Royal Regiment of Wales
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The Royal Regiment of Wales was an infantry regiment of the British Army with a distinguished service history in various conflicts before its amalgamation into the Royal Welsh.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Royal Regiment of Wales canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12936477 — 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: Royal Regiment of Wales Context triple: [Royal Welsh, formedByMergerOf, Royal Regiment of Wales]
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A.
Royal Welch Fusiliers
The Royal Welch Fusiliers was a historic line infantry regiment of the British Army, renowned for its distinguished service in numerous conflicts and for notable literary figures such as Siegfried Sassoon among its ranks.
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B.
Royal Regiment of Scotland
The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior line infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 2006 by amalgamating Scotland’s historic infantry regiments into a single unit.
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C.
Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards
The Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards was a British Army cavalry regiment, later part of the Royal Armoured Corps, with a long history of service in various conflicts before its eventual amalgamation.
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D.
Queen's Dragoon Guards
The Queen's Dragoon Guards is a cavalry regiment of the British Army known for its armoured reconnaissance role and long history of service in major conflicts.
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E.
King's Regiment
The King's Regiment was a historic infantry regiment of the British Army, known for its long service history and participation in major conflicts from the 17th to the 21st century.
- 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: Royal Regiment of Wales Target entity description: The Royal Regiment of Wales was an infantry regiment of the British Army with a distinguished service history in various conflicts before its amalgamation into the Royal Welsh.
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A.
Royal Welch Fusiliers
The Royal Welch Fusiliers was a historic line infantry regiment of the British Army, renowned for its distinguished service in numerous conflicts and for notable literary figures such as Siegfried Sassoon among its ranks.
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B.
Royal Regiment of Scotland
The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior line infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 2006 by amalgamating Scotland’s historic infantry regiments into a single unit.
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C.
Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards
The Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards was a British Army cavalry regiment, later part of the Royal Armoured Corps, with a long history of service in various conflicts before its eventual amalgamation.
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D.
Queen's Dragoon Guards
The Queen's Dragoon Guards is a cavalry regiment of the British Army known for its armoured reconnaissance role and long history of service in major conflicts.
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E.
King's Regiment
The King's Regiment was a historic infantry regiment of the British Army, known for its long service history and participation in major conflicts from the 17th to the 21st century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infantry regiment
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regiment of the British Army ⓘ |
| alliedUnit |
Cape Town Highlanders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Bermuda Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal New South Wales Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Western Australia Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Prince of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleHonoursInheritedFrom |
South Wales Borderers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Welch Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | British Army ⓘ |
| capBadgeFeature | Prince of Wales's feathers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonialDay | Saint David's Day ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decorationsInherited | Victoria Crosses of antecedent regiments ⓘ |
| disbandedOrAmalgamated | 2006 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Bosnian War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf War NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ireland conflict ⓘ Operation Banner NERFINISHED ⓘ The Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ peacekeeping operations ⓘ |
| formedByAmalgamationOf |
South Wales Borderers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Welch Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison |
Cardiff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tidworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1969 ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Royal Welsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | The Royal Welsh Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTheatreOfOperations |
Balkans
NERFINISHED
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Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Infantry of the British Army ⓘ |
| patronSaint | Saint David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor |
24th Regiment of Foot (South Wales Borderers)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRecruitingArea |
South Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalColourFeature | dragon of Wales ⓘ |
| regimentalMarch |
Men of Harlech
NERFINISHED
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Rising of the Lark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalMotto | Gwell Angau na Chywilydd ⓘ |
| regimentalMottoLanguage | Welsh ⓘ |
| regimentalMottoTranslation | Better Death than Dishonour ⓘ |
| regimentalRole | line infantry ⓘ |
| regimentalTradition | wearing of leeks on Saint David's Day ⓘ |
| successor | Royal Welsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfRegimentalSystem | Welsh line infantry regiment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Royal Regiment of Wales Description of subject: The Royal Regiment of Wales was an infantry regiment of the British Army with a distinguished service history in various conflicts before its amalgamation into the Royal Welsh.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.