Victoria Cross for Canada
E122896
The Victoria Cross for Canada is the country's highest military decoration, awarded for extraordinary valour and devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Croix de Victoria du Canada | 1 |
| Victoria Cross (Canada) | 1 |
| Victoria Cross for Canada canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1028769 — 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: Victoria Cross for Canada Context triple: [Victoria Cross, relatedAward, Victoria Cross for Canada]
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A.
Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross is a British military decoration awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy.
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B.
Victoria Cross for Australia
The Victoria Cross for Australia is the highest military decoration awarded to members of the Australian Defence Force for extraordinary valour in the presence of the enemy.
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C.
The Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the United Kingdom’s highest and most prestigious military decoration, awarded for extraordinary valour in the presence of the enemy.
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D.
Distinguished Service Cross
The Distinguished Service Cross is the United States Army’s second-highest military decoration, awarded for extraordinary heroism in combat against an armed enemy.
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E.
The George Cross
The George Cross is the United Kingdom’s highest civilian decoration for bravery, awarded for acts of the greatest heroism or most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger.
- 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: Victoria Cross for Canada Target entity description: The Victoria Cross for Canada is the country's highest military decoration, awarded for extraordinary valour and devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy.
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A.
Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross is a British military decoration awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy.
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B.
Victoria Cross for Australia
The Victoria Cross for Australia is the highest military decoration awarded to members of the Australian Defence Force for extraordinary valour in the presence of the enemy.
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C.
The Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross is the United Kingdom’s highest and most prestigious military decoration, awarded for extraordinary valour in the presence of the enemy.
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D.
Distinguished Service Cross
The Distinguished Service Cross is the United States Army’s second-highest military decoration, awarded for extraordinary heroism in combat against an armed enemy.
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E.
The George Cross
The George Cross is the United Kingdom’s highest civilian decoration for bravery, awarded for acts of the greatest heroism or most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gallantry award
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military decoration ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Chancellery of Honours
ⓘ
surface form:
Chancellery of Honours at Rideau Hall
|
| awardedFor |
devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy
ⓘ
extraordinary valour ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority |
Governor General of Canada
ⓘ
monarch of Canada ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| designBasedOn |
The Victoria Cross
ⓘ
surface form:
British Victoria Cross
|
| eligibility |
allied forces serving with Canadian forces
ⓘ
civilians under military command ⓘ members of the Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| established | 1993 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Canadian monarch
ⓘ
Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Canada
|
| establishedByInstrument |
Letters patent
ⓘ
surface form:
Letters Patent
|
| firstCreatedIn | reign of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| hasCivilianEquivalent |
Cross of Valour
ⓘ
surface form:
Cross of Valour (Canada)
|
| hasGrades | single grade only ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| inscriptionText | Pro Valore ⓘ |
| isPersonalDecoration | true ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Canadian forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Armed Forces
|
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| material | gold-plated bronze ⓘ |
| motto | Pro Valore ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoMeaning | For Valour ⓘ |
| multipleAwardsIndicatedBy | bars to the cross ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | Royal Crown surmounted by a lion with scroll inscribed Pro Valore ⓘ |
| officialFrenchName |
Victoria Cross for Canada
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Croix de Victoria du Canada
|
| partOf | Canadian Honours System ⓘ |
| postNominals | VC ⓘ |
| postNominalsUsage | placed after all academic and professional designations ⓘ |
| precedence | highest in Canadian orders, decorations and medals ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
Star of Military Valour
ⓘ
surface form:
Medal of Military Valour
Star of Military Valour ⓘ |
| replaced | British Victoria Cross in Canadian use ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | raised circle for date of act of valour ⓘ |
| ribbonColour | crimson ⓘ |
| ribbonWidth | 38 millimetres ⓘ |
| scopeOfActs | in the presence of the enemy ⓘ |
| scopeOfTheatres | war or active operations against an enemy ⓘ |
| shape | cross pattée ⓘ |
| status | highest military decoration in Canada ⓘ |
| suspension | straight bar suspension with laurel leaves ⓘ |
| wearingLocation | left breast ⓘ |
| wearingOrder | before all other Canadian and foreign awards ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Victoria Cross for Canada Description of subject: The Victoria Cross for Canada is the country's highest military decoration, awarded for extraordinary valour and devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Victoria Cross
Victoria Cross for Canada
→
officialFrenchName
→
Victoria Cross for Canada
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Croix de Victoria du Canada
this entity surface form:
Victoria Cross (Canada)