Rear‑Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon
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Rear-Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon was a British naval officer and engineer best known for his command roles during World War I and his contributions to naval gunnery and submarine development.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rear-Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon | 1 |
| Rear‑Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3304065 — 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: Rear‑Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon Context triple: [Flag Officer, Dover, notableCommander, Rear‑Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon]
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A.
Admiral Edward Russell
Admiral Edward Russell was a prominent late 17th-century English naval officer and politician, best known for his leadership in major fleet actions against France and his role in securing English maritime power.
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B.
Vice‑Admiral Sir Roger Keyes
Vice-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes was a prominent British naval officer best known for leading daring operations such as the Zeebrugge Raid during the First World War.
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C.
Admiral Sir Charles Napier
Admiral Sir Charles Napier was a prominent 19th-century British naval officer known for his aggressive leadership and service in conflicts such as the Napoleonic Wars, the Syrian campaign, and the Crimean War.
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D.
Admiral James Gambier
Admiral James Gambier was a British Royal Navy officer and admiral who served in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, noted for his roles in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812.
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E.
Admiral Bertram Ramsay
Admiral Bertram Ramsay was a senior Royal Navy officer best known for masterminding the Dunkirk evacuation and later serving as the naval commander for the D-Day landings in World War II.
- 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: Rear‑Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon Target entity description: Rear-Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon was a British naval officer and engineer best known for his command roles during World War I and his contributions to naval gunnery and submarine development.
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A.
Admiral Edward Russell
Admiral Edward Russell was a prominent late 17th-century English naval officer and politician, best known for his leadership in major fleet actions against France and his role in securing English maritime power.
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B.
Vice‑Admiral Sir Roger Keyes
Vice-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes was a prominent British naval officer best known for leading daring operations such as the Zeebrugge Raid during the First World War.
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C.
Admiral Sir Charles Napier
Admiral Sir Charles Napier was a prominent 19th-century British naval officer known for his aggressive leadership and service in conflicts such as the Napoleonic Wars, the Syrian campaign, and the Crimean War.
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D.
Admiral James Gambier
Admiral James Gambier was a British Royal Navy officer and admiral who served in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, noted for his roles in the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812.
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E.
Admiral Bertram Ramsay
Admiral Bertram Ramsay was a senior Royal Navy officer best known for masterminding the Dunkirk evacuation and later serving as the naval commander for the D-Day landings in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy officer
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author ⓘ human ⓘ naval engineer ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
ⓘ
Order of the Bath ⓘ Order of the Crown (Belgium) ⓘ
linked to:
Order of the Crown
|
| birthDate | 1863-08-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
England
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Sussex ⓘ Wiggonholt ⓘ |
| conflict |
First World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War I
World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1947-06-09 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
England
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Sussex ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Royal Naval College, Greenwich
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Royal Naval College
|
| familyName | Bacon ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
naval engineering
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naval gunnery ⓘ submarine development ⓘ |
| givenName | Reginald ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Rear-Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon
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linked to:
Rear‑Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon
|
| honorificPrefix |
Rear-Admiral
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Sir ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Rear admiral ⓘ |
| notableFor |
command of the Dover Patrol in World War I
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contributions to British submarine development ⓘ contributions to naval gunnery ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Naval Scrap-Book
ⓘ
The Dover Patrol 1915–1917 ⓘ
linked to:
Dover Patrol
The Life of Lord Fisher of Kilverstone ⓘ |
| occupation |
biographer
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engineer ⓘ military writer ⓘ naval officer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander of the Dover Patrol
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Commander of the Dover Patrol during World War I ⓘ Director of Naval Ordnance ⓘ managing director of Coventry Ordnance Works ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | entered Royal Navy in 1877 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workedOn |
design and development of early British submarines
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naval ordnance and gunnery systems ⓘ |
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Rear‑Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon
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