Victoria Cross for New Zealand
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The Victoria Cross for New Zealand is the highest military decoration awarded to New Zealanders for extraordinary bravery in the presence of the enemy, equivalent to the original British Victoria Cross but instituted as a distinct national honour.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Victoria Cross for New Zealand canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1028770 — 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 New Zealand Context triple: [Victoria Cross, relatedAward, Victoria Cross for New Zealand]
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A.
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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B.
Victoria Cross for Canada
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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C.
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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D.
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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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 New Zealand Target entity description: The Victoria Cross for New Zealand is the highest military decoration awarded to New Zealanders for extraordinary bravery in the presence of the enemy, equivalent to the original British Victoria Cross but instituted as a distinct national honour.
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A.
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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B.
Victoria Cross for Canada
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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C.
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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D.
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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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 (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gallantry award
ⓘ
military decoration ⓘ |
| awardedFor | extraordinary bravery in the presence of the enemy ⓘ |
| awardingBody |
Armed Forces of New Zealand
ⓘ
surface form:
New Zealand Defence Force
|
| campaignRestriction | none ⓘ |
| canBeAwardedPosthumously | true ⓘ |
| confers |
place in the order of wear above all other New Zealand orders and decorations
ⓘ
right to use post-nominal letters VC ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1999-09-20 ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
The Victoria Cross
ⓘ
surface form:
Victoria Cross
Victoria Cross for Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Victoria Cross (Canada)
Victoria Cross for Australia ⓘ |
| eligibility |
New Zealand military personnel
ⓘ
members of the New Zealand armed forces ⓘ |
| equivalentTo |
The Victoria Cross
ⓘ
surface form:
Victoria Cross
|
| establishedBy |
Elizabeth II
ⓘ
Queen of New Zealand ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 2007-01-26 ⓘ |
| firstRecipient | Willie Apiata ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | VC ⓘ |
| hasRecipient | Willie Apiata ⓘ |
| higherAward | none ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalFoundation | Royal Warrant of 20 September 1999 ⓘ |
| lowerAward | New Zealand Gallantry Decoration ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| modeledOn |
The Victoria Cross
ⓘ
surface form:
British Victoria Cross
|
| motto | FOR VALOUR ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | Royal Crown surmounted by a lion with the inscription FOR VALOUR ⓘ |
| orderOfWearRank | highest New Zealand gallantry award ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Zealand honours system
ⓘ
surface form:
New Zealand royal honours system
|
| postNominals | VC ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
Governor-General of New Zealand
ⓘ
monarch of New Zealand ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
New Zealand Gallantry Decoration
ⓘ
New Zealand Gallantry Medal ⓘ New Zealand Gallantry Decoration ⓘ
surface form:
New Zealand Gallantry Star
|
| reverseDesign | raised circle for recipient’s name, rank, unit and date of the act ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | crimson ⓘ |
| scopeOfActs | acts of gallantry in the presence of the enemy ⓘ |
| shape | bronze cross pattée ⓘ |
| status | currently awarded ⓘ |
| suspension | straight bar with laurel leaves ⓘ |
| totalRecipients | 1 ⓘ |
| type | individual decoration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Victoria Cross for New Zealand Description of subject: The Victoria Cross for New Zealand is the highest military decoration awarded to New Zealanders for extraordinary bravery in the presence of the enemy, equivalent to the original British Victoria Cross but instituted as a distinct national honour.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Victoria Cross
New Zealand (until creation of VC for New Zealand and then in its own form)
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hasDecoration
→
Victoria Cross for New Zealand
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subject surface form:
New Zealand
New Zealand (until creation of VC for New Zealand and then in its own form)
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adoptedDecoration
→
Victoria Cross for New Zealand
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subject surface form:
New Zealand