Portsmouth ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial War Graves Commission
|
| materialUsed | Portland stone ⓘ |
| memorialType | cenotaph-like obelisk ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Clarence Pier
ⓘ
South Parade Pier ⓘ
linked to:
Clarence Pier
|
| nearbyWaterBody | Solent ⓘ |
| numberOfCommemoratedDead | over 24000 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Ministry of Defence ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Navy naval memorials ⓘ |
| purpose | to commemorate naval personnel lost at sea with no known grave ⓘ |
| region | Hampshire ⓘ |
| sculpturalWorkBy | Henry Poole ⓘ |
| unveiledBy | Prince of Wales ⓘ |
| unveilingDate | 1924-10-15 ⓘ |
| worldWarOneNames | over 9900 ⓘ |
| worldWarTwoNames | over 14500 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Portsmouth Naval Memorial Description of subject: Portsmouth Naval Memorial is a prominent war memorial in Portsmouth, England, dedicated to Royal Navy personnel who lost their lives at sea and have no known grave.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Admiral Bertram Ramsay