Major Charles Dowling
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Major Charles Dowling was a British intelligence officer and member of the Cairo Gang, the undercover group targeted and largely assassinated by the IRA in Dublin on Bloody Sunday in 1920.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Major Charles Dowling canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16720596 — 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: Major Charles Dowling Context triple: [Cairo Gang, notableMember, Major Charles Dowling]
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A.
Major John Dartnell
Major John Dartnell was a British military officer and colonial policeman best known for founding and leading the Natal Mounted Police in 19th-century South Africa.
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B.
Major Thomas Jones
Major Thomas Jones was an early 18th-century Welsh privateer-turned-settler on Long Island whose landholdings and local prominence led to the famous Jones Beach area bearing his name.
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C.
Major William Mounsey
Major William Mounsey was a 19th-century British army officer and antiquarian known for his interest in ancient monuments and inscriptions.
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D.
Major Roger Healey
Major Roger Healey is the bumbling yet loyal Air Force officer and best friend of astronaut Tony Nelson on the classic sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie."
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E.
Major William Campbell
Major William Campbell was a British military officer known for overseeing the construction and command of frontier fortifications in North America during the late 18th 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: Major Charles Dowling Target entity description: Major Charles Dowling was a British intelligence officer and member of the Cairo Gang, the undercover group targeted and largely assassinated by the IRA in Dublin on Bloody Sunday in 1920.
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A.
Major John Dartnell
Major John Dartnell was a British military officer and colonial policeman best known for founding and leading the Natal Mounted Police in 19th-century South Africa.
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B.
Major Thomas Jones
Major Thomas Jones was an early 18th-century Welsh privateer-turned-settler on Long Island whose landholdings and local prominence led to the famous Jones Beach area bearing his name.
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C.
Major William Mounsey
Major William Mounsey was a 19th-century British army officer and antiquarian known for his interest in ancient monuments and inscriptions.
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D.
Major Roger Healey
Major Roger Healey is the bumbling yet loyal Air Force officer and best friend of astronaut Tony Nelson on the classic sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie."
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E.
Major William Campbell
Major William Campbell was a British military officer known for overseeing the construction and command of frontier fortifications in North America during the late 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.