Sergeant Ian McKay
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Sergeant Ian McKay was a British Army non-commissioned officer posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his exceptional bravery during the Falklands War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sergeant Ian McKay canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2319309 — 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: Sergeant Ian McKay Context triple: [Battle of Mount Longdon, notableIndividual, Sergeant Ian McKay]
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Sergeant "Mac" MacChesney
Sergeant "Mac" MacChesney is a tough, no-nonsense British army sergeant and one of the central military characters in the classic adventure film *Gunga Din*.
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B.
Corporal Henderson
Corporal Henderson is a fictional military character typically depicted as a low-ranking non-commissioned officer, often used as a generic or placeholder name in stories or examples.
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C.
Lieutenant Vernon
Lieutenant Vernon is a minor character in the 1858 comedic play "Our American Cousin," which is best known as the play being performed at Ford's Theatre when President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
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D.
Brigadier David Morgan
Brigadier David Morgan is a British Army officer best known for leading UK forces in the Battle of Mount Tumbledown during the Falklands War.
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E.
Brigadier Philip Hicks
Brigadier Philip Hicks was a British Army officer best known for commanding the 1st Airlanding Brigade, a key glider-borne infantry formation of the airborne forces during the Second World War.
- 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: Sergeant Ian McKay Target entity description: Sergeant Ian McKay was a British Army non-commissioned officer posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his exceptional bravery during the Falklands War.
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A.
Sergeant "Mac" MacChesney
Sergeant "Mac" MacChesney is a tough, no-nonsense British army sergeant and one of the central military characters in the classic adventure film *Gunga Din*.
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B.
Corporal Henderson
Corporal Henderson is a fictional military character typically depicted as a low-ranking non-commissioned officer, often used as a generic or placeholder name in stories or examples.
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C.
Lieutenant Vernon
Lieutenant Vernon is a minor character in the 1858 comedic play "Our American Cousin," which is best known as the play being performed at Ford's Theatre when President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
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D.
Brigadier David Morgan
Brigadier David Morgan is a British Army officer best known for leading UK forces in the Battle of Mount Tumbledown during the Falklands War.
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E.
Brigadier Philip Hicks
Brigadier Philip Hicks was a British Army officer best known for commanding the 1st Airlanding Brigade, a key glider-borne infantry formation of the airborne forces during the Second World War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army soldier
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human ⓘ non-commissioned officer ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
The Victoria Cross
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surface form:
Victoria Cross
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| burialPlace |
Aldershot Military Cemetery
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surface form:
Aldershot Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England
|
| causeOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| commemoratedAt | Aldershot Military Cemetery ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Mount Longdon
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Falklands War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1953-05-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1982-06-12 ⓘ |
| decoratedFor | gallantry in the face of the enemy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | McKay ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Ian ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Sergeant ⓘ |
| memorial | VC memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Sergeant ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | 3 PARA ⓘ |
| notableAction | led an assault on a well-defended Argentine position on Mount Longdon ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the British servicemen awarded the Victoria Cross in the Falklands War ⓘ |
| partOf | Parachute Regiment ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wortley, South Yorkshire, England ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Mount Longdon, East Falkland
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surface form:
Mount Longdon, Falkland Islands
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| posthumousAward |
The Victoria Cross
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surface form:
Victoria Cross
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| reasonForAward | exceptional bravery under fire ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1982 ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | 24464180 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1970 ⓘ |
| unit |
3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment
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surface form:
3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sergeant Ian McKay Description of subject: Sergeant Ian McKay was a British Army non-commissioned officer posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his exceptional bravery during the Falklands War.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.