Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Lake
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Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Lake was a senior British Army officer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, noted for his high-level commands in the British Indian Army and his role in overseas campaigns.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Lake canonical | 2 |
| Sir Percy Lake | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4147353 — 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: Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Lake Context triple: [Indian Expeditionary Force D, commander, Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Lake]
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A.
Lieutenant-General Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston
Lieutenant-General Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston was a British Army officer and First World War corps commander, best known for his controversial leadership during major offensives such as Gallipoli and the Battle of the Somme.
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B.
Lieutenant General Sir Peter de la Billière
Lieutenant General Sir Peter de la Billière is a retired British Army officer and former Director of the SAS who led UK land forces during the 1991 Gulf War.
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C.
Lieutenant General Sir George Cathcart
Lieutenant General Sir George Cathcart was a British Army officer and colonial administrator noted for his service in the Napoleonic Wars, as Governor of the Cape Colony, and for his role and death during the Crimean War.
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D.
Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Barrett
Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Barrett was a senior British Indian Army officer best known for leading forces in the early campaigns of the First World War, particularly in the Mesopotamian theatre.
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E.
Lieutenant-General Charles Allfrey
Lieutenant-General Charles Allfrey was a senior British Army officer of the Second World War, best known for his corps-level command roles in major campaigns in North Africa and 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: Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Lake Target entity description: Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Lake was a senior British Army officer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, noted for his high-level commands in the British Indian Army and his role in overseas campaigns.
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A.
Lieutenant-General Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston
Lieutenant-General Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston was a British Army officer and First World War corps commander, best known for his controversial leadership during major offensives such as Gallipoli and the Battle of the Somme.
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B.
Lieutenant General Sir Peter de la Billière
Lieutenant General Sir Peter de la Billière is a retired British Army officer and former Director of the SAS who led UK land forces during the 1991 Gulf War.
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C.
Lieutenant General Sir George Cathcart
Lieutenant General Sir George Cathcart was a British Army officer and colonial administrator noted for his service in the Napoleonic Wars, as Governor of the Cape Colony, and for his role and death during the Crimean War.
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D.
Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Barrett
Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Barrett was a senior British Indian Army officer best known for leading forces in the early campaigns of the First World War, particularly in the Mesopotamian theatre.
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E.
Lieutenant-General Charles Allfrey
Lieutenant-General Charles Allfrey was a senior British Army officer of the Second World War, best known for his corps-level command roles in major campaigns in North Africa and Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army officer
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Indian Army officer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1910s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1870s ⓘ |
| allegiance |
British Empire
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
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Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1855-06-29 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
Second Anglo-Afghan War ⓘ Second Boer War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1940-11-17 ⓘ |
| familyName | Lake ⓘ |
| givenName | Percy ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix |
Lieutenant-General
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Sir ⓘ |
| honorificSuffix |
KCB
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KCMG ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
British Army
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British Indian Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Lieutenant-Colonel
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Lieutenant-General ⓘ Major-General ⓘ |
| notableRole |
high-level commands in British Indian Army
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leadership in overseas campaigns of the British Empire ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Command of British forces in Mesopotamia during World War I
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Senior staff roles in the British Indian Army ⓘ |
| occupation |
military administrator
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soldier ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Indian Army General Headquarters
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surface form:
British Indian Army high command
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| placeOfDeath | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Adjutant-General in India
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Chief of the General Staff in India ⓘ Commander-in-Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force ⓘ Inspector-General of the Canadian Militia ⓘ Quartermaster-General in India ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | British Army officer service (19th–20th century) ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Lake Description of subject: Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Lake was a senior British Army officer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, noted for his high-level commands in the British Indian Army and his role in overseas campaigns.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sir Percy Lake
Commander-in-Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force
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notableCommander
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Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Lake
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