Triple
T20914772
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mercian Regiment |
E515041
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entity |
| Predicate | predecessor |
P97
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FINISHED |
| Object |
West Midlands Regiment
The West Midlands Regiment was a British Army Territorial infantry regiment formed in the late 20th century, later amalgamated into the Mercian Regiment as part of wider restructuring.
|
E515041
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: West Midlands Regiment | Statement: [Mercian Regiment, predecessor, West Midlands Regiment]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West Midlands Regiment Context triple: [Mercian Regiment, predecessor, West Midlands Regiment]
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A.
South Staffordshire Regiment
The South Staffordshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in the 19th century and noted for its service in major conflicts including the Second Boer War and both World Wars.
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B.
Mercian Regiment
The Mercian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army that recruits primarily from the Midlands region of England.
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C.
Manchester Regiment
The Manchester Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that served in major conflicts from the late 19th century through both World Wars.
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D.
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
The Royal Warwickshire Regiment was a historic line infantry regiment of the British Army with distinguished service in numerous conflicts from the 17th to the 20th century.
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E.
Royal Anglian Regiment
The Royal Anglian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1964, that recruits primarily from the East of England and upholds traditions from several historic county regiments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: West Midlands Regiment Triple: [Mercian Regiment, predecessor, West Midlands Regiment]
Generated description
The West Midlands Regiment was a British Army Territorial infantry regiment formed in the late 20th century, later amalgamated into the Mercian Regiment as part of wider restructuring.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: West Midlands Regiment Target entity description: The West Midlands Regiment was a British Army Territorial infantry regiment formed in the late 20th century, later amalgamated into the Mercian Regiment as part of wider restructuring.
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A.
South Staffordshire Regiment
The South Staffordshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in the 19th century and noted for its service in major conflicts including the Second Boer War and both World Wars.
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B.
Mercian Regiment
chosen
The Mercian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army that recruits primarily from the Midlands region of England.
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C.
Manchester Regiment
The Manchester Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that served in major conflicts from the late 19th century through both World Wars.
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D.
Royal Warwickshire Regiment
The Royal Warwickshire Regiment was a historic line infantry regiment of the British Army with distinguished service in numerous conflicts from the 17th to the 20th century.
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E.
Royal Anglian Regiment
The Royal Anglian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1964, that recruits primarily from the East of England and upholds traditions from several historic county regiments.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69e0b4f9d5ec8190bb2bd27350ed341c |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e6ec61a6ec81908d9e0629438d27c9 |
completed | April 21, 2026, 3:17 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a093b435750819089ef3f440da0b57b |
completed | May 17, 2026, 3:51 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a093f5311ec8190898afc349083dc6d |
completed | May 17, 2026, 4:08 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a093fb644688190871305f01a6ee672 |
completed | May 17, 2026, 4:10 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 12:48 p.m.