1914–15 Star
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The 1914–15 Star is a British Commonwealth campaign medal awarded to military personnel who served in any theatre of war during the early years of World War I, between 1914 and 1915.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1914–15 Star canonical | 3 |
| 1914 Star | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4147276 — 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: 1914–15 Star Context triple: [Sir Thomas Blamey, awardReceived, 1914–15 Star]
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A.
World War I Victory Medal
The World War I Victory Medal is a United States campaign medal awarded to military personnel who served in World War I, symbolizing their participation in the Allied victory.
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B.
1939–1945 Star
The 1939–1945 Star is a British Second World War campaign medal awarded for operational service between the outbreak of war in 1939 and the end of hostilities in 1945.
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C.
Commonwealth Star
The Commonwealth Star is the large seven-pointed star on the Australian flag symbolizing the unity of the six states and the territories of Australia.
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D.
Queen's South Africa Medal
The Queen's South Africa Medal was a British campaign medal awarded to military personnel who served in the Second Boer War between 1899 and 1902.
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E.
Croix de Guerre
The Croix de Guerre is a French military decoration awarded for acts of bravery in combat, particularly during World War I and World War II.
- 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: 1914–15 Star Target entity description: The 1914–15 Star is a British Commonwealth campaign medal awarded to military personnel who served in any theatre of war during the early years of World War I, between 1914 and 1915.
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A.
World War I Victory Medal
The World War I Victory Medal is a United States campaign medal awarded to military personnel who served in World War I, symbolizing their participation in the Allied victory.
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B.
1939–1945 Star
The 1939–1945 Star is a British Second World War campaign medal awarded for operational service between the outbreak of war in 1939 and the end of hostilities in 1945.
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C.
Commonwealth Star
The Commonwealth Star is the large seven-pointed star on the Australian flag symbolizing the unity of the six states and the territories of Australia.
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D.
Queen's South Africa Medal
The Queen's South Africa Medal was a British campaign medal awarded to military personnel who served in the Second Boer War between 1899 and 1902.
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E.
Croix de Guerre
The Croix de Guerre is a French military decoration awarded for acts of bravery in combat, particularly during World War I and World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First World War campaign medal
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campaign medal ⓘ military decoration ⓘ |
| awardedBy |
Commonwealth of Nations
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surface form:
British Commonwealth
British Empire ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
operational service at sea
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operational service on land ⓘ service in any theatre of war between 5 August 1914 and 31 December 1915 ⓘ |
| awardedWith |
British War Medal
ⓘ
Victory Medal ⓘ |
| awardingCountry |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ India ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ South Africa ⓘ |
| campaign | World War I ⓘ |
| campaignEndDate | 1915-12-31 ⓘ |
| campaignStartDate | 1914-08-05 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1918 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
members of Colonial forces
ⓘ
members of Dominion forces ⓘ members of Indian forces ⓘ military personnel who served in a theatre of war between 1914 and 1915 ⓘ naval personnel ⓘ officers of British forces ⓘ other ranks of British forces ⓘ |
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| namedTo | individual recipient ⓘ |
| nickName | Pip ⓘ |
| notAwardedFor |
service after 31 December 1915
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service in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| obverseDesign |
crowned royal cypher of King George V
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scroll inscribed "1914–15" ⓘ two crossed swords ⓘ |
| partOf | First World War campaign medal trio ⓘ |
| precedence |
worn after the 1914 Star
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worn before the British War Medal ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
1914–15 Star
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
1914 Star
British War Medal ⓘ Victory Medal ⓘ |
| reverseInscription | recipient's service number rank name and unit ⓘ |
| ribbon | red white and blue watered ribbon ⓘ |
| ribbonColours |
dark blue
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red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| shape | four-pointed star ⓘ |
| suspension | ring suspension ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1914–15 Star Description of subject: The 1914–15 Star is a British Commonwealth campaign medal awarded to military personnel who served in any theatre of war during the early years of World War I, between 1914 and 1915.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sir Thomas Blamey
this entity surface form:
1914 Star