Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
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Kanchanaburi War Cemetery is a Commonwealth military burial ground in Thailand that commemorates Allied prisoners of war who died during the construction of the Burma Railway in World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kanchanaburi War Cemetery canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2899417 — 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: Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Context triple: [Burma Railway, memorialSite, Kanchanaburi War Cemetery]
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A.
Kohima War Cemetery
Kohima War Cemetery is a World War II memorial and burial ground in Kohima, India, commemorating Allied soldiers who died in the Battle of Kohima.
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B.
Patuxai
Patuxai is a prominent war monument and triumphal arch in Vientiane, Laos, dedicated to those who fought for the country's independence.
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C.
Cassino War Cemetery
Cassino War Cemetery is a Commonwealth military burial ground in Cassino, Italy, commemorating soldiers who died in the fierce battles around Monte Cassino during World War II.
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D.
Manila American Cemetery
Manila American Cemetery is a World War II military cemetery and memorial in the Philippines honoring American and Allied servicemembers who died in the Pacific theater.
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E.
Brookwood American Cemetery
Brookwood American Cemetery is a World War I military burial ground in Surrey, England, honoring American service members who died in Europe.
- 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: Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Target entity description: Kanchanaburi War Cemetery is a Commonwealth military burial ground in Thailand that commemorates Allied prisoners of war who died during the construction of the Burma Railway in World War II.
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A.
Kohima War Cemetery
Kohima War Cemetery is a World War II memorial and burial ground in Kohima, India, commemorating Allied soldiers who died in the Battle of Kohima.
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B.
Patuxai
Patuxai is a prominent war monument and triumphal arch in Vientiane, Laos, dedicated to those who fought for the country's independence.
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C.
Cassino War Cemetery
Cassino War Cemetery is a Commonwealth military burial ground in Cassino, Italy, commemorating soldiers who died in the fierce battles around Monte Cassino during World War II.
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D.
Manila American Cemetery
Manila American Cemetery is a World War II military cemetery and memorial in the Philippines honoring American and Allied servicemembers who died in the Pacific theater.
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E.
Brookwood American Cemetery
Brookwood American Cemetery is a World War I military burial ground in Surrey, England, honoring American service members who died in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery
ⓘ
military cemetery ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Don-Rak War Cemetery ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | construction of the Thailand–Burma Railway ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Burma Railway
ⓘ
Burma Railway ⓘ
surface form:
Death Railway
Japanese prisoner-of-war camps in Thailand ⓘ |
| burialsFromCountry |
Australia
ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| category |
World War II cemeteries
ⓘ
cemeteries in Thailand ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Allied prisoners of war
ⓘ
civilian labourers who died during the construction of the Burma Railway ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| established | post-World War II ⓘ |
| hasAccess | road access from central Kanchanaburi ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasDesignStyle | Commonwealth War Graves Commission standard layout ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Cross of Sacrifice
ⓘ
Stone of Remembrance ⓘ rows of uniform headstones ⓘ |
| hasGraveType |
graves of unknown soldiers
ⓘ
marked graves ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
flower borders
ⓘ
lawns ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOnHeadstones |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kanchanaburi Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Kanchanaburi
Kanchanaburi Province ⓘ western Thailand ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Imperial War Graves Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
|
| memorialType | war cemetery ⓘ |
| near |
Bridge on the River Kwai
ⓘ
Thailand–Burma Railway Centre ⓘ
surface form:
Kanchanaburi War Museum
Thailand–Burma Railway Centre ⓘ |
| numberOfBurials | approximately 7000 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Imperial War Graves Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
|
| purpose |
burial of Allied prisoners of war who died on the Burma Railway
ⓘ
commemoration of victims of forced labour on the Burma Railway ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Commonwealth of Nations
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth nations
|
| subjectOf |
Anzac Day commemorations
ⓘ
war remembrance ceremonies ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Description of subject: Kanchanaburi War Cemetery is a Commonwealth military burial ground in Thailand that commemorates Allied prisoners of war who died during the construction of the Burma Railway in World War II.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.