Sacrifice Medal
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The Sacrifice Medal is a Canadian military decoration awarded to members of the Canadian Armed Forces and allied forces who are killed or wounded under honourable circumstances as a result of hostile action.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sacrifice Medal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1635323 — 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: Sacrifice Medal Context triple: [Canadian Honours System, includesDecoration, Sacrifice Medal]
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A.
Medal of Valor
The Medal of Valor is the highest military decoration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
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B.
Medal of Bravery
The Medal of Bravery is a Canadian decoration awarded to individuals who have performed acts of bravery in hazardous circumstances.
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C.
Medal for Courage
The Medal for Courage is a Soviet military decoration awarded to individuals for personal bravery and heroism in combat.
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D.
Good Conduct Medal
The Good Conduct Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to enlisted service members who demonstrate exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity during their period of active service.
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E.
Silver Star Medal
The Silver Star Medal is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States.
- 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: Sacrifice Medal Target entity description: The Sacrifice Medal is a Canadian military decoration awarded to members of the Canadian Armed Forces and allied forces who are killed or wounded under honourable circumstances as a result of hostile action.
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A.
Medal of Valor
The Medal of Valor is the highest military decoration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty.
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B.
Medal of Bravery
The Medal of Bravery is a Canadian decoration awarded to individuals who have performed acts of bravery in hazardous circumstances.
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C.
Medal for Courage
The Medal for Courage is a Soviet military decoration awarded to individuals for personal bravery and heroism in combat.
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D.
Good Conduct Medal
The Good Conduct Medal is a United States military decoration awarded to enlisted service members who demonstrate exemplary behavior, efficiency, and fidelity during their period of active service.
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E.
Silver Star Medal
The Silver Star Medal is a high-level United States military decoration awarded for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Canadian military decoration ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Chancellery of Honours
ⓘ
Office of the Secretary to the Governor General ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
death as a result of hostile action
ⓘ
death under honourable circumstances related to military service ⓘ injury as a result of hostile action ⓘ wounds as a result of hostile action ⓘ wounds under honourable circumstances related to military service ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
Canadian Armed Forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian forces
Government of Canada ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
|
| campaignOrTheatre |
Afghanistan
ⓘ
other operations involving hostile action ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 2008-04-17 ⓘ |
| eligibilityCondition |
circumstances must be honourable
ⓘ
injury or death must be directly attributable to hostile action ⓘ service with Canadian Armed Forces or in support of Canadian operations ⓘ |
| eligibleRecipients |
members of allied forces
ⓘ
members of the Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Queen Elizabeth II
ⓘ
linked to:
Elizabeth II
Royal Warrant ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Warrant (for royal title and status)
|
| firstAwarded | 2009 ⓘ |
| hasBarOrClasp | no campaign bars ⓘ |
| hasRibbon | yes ⓘ |
| honourSystem | Canadian Honours System ⓘ |
| insigniaWornOn | left breast ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Latin ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| monarchOnCreation | Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| namedAfter | sacrifice of military personnel ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | effigy of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| obverseInscription |
ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA
ⓘ
linked to:
Elizabeth II
|
| postNominals | none ⓘ |
| precedenceInCanadianHonoursSystem |
above Mention in Dispatches (Canada)
ⓘ
below Meritorious Service Medal (military division) ⓘ
linked to:
Meritorious Service Medal
|
| relatedAward |
Memorial Cross
ⓘ
Wound Stripe (historical predecessor in concept) ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | Canadian maple leaf with laurel wreath ⓘ |
| reverseInscription | SACRIFICE ⓘ |
| ribbonColour |
red
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| ribbonSymbolism |
red symbolizing spilled blood
ⓘ
white symbolizing hope and peace ⓘ |
| shape | circular ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| type | individual decoration ⓘ |
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Subject: Sacrifice Medal Description of subject: The Sacrifice Medal is a Canadian military decoration awarded to members of the Canadian Armed Forces and allied forces who are killed or wounded under honourable circumstances as a result of hostile action.
Referenced by (1)
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