From Midshipman to Field Marshal
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From Midshipman to Field Marshal is the autobiographical memoir of British Army officer Sir Evelyn Wood, recounting his long military career and experiences across the Victorian era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| From Midshipman to Field Marshal canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4740730 — 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: From Midshipman to Field Marshal Context triple: [Sir Evelyn Wood, notableWork, From Midshipman to Field Marshal]
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A.
Admiral of the Red
Admiral of the Red was one of the highest senior ranks in the Royal Navy’s historical color-based admiralty system, signifying a top-tier fleet command position.
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B.
Sword of Honour trilogy
Sword of Honour trilogy is a series of semi-autobiographical World War II novels by Evelyn Waugh that satirically depict the absurdities and moral ambiguities of war through the experiences of an English officer.
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C.
The Life of Nelson
The Life of Nelson is a classic early 19th-century biography of British naval hero Admiral Horatio Nelson, written by poet and historian Robert Southey.
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D.
The Young Marshal
The Young Marshal was the nickname of Zhang Xueliang, a prominent Chinese warlord and nationalist general best known for his role in the 1936 Xi'an Incident that forced a united front against Japanese aggression.
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E.
Hornblower
Hornblower is a British historical drama television series based on C.S. Forester’s novels about Royal Navy officer Horatio Hornblower during the Napoleonic Wars.
- 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: From Midshipman to Field Marshal Target entity description: From Midshipman to Field Marshal is the autobiographical memoir of British Army officer Sir Evelyn Wood, recounting his long military career and experiences across the Victorian era.
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A.
Admiral of the Red
Admiral of the Red was one of the highest senior ranks in the Royal Navy’s historical color-based admiralty system, signifying a top-tier fleet command position.
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B.
Sword of Honour trilogy
Sword of Honour trilogy is a series of semi-autobiographical World War II novels by Evelyn Waugh that satirically depict the absurdities and moral ambiguities of war through the experiences of an English officer.
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C.
The Life of Nelson
The Life of Nelson is a classic early 19th-century biography of British naval hero Admiral Horatio Nelson, written by poet and historian Robert Southey.
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D.
The Young Marshal
The Young Marshal was the nickname of Zhang Xueliang, a prominent Chinese warlord and nationalist general best known for his role in the 1936 Xi'an Incident that forced a united front against Japanese aggression.
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E.
Hornblower
Hornblower is a British historical drama television series based on C.S. Forester’s novels about Royal Navy officer Horatio Hornblower during the Napoleonic Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiographical memoir
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book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| about |
British military campaigns in the Victorian era
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career of a British Army officer ⓘ |
| author | Evelyn Wood ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depictsRankProgression |
field marshal
ⓘ
midshipman ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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military memoir ⓘ |
| hasAutobiographicalElement | personal experiences of Evelyn Wood ⓘ |
| hasBiographicalFocus | military service of Evelyn Wood ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | 19th-century British Army ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
British Army
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Evelyn Wood ⓘ Victorian era military history ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | British Empire ⓘ |
| portrays |
British imperial warfare
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life of a professional soldier ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | Victorian era ⓘ |
| title | From Midshipman to Field Marshal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: From Midshipman to Field Marshal Description of subject: From Midshipman to Field Marshal is the autobiographical memoir of British Army officer Sir Evelyn Wood, recounting his long military career and experiences across the Victorian era.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.