Lance-Corporal James Welch
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Lance-Corporal James Welch was a British Army soldier and First World War Victoria Cross recipient renowned for his conspicuous bravery in combat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lance-Corporal James Welch canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2988148 — 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: Lance-Corporal James Welch Context triple: [Royal Berkshire Regiment, awardedVictoriaCrossTo, Lance-Corporal James Welch]
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A.
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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B.
Lance Corporal Blake
Lance Corporal Blake is a young British World War I soldier who serves as one of the central protagonists in the 2019 war film "1917."
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C.
Sergeant Ian McKay
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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D.
Lieutenant Hearn
Lieutenant Hearn is a central character in Norman Mailer’s World War II novel "The Naked and the Dead," serving as a thoughtful, conflicted army officer whose clashes with authority explore themes of power and morality in wartime.
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E.
Private James Francis Ryan
Private James Francis Ryan is the fictional World War II paratrooper whose rescue mission drives the plot of the film "Saving Private Ryan."
- 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: Lance-Corporal James Welch Target entity description: Lance-Corporal James Welch was a British Army soldier and First World War Victoria Cross recipient renowned for his conspicuous bravery in combat.
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A.
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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B.
Lance Corporal Blake
Lance Corporal Blake is a young British World War I soldier who serves as one of the central protagonists in the 2019 war film "1917."
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C.
Sergeant Ian McKay
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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D.
Lieutenant Hearn
Lieutenant Hearn is a central character in Norman Mailer’s World War II novel "The Naked and the Dead," serving as a thoughtful, conflicted army officer whose clashes with authority explore themes of power and morality in wartime.
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E.
Private James Francis Ryan
Private James Francis Ryan is the fictional World War II paratrooper whose rescue mission drives the plot of the film "Saving Private Ryan."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army soldier
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Victoria Cross recipient ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
The Victoria Cross
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surface form:
Victoria Cross
|
| causeOfNotability | receiving the Victoria Cross for gallantry ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decoratedFor |
bravery under fire
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gallantry in the field ⓘ |
| familyName | Welch ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | soldier ⓘ |
| hasRole | infantryman ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | VC ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
British military history works
ⓘ
lists of Victoria Cross recipients ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| militaryConflictParticipatedIn | World War I ⓘ |
| militaryStatus | non-commissioned officer ⓘ |
| notableFor |
actions during the First World War
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conspicuous bravery in combat ⓘ |
| partOf | British Expeditionary Force ⓘ |
| rank | Lance-Corporal ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lance-Corporal James Welch Description of subject: Lance-Corporal James Welch was a British Army soldier and First World War Victoria Cross recipient renowned for his conspicuous bravery in combat.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.