Sir William Portal
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Sir William Portal was a distinguished British Army officer and senior military leader who served prominently during the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sir William Portal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17305570 — 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: Sir William Portal Context triple: [Portal, hasNotableBearer, Sir William Portal]
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A.
Sir William Drysdale
Sir William Drysdale was a notable bearer of the Drysdale surname, recognized for his prominence and distinction associated with the name.
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B.
Sir John Hollingsworth
Sir John Hollingsworth was a distinguished British figure commemorated as a notable burial in Hampstead Cemetery in London.
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C.
Sir James Altham
Sir James Altham was an English judge of the early 17th century, best known for serving as one of the chief justices at the notorious Pendle witch trials of 1612.
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D.
Sir Charles Deedes
Sir Charles Deedes was a British Army officer who rose to senior command and later served in prominent ceremonial and administrative roles in the United Kingdom.
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E.
Sir Charles Yorke
Sir Charles Yorke was an 18th-century British lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.
- 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: Sir William Portal Target entity description: Sir William Portal was a distinguished British Army officer and senior military leader who served prominently during the mid-20th century.
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A.
Sir William Drysdale
Sir William Drysdale was a notable bearer of the Drysdale surname, recognized for his prominence and distinction associated with the name.
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B.
Sir John Hollingsworth
Sir John Hollingsworth was a distinguished British figure commemorated as a notable burial in Hampstead Cemetery in London.
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C.
Sir James Altham
Sir James Altham was an English judge of the early 17th century, best known for serving as one of the chief justices at the notorious Pendle witch trials of 1612.
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D.
Sir Charles Deedes
Sir Charles Deedes was a British Army officer who rose to senior command and later served in prominent ceremonial and administrative roles in the United Kingdom.
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E.
Sir Charles Yorke
Sir Charles Yorke was an 18th-century British lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.