Commander Robert Ryder
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Commander Robert Ryder was a Royal Navy officer best known for leading the daring 1942 St Nazaire Raid during the Second World War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Commander Robert Ryder canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4469608 — 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: Commander Robert Ryder Context triple: [Raid on St Nazaire, commander, Commander Robert Ryder]
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A.
Commander Ernest Krause
Commander Ernest Krause is the fictional U.S. Navy officer portrayed by Tom Hanks in the World War II naval drama film "Greyhound," where he leads an Allied convoy across the Atlantic while under attack from German U-boats.
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B.
Commander Judd
Commander Judd is a powerful and fanatical high-ranking official of Gilead’s theocratic regime in Margaret Atwood’s novel *The Testaments*.
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C.
Commander Joseph Lawrence
Commander Joseph Lawrence is a high-ranking, morally ambiguous Gilead official in the television series "The Handmaid's Tale," portrayed by actor Bradley Whitford.
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D.
Lt. Col. Frank Slade
Lt. Col. Frank Slade is the blind, irascible yet deeply principled retired Army officer portrayed by Al Pacino in the film "Scent of a Woman."
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E.
Colonel Frank Fitts
Colonel Frank Fitts is a strict, repressed former Marine officer and abusive father whose hidden vulnerabilities and internalized homophobia drive much of the tension in the film American Beauty.
- 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: Commander Robert Ryder Target entity description: Commander Robert Ryder was a Royal Navy officer best known for leading the daring 1942 St Nazaire Raid during the Second World War.
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A.
Commander Ernest Krause
Commander Ernest Krause is the fictional U.S. Navy officer portrayed by Tom Hanks in the World War II naval drama film "Greyhound," where he leads an Allied convoy across the Atlantic while under attack from German U-boats.
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B.
Commander Judd
Commander Judd is a powerful and fanatical high-ranking official of Gilead’s theocratic regime in Margaret Atwood’s novel *The Testaments*.
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C.
Commander Joseph Lawrence
Commander Joseph Lawrence is a high-ranking, morally ambiguous Gilead official in the television series "The Handmaid's Tale," portrayed by actor Bradley Whitford.
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D.
Lt. Col. Frank Slade
Lt. Col. Frank Slade is the blind, irascible yet deeply principled retired Army officer portrayed by Al Pacino in the film "Scent of a Woman."
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E.
Colonel Frank Fitts
Colonel Frank Fitts is a strict, repressed former Marine officer and abusive father whose hidden vulnerabilities and internalized homophobia drive much of the tension in the film American Beauty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy officer
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human ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Commander Robert Ryder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Croix de Guerre
NERFINISHED
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Distinguished Service Order ⓘ Legion of Merit ⓘ Victoria Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1908-02-16 ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| commanded | St Nazaire Raid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1986-06-29 ⓘ |
| decoratedFor | gallantry during the St Nazaire Raid ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Cheltenham College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Ryder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | naval warfare ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Commander ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| middleName |
Dudley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Captain
ⓘ
Commander ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | leading the 1942 raid on St Nazaire ⓘ |
| notableWork | St Nazaire Raid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
naval officer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Operation Chariot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British Commandos operations in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| represented | Midsomer Norton (constituency) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | Royal Navy officer service number (United Kingdom) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Commander Robert Ryder Description of subject: Commander Robert Ryder was a Royal Navy officer best known for leading the daring 1942 St Nazaire Raid during the Second World War.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.