Ceylon Defence Force
E178548
The Ceylon Defence Force was the colonial-era military organization of British Ceylon, responsible for the island’s local defense and internal security before independence.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ceylon Defence Force canonical | 3 |
| Ceylon Light Infantry | 1 |
| Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers | 1 |
| Ceylon Mounted Rifles | 1 |
| Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps | 1 |
| Ceylon Volunteer Artillery | 1 |
| Ceylon Volunteer Engineers | 1 |
| Ceylon home defence | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1577130 — 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: Ceylon Defence Force Context triple: [British Commonwealth forces, hasMember, Ceylon Defence Force]
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A.
Timor-Leste Defence Force
The Timor-Leste Defence Force is the national military of Timor-Leste, established after independence to provide the country’s defense and security.
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B.
Ceylon Civil Service
The Ceylon Civil Service was the elite administrative corps of British Ceylon responsible for governing and managing the island’s colonial bureaucracy.
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C.
Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka
The Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka was a contingent of the Indian military deployed from 1987 to 1990 to enforce peace and disarmament during the Sri Lankan Civil War under the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.
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D.
Malaysian Army
The Malaysian Army is the land warfare branch of Malaysia’s Armed Forces, responsible for defending the nation’s territorial integrity and conducting ground operations at home and abroad.
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E.
Bangladesh Air Force
The Bangladesh Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Bangladesh's armed forces, responsible for defending the country's airspace and providing air support to its military operations.
- 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: Ceylon Defence Force Target entity description: The Ceylon Defence Force was the colonial-era military organization of British Ceylon, responsible for the island’s local defense and internal security before independence.
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A.
Timor-Leste Defence Force
The Timor-Leste Defence Force is the national military of Timor-Leste, established after independence to provide the country’s defense and security.
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B.
Ceylon Civil Service
The Ceylon Civil Service was the elite administrative corps of British Ceylon responsible for governing and managing the island’s colonial bureaucracy.
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C.
Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka
The Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka was a contingent of the Indian military deployed from 1987 to 1990 to enforce peace and disarmament during the Sri Lankan Civil War under the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.
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D.
Malaysian Army
The Malaysian Army is the land warfare branch of Malaysia’s Armed Forces, responsible for defending the nation’s territorial integrity and conducting ground operations at home and abroad.
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E.
Bangladesh Air Force
The Bangladesh Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Bangladesh's armed forces, responsible for defending the country's airspace and providing air support to its military operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial military force
ⓘ
defence force ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British Crown
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| category |
Colonial regiments of the British Army
ⓘ
Military history of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
under Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon
ⓘ
under Governor of Ceylon ⓘ |
| component |
Ceylon Defence Force
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon Light Infantry
Ceylon Defence Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon Mounted Rifles
Ceylon Defence Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps
Ceylon Defence Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon Volunteer Artillery
Ceylon Defence Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon Volunteer Engineers
Ceylon Volunteer Medical Corps ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country | British Ceylon ⓘ |
| disbandedInto |
Sri Lanka Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon Army
|
| formedBy |
Government of British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British colonial government
|
| function | support imperial defence strategy in Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| garrison | Colombo ⓘ |
| governedBy | Defence Ordinance of Ceylon ⓘ |
| headquarters | Echelon Barracks, Colombo ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | colonial era of Ceylon ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | territorial force ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | army ⓘ |
| notableTheatre |
Ceylon Defence Force
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon home defence
South-East Asian theatre of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Malayan theatre of World War II
|
| operatedIn |
Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon
|
| partOf | British Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Ceylon Defence Force
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers
|
| primaryTask |
aid to civil power
ⓘ
defence of Ceylon ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
Ceylonese population
ⓘ
European residents in Ceylon ⓘ |
| recruitment | voluntary enlistment ⓘ |
| role |
internal security
ⓘ
local defence ⓘ |
| serviceType | part-time service ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| successor |
Sri Lanka Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Ceylon Army
|
| trainingInfluence | British Army doctrine ⓘ |
| type | volunteer force ⓘ |
| uniformTradition | British Army style uniforms ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ceylon Defence Force Description of subject: The Ceylon Defence Force was the colonial-era military organization of British Ceylon, responsible for the island’s local defense and internal security before independence.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers
this entity surface form:
Ceylon Light Infantry
this entity surface form:
Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps
this entity surface form:
Ceylon Mounted Rifles
this entity surface form:
Ceylon Volunteer Engineers
this entity surface form:
Ceylon Volunteer Artillery
this entity surface form:
Ceylon home defence