Major Jamie Stewart
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Major Jamie Stewart is a British cavalry officer in Michael Morpurgo’s "War Horse," portrayed as a brave but ultimately tragic figure leading men and horses into the horrors of World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Major Jamie Stewart canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1678445 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Major Jamie Stewart Context triple: [War Horse, character, Major Jamie Stewart]
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A.
Lieutenant Dan Taylor
Lieutenant Dan Taylor is a fictional Vietnam War veteran and Forrest Gump’s platoon leader whose life is profoundly altered by combat injuries, leading to a complex journey through anger, despair, and eventual acceptance in the film "Forrest Gump."
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B.
Commander Judd
Commander Judd is a powerful and fanatical high-ranking official of Gilead’s theocratic regime in Margaret Atwood’s novel *The Testaments*.
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C.
Captain Roy Brown
Captain Roy Brown was a Canadian World War I flying ace best known for his role in the aerial engagement that led to the death of the Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen.
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D.
Marshal Pentecost
Marshal Pentecost is the military rank and title held by Stacker Pentecost, the commanding officer of the Pan Pacific Defense Corps in the Pacific Rim universe.
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E.
Major William Barker
Major William Barker was a highly decorated Canadian First World War flying ace renowned for his extraordinary aerial combat achievements and bravery.
- 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 Jamie Stewart Target entity description: Major Jamie Stewart is a British cavalry officer in Michael Morpurgo’s "War Horse," portrayed as a brave but ultimately tragic figure leading men and horses into the horrors of World War I.
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A.
Lieutenant Dan Taylor
Lieutenant Dan Taylor is a fictional Vietnam War veteran and Forrest Gump’s platoon leader whose life is profoundly altered by combat injuries, leading to a complex journey through anger, despair, and eventual acceptance in the film "Forrest Gump."
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B.
Commander Judd
Commander Judd is a powerful and fanatical high-ranking official of Gilead’s theocratic regime in Margaret Atwood’s novel *The Testaments*.
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C.
Captain Roy Brown
Captain Roy Brown was a Canadian World War I flying ace best known for his role in the aerial engagement that led to the death of the Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen.
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D.
Marshal Pentecost
Marshal Pentecost is the military rank and title held by Stacker Pentecost, the commanding officer of the Pan Pacific Defense Corps in the Pacific Rim universe.
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E.
Major William Barker
Major William Barker was a highly decorated Canadian First World War flying ace renowned for his extraordinary aerial combat achievements and bravery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British cavalry officer
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
War Horse (play)
ⓘ
surface form:
War Horse
|
| associatedWith |
Captain Nicholls
ⓘ
Joey ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
brave
ⓘ
dutiful ⓘ honourable ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalService | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Michael Morpurgo ⓘ |
| front | Western Front ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | children's historical novel ⓘ |
| leads |
cavalry charge
ⓘ
horses ⓘ men ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryUnitType | cavalry ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | tragic figure ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
compassionate leader
ⓘ
professional soldier ⓘ |
| rank | Major ⓘ |
| roleInWork | supporting character ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | battlefield ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
courage
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horrors of war ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Major Jamie Stewart Description of subject: Major Jamie Stewart is a British cavalry officer in Michael Morpurgo’s "War Horse," portrayed as a brave but ultimately tragic figure leading men and horses into the horrors of World War I.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.