Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

E471414

chivalric order grade order of chivalry rank

The Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath is a high-ranking grade within the British chivalric Order of the Bath, typically awarded to senior military officers and distinguished public servants for exceptional service.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath canonical	41
Knight of the Order of the Bath	1
Order of the Bath (Knight Commander)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4765226 — 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: Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Context triple: [Francis Beaufort, hasHonor, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath]

A. Companion of the Order of the Bath
The Companion of the Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry rank awarded for distinguished service of a high degree, typically to senior military officers and civil servants.
B. Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath
The Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath is a high-ranking British chivalric honor traditionally bestowed upon senior military officers and distinguished public servants for exceptional service.
C. Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
The Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath is the highest class of a prestigious British order of chivalry, typically awarded to senior military officers and high-ranking civil servants for distinguished service.
D. Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath
Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath is a high-ranking British chivalric honor awarded, typically to women, for distinguished service to the nation.
E. Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
The Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order is a high-ranking grade within the British Royal Victorian Order, typically awarded by the monarch for distinguished personal service to the sovereign or the royal family.
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: Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Target entity description: The Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath is a high-ranking grade within the British chivalric Order of the Bath, typically awarded to senior military officers and distinguished public servants for exceptional service.

A. Companion of the Order of the Bath
The Companion of the Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry rank awarded for distinguished service of a high degree, typically to senior military officers and civil servants.
B. Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath
The Knight Companion of the Order of the Bath is a high-ranking British chivalric honor traditionally bestowed upon senior military officers and distinguished public servants for exceptional service.
C. Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
The Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath is the highest class of a prestigious British order of chivalry, typically awarded to senior military officers and high-ranking civil servants for distinguished service.
D. Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath
Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath is a high-ranking British chivalric honor awarded, typically to women, for distinguished service to the nation.
E. Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
The Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order is a high-ranking grade within the British Royal Victorian Order, typically awarded by the monarch for distinguished personal service to the sovereign or the royal family.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	chivalric order grade ⓘ order of chivalry rank ⓘ
abbreviation	KCB NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	British honours system NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardFor	distinguished public service ⓘ distinguished service ⓘ senior military service ⓘ
ceremonialOccasion	Birthday Honours NERFINISHED ⓘ New Year Honours NERFINISHED ⓘ
conferredBy	King of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
confersPeerage	no ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
division	Civil Division ⓘ Military Division ⓘ
eligibility	distinguished public servants ⓘ foreign nationals (honorary awards) ⓘ senior civil servants ⓘ senior officers of the British Armed Forces ⓘ
entails	use of post-nominal letters KCB ⓘ
femaleEquivalent	Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ
genderedForm	Knight Commander ⓘ
gradeLevel	second-highest grade of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
hasChapel	Henry VII Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSovereign	monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
higherRank	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ
honoraryAwardsPossible	yes ⓘ
honourType	knighthood ⓘ
insigniaIncludes	badge of the Order of the Bath ⓘ neck ribbon or sash (depending on division) ⓘ star of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
jurisdiction	England and Wales ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ
lowerRank	Companion of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ
orderFounded	1725 (Order of the Bath re-founded by George I) ⓘ
orderMotto	Tria juncta in uno NERFINISHED ⓘ
orderPrecedence	high in the British order of wear ⓘ
partOf	Most Honourable Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ
postNominalLetters	KCB ⓘ
rankWithinOrder	above Companion of the Order of the Bath ⓘ below Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Anglican tradition (historical) ⓘ
styleEntitledTo	Sir ⓘ The Right Honourable (if also a Privy Counsellor) ⓘ
symbolism	order associated with medieval ritual of bathing (purification) ⓘ
typicalRecipients	generals and flag officers ⓘ permanent secretaries and senior civil servants ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Francis Beaufort → hasHonor → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Hudson Lowe → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Lieutenant General Sir Peter de la Billière → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

subject surface form: Peter de la Billière

Sir Provo Wallis → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Archibald Geikie → honorificTitle → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Edward Pakenham → hasHonor → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Henry Lawrence → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Air Marshal Sir Philip Joubert de la Ferté → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

subject surface form: Philip Joubert de la Ferté

James Brooke → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan → militaryAward → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

this entity surface form: Order of the Bath (Knight Commander)

Vernon Kell → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Frederick Arthur Montague Browning → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Stuart Peach → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Rowland Hill → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Philip Neame → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Companion of the Bath → higherRank → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Sir George Grey → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

John Wolfe Barry → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

this entity surface form: Knight of the Order of the Bath

Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

subject surface form: Arthur Coningham

Air Marshal Sir Harry Broadhurst → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

subject surface form: Harry Broadhurst

Companion of the Order of the Bath → higherGrade → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath → precedes → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

William Dillon Otter → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath → correspondingMaleTitle → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath → hasFemaleFormOf → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Joseph Bazalgette → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Governor James Douglas → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

subject surface form: James Douglas

Lieutenant General Sir Reginald Pole-Carew → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

subject surface form: Reginald Pole-Carew

Lieutenant General Philip Christison → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

subject surface form: Philip Christison

Lieutenant-General Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

subject surface form: Aylmer Hunter-Weston

Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

subject surface form: Keith Park

Sir James Paget → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Air Vice-Marshal Sir Quintin Brand → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

subject surface form: Quintin Brand

Francis Leopold McClintock → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Lieutenant-General Richard McCreery → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

subject surface form: Richard McCreery

Rear‑Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

subject surface form: Reginald Bacon

Rear Admiral John "Sandy" Woodward → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

subject surface form: John "Sandy" Woodward

Sir John Harvey → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Sir Michael Stevens → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Brudenell White → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Lake → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ

subject surface form: Percy Lake

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