York and Lancaster Regiment
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The York and Lancaster Regiment was a historic infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in the 19th century and renowned for its service in major conflicts including both World Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| York and Lancaster Regiment canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12882818 — 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: York and Lancaster Regiment Context triple: [York and Lancaster Memorial, Sheffield, commemorates, York and Lancaster Regiment]
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A.
Yorkshire Regiment
The Yorkshire Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army with historic roots in Yorkshire, England, formed through the amalgamation of several older county regiments.
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B.
Lancashire Fusiliers
The Lancashire Fusiliers was a historic line infantry regiment of the British Army, renowned for its service in numerous conflicts including the First World War.
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C.
Middlesex Regiment
The Middlesex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, known for its long service history from the 19th century through both World Wars before its eventual amalgamation into the Queen's Regiment.
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D.
King's Regiment (Manchester and Liverpool)
The King's Regiment (Manchester and Liverpool) was a British Army infantry regiment formed in 1958 by the merger of the King's Regiment (Liverpool) and the Manchester Regiment, serving in various roles until further amalgamations in the late 20th century.
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E.
British 87th Regiment of Foot
The British 87th Regiment of Foot was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, active during the Napoleonic Wars and noted for its distinguished combat record in the Peninsular campaign.
- 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: York and Lancaster Regiment Target entity description: The York and Lancaster Regiment was a historic infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in the 19th century and renowned for its service in major conflicts including both World Wars.
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A.
Yorkshire Regiment
The Yorkshire Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army with historic roots in Yorkshire, England, formed through the amalgamation of several older county regiments.
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B.
Lancashire Fusiliers
The Lancashire Fusiliers was a historic line infantry regiment of the British Army, renowned for its service in numerous conflicts including the First World War.
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C.
Middlesex Regiment
The Middlesex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, known for its long service history from the 19th century through both World Wars before its eventual amalgamation into the Queen's Regiment.
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D.
King's Regiment (Manchester and Liverpool)
The King's Regiment (Manchester and Liverpool) was a British Army infantry regiment formed in 1958 by the merger of the King's Regiment (Liverpool) and the Manchester Regiment, serving in various roles until further amalgamations in the late 20th century.
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E.
British 87th Regiment of Foot
The British 87th Regiment of Foot was a line infantry regiment of the British Army, active during the Napoleonic Wars and noted for its distinguished combat record in the Peninsular campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army regiment
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infantry regiment ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
NERFINISHED
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Royal 22e Régiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| amalgamatedInto | King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and other successor units (Territorial and TA reorganisations) ⓘ |
| associatedCounty |
Lancashire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Burma 1944–45
ⓘ
El Alamein NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallipoli 1915 NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy 1944 NERFINISHED ⓘ Somme 1916 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ypres 1917 ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1881 ⓘ |
| disbanded | 1968 ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment of Foot
NERFINISHED
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84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison |
Pontefract
NERFINISHED
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Rotherham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Infantry ⓘ |
| motto | Fortiter et Fideliter ⓘ |
| nickname | York and Lancs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTheatreOfOperations |
Burma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gallipoli NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
First World War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malayan Emergency NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Anglo-Burmese War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Childers Reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedFor | service in the British Empire ⓘ |
| regimentalColourFeature |
red rose of Lancaster
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white rose of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalDepot | Pontefract Barracks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalMarch | The York and Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalMuseum | Clifton Park Museum, Rotherham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn |
France and Flanders
NERFINISHED
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translationOfMotto | Bravely and Faithfully ⓘ |
| typeOfRegiment | line infantry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: York and Lancaster Regiment Description of subject: The York and Lancaster Regiment was a historic infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in the 19th century and renowned for its service in major conflicts including both World Wars.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.