Percy Toplis
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Percy Toplis was a notorious early 20th-century British criminal and army deserter, best known for his alleged role in the Étaples mutiny during World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Percy Toplis canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11036542 — 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: Percy Toplis Context triple: [The Monocled Mutineer, titleCharacter, Percy Toplis]
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A.
Percy Metcalfe
Percy Metcalfe was a British sculptor and designer best known for his coinage, medals, and stylized animal motifs used across the British Commonwealth in the early 20th century.
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B.
Percy March
Percy March was a member of the British March family of sculptors, known for working alongside his brothers on notable early 20th-century public monuments.
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C.
Percy Pickering
Percy Pickering was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket in the late 19th century.
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D.
Percy Bentley
Percy Bentley was a prominent Australian rules footballer and coach best known for leading Richmond to multiple VFL premierships in the 1930s.
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E.
Ernest Marples
Ernest Marples was a British Conservative politician who served as Minister of Transport in the late 1950s and early 1960s, overseeing major and often controversial changes to the UK’s transport infrastructure.
- 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: Percy Toplis Target entity description: Percy Toplis was a notorious early 20th-century British criminal and army deserter, best known for his alleged role in the Étaples mutiny during World War I.
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A.
Percy Metcalfe
Percy Metcalfe was a British sculptor and designer best known for his coinage, medals, and stylized animal motifs used across the British Commonwealth in the early 20th century.
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B.
Percy March
Percy March was a member of the British March family of sculptors, known for working alongside his brothers on notable early 20th-century public monuments.
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C.
Percy Pickering
Percy Pickering was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket in the late 19th century.
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D.
Percy Bentley
Percy Bentley was a prominent Australian rules footballer and coach best known for leading Richmond to multiple VFL premierships in the 1930s.
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E.
Ernest Marples
Ernest Marples was a British Conservative politician who served as Minister of Transport in the late 1950s and early 1960s, overseeing major and often controversial changes to the UK’s transport infrastructure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British criminal
ⓘ
World War I deserter ⓘ army deserter ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegedRoleIn |
Étaples mutiny
ⓘ
linked to:
Etaples mutiny
|
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criminalCharge |
desertion
ⓘ
murder ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1896-08-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1920-06-06 ⓘ |
| era |
World War I era
ⓘ
linked to:
World War I
|
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Toplis ⓘ |
| fullName | Percy Toplis ⓘ |
| givenName | Percy ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | notorious ⓘ |
| hasReputation | folk-hero to some later commentators ⓘ |
| historicalUncertainty | extent of his role in the Étaples mutiny is disputed ⓘ |
| imprisonedFor | various offences before and during World War I ⓘ |
| knownAs | The Monocled Mutineer ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed by police ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableEvent | shot dead by police after a manhunt in 1920 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
alleged role in the Étaples mutiny
ⓘ
being a notorious early 20th-century outlaw ⓘ desertion from the British Army during World War I ⓘ |
| occupation |
criminal
ⓘ
deserter ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Army during World War I
ⓘ
linked to:
British Armed Forces in World War I
|
| placeOfBirth |
Newbold, Derbyshire, England
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linked to:
Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
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| placeOfDeath | Plumpton, Cumberland, England ⓘ |
| pursuedBy | British police ⓘ |
| residence |
Derbyshire, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Derbyshire
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| status | fugitive at time of death ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
The Monocled Mutineer (1986 BBC television series)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Monocled Mutineer
The Monocled Mutineer (book) ⓘ
linked to:
The Monocled Mutineer
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| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedItem | monocle ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Percy Toplis Description of subject: Percy Toplis was a notorious early 20th-century British criminal and army deserter, best known for his alleged role in the Étaples mutiny during World War I.
Referenced by (3)
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