2/40th Battalion (Australia)
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The 2/40th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force, raised in Tasmania and best known for its service and eventual capture during the early Pacific campaigns of World War II.
All labels observed (1)
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| 2/40th Battalion (Australia) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4631735 — 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: 2/40th Battalion (Australia) Context triple: [Battle of Timor (1942), involvedMilitaryUnit, 2/40th Battalion (Australia)]
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4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is an infantry battalion of the Australian Army known for its service in conflicts such as the Vietnam War and its role within Australia's regular infantry forces.
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2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is a regular infantry battalion of the Australian Army known for its deployments in major conflicts and peacekeeping operations since the mid-20th century.
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8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army that served during the Vietnam War era before later being amalgamated with another unit.
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2nd Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment (Commando)
The 2nd Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment (Commando) was an Australian Army reserve commando unit that provided highly trained special operations–capable soldiers and later formed a core component of the 1st Commando Regiment.
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7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is an infantry battalion of the Australian Army known for its service in conflicts such as the Vietnam War and its role within the Royal Australian Regiment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2/40th Battalion (Australia) Target entity description: The 2/40th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force, raised in Tasmania and best known for its service and eventual capture during the early Pacific campaigns of World War II.
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A.
4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is an infantry battalion of the Australian Army known for its service in conflicts such as the Vietnam War and its role within Australia's regular infantry forces.
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B.
2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is a regular infantry battalion of the Australian Army known for its deployments in major conflicts and peacekeeping operations since the mid-20th century.
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C.
8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army that served during the Vietnam War era before later being amalgamated with another unit.
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D.
2nd Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment (Commando)
The 2nd Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment (Commando) was an Australian Army reserve commando unit that provided highly trained special operations–capable soldiers and later formed a core component of the 1st Commando Regiment.
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E.
7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment is an infantry battalion of the Australian Army known for its service in conflicts such as the Vietnam War and its role within the Royal Australian Regiment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Army unit
ⓘ
Second Australian Imperial Force unit ⓘ infantry battalion ⓘ |
| allegiance | Second Australian Imperial Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedNation | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Fall of Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Timor campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | primarily Tasmanian volunteers ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfSurrender | February 1942 ⓘ |
| deployedTo | Dutch Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbanded | after World War II ⓘ |
| engagedIn | defence of Timor against Japanese invasion ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| fate | majority of personnel captured ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1940 ⓘ |
| formedFrom | volunteers from Tasmania ⓘ |
| garrisoned | Koepang area, Dutch Timor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | Tasmania (initially) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | infantry ⓘ |
| nickname | Tasmanian battalion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | encirclement and surrender near Koepang ⓘ |
| notableFor |
capture by Japanese forces in Timor
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service in early Pacific campaigns of World War II ⓘ |
| opponent | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| parentFormation | Second Australian Imperial Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
23rd Brigade
NERFINISHED
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8th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personnelStatus | prisoners of war of the Japanese ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Australian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedIn | Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitmentArea | Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| service | overseas service in Dutch Timor ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| size | battalion ⓘ |
| status | disbanded military unit ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | line infantry battalion ⓘ |
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Subject: 2/40th Battalion (Australia) Description of subject: The 2/40th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force, raised in Tasmania and best known for its service and eventual capture during the early Pacific campaigns of World War II.
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