Paul Triquet
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Paul Triquet was a Canadian Army officer and Victoria Cross recipient renowned for his leadership and bravery during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul Triquet canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9443611 — 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: Paul Triquet Context triple: [Royal 22e Régiment, decoratedMember, Paul Triquet]
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A.
Charles Jonnart
Charles Jonnart was a French politician and statesman of the Third Republic, known for his ministerial roles and influence in centrist republican politics.
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B.
Jacques Defforey
Jacques Defforey was a French businessman best known as one of the founders of the multinational retail corporation Carrefour.
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C.
Jacques Revaux
Jacques Revaux is a French songwriter best known for co-composing the classic chanson "Comme d'habitude," which became internationally famous as "My Way."
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D.
Jean-Louis Blondeau
Jean-Louis Blondeau is a French photographer and filmmaker best known for documenting Philippe Petit’s 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers, featured in the documentary "Man on Wire."
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E.
Charles Beauquier
Charles Beauquier was a French politician and lawyer active in the Third Republic, known for his involvement in centrist republican politics and legislative work.
- 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: Paul Triquet Target entity description: Paul Triquet was a Canadian Army officer and Victoria Cross recipient renowned for his leadership and bravery during World War II.
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A.
Charles Jonnart
Charles Jonnart was a French politician and statesman of the Third Republic, known for his ministerial roles and influence in centrist republican politics.
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B.
Jacques Defforey
Jacques Defforey was a French businessman best known as one of the founders of the multinational retail corporation Carrefour.
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C.
Jacques Revaux
Jacques Revaux is a French songwriter best known for co-composing the classic chanson "Comme d'habitude," which became internationally famous as "My Way."
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D.
Jean-Louis Blondeau
Jean-Louis Blondeau is a French photographer and filmmaker best known for documenting Philippe Petit’s 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers, featured in the documentary "Man on Wire."
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E.
Charles Beauquier
Charles Beauquier was a French politician and lawyer active in the Third Republic, known for his involvement in centrist republican politics and legislative work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian Army officer
ⓘ
Victoria Cross recipient ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Canada ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Croix de guerre 1939–1945
ⓘ
linked to:
Croix de Guerre
Distinguished Service Order ⓘ Order of the British Empire ⓘ Victoria Cross ⓘ
linked to:
The Victoria Cross
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| conflict |
Italian Campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Italian campaign
Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| countryOfBirth | Canada ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French Canadian ⓘ |
| familyName | Triquet ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| hasPartInMilitaryUnit | Royal 22e Régiment ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Canadian Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
lieutenant colonel
ⓘ
major ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first French-Canadian officer to receive the Victoria Cross in the Second World War ⓘ |
| notableEvent | action at Casa Berardi on 14 December 1943 ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership in the attack on Casa Berardi ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Quebec City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Quebec City ⓘ |
| reasonForAward | conspicuous bravery and leadership under fire ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | Canadian Army officer service number (exact value not known) ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul Triquet Description of subject: Paul Triquet was a Canadian Army officer and Victoria Cross recipient renowned for his leadership and bravery during World War II.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Van Doos