Wiltshire Regiment

E1046314

infantry regiment regiment of the British Army

The Wiltshire Regiment was a historic infantry regiment of the British Army with a long service record in major conflicts from the 18th to the 20th century, particularly World Wars I and II.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's)	2
Wiltshire Regiment canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13268368 — 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: Wiltshire Regiment
Context triple: [The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum, dedicatedTo, Wiltshire Regiment]

A. Northamptonshire Regiment
The Northamptonshire Regiment was a historic infantry regiment of the British Army with roots in the 18th century, known for its service in major conflicts including both World Wars.
B. Royal Berkshire Regiment
The Royal Berkshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army with a long history of service in major conflicts, including both World Wars.
C. 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.
D. Suffolk Regiment
The Suffolk Regiment was a historic line infantry regiment of the British Army with a long service record in major conflicts from the 18th to the 20th century.
E. Essex Regiment
The Essex Regiment was a historic infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in the late 19th century and distinguished by its service in major conflicts including both World Wars.
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: Wiltshire Regiment
Target entity description: The Wiltshire Regiment was a historic infantry regiment of the British Army with a long service record in major conflicts from the 18th to the 20th century, particularly World Wars I and II.

A. Northamptonshire Regiment
The Northamptonshire Regiment was a historic infantry regiment of the British Army with roots in the 18th century, known for its service in major conflicts including both World Wars.
B. Royal Berkshire Regiment
The Royal Berkshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army with a long history of service in major conflicts, including both World Wars.
C. 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.
D. Suffolk Regiment
The Suffolk Regiment was a historic line infantry regiment of the British Army with a long service record in major conflicts from the 18th to the 20th century.
E. Essex Regiment
The Essex Regiment was a historic infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in the late 19th century and distinguished by its service in major conflicts including both World Wars.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	infantry regiment ⓘ regiment of the British Army ⓘ
activePeriod	1881–1959 ⓘ
alliedWith	5th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ
amalgamatedInto	Duke of Edinburgh’s Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedCounty	Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
battalionCountInWorldWarI	multiple regular, territorial and service battalions ⓘ
battalionCountInWorldWarII	multiple regular and hostilities-only battalions ⓘ
battleHonour	Arnhem 1944 ⓘ Burma 1944–45 ⓘ Cassino II NERFINISHED ⓘ Gallipoli 1915 NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy 1944 NERFINISHED ⓘ Passchendaele NERFINISHED ⓘ Somme 1916 ⓘ Ypres 1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ
branch	British Army ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dateAmalgamated	1959 ⓘ
dateFormed	1881 ⓘ
formedByAmalgamationOf	62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ
formedUnder	Childers Reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ
garrison	Devizes NERFINISHED ⓘ Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
nickname	The Wilts NERFINISHED ⓘ
participatedIn	First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ Palestine Emergency NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Anglo-Burmese War NERFINISHED ⓘ
patron	Duke of Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessor	62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ 99th (Lanarkshire) Regiment of Foot NERFINISHED ⓘ
regimentalMuseum	The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ
regimentalMuseumLocation	Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ
regimentalTitle	The Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh’s) NERFINISHED ⓘ
role	line infantry ⓘ
servedInTheatre	Burma Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ North-West Europe 1944–45 ⓘ Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	amalgamated ⓘ
type	line infantry regiment ⓘ
uniformFacingColour	buff ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum → dedicatedTo → Wiltshire Regiment ⓘ

Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) → formedByAmalgamationOf → Wiltshire Regiment ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wiltshire Regiment (Duke of Edinburgh's)

Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire) → predecessor → Wiltshire Regiment ⓘ