The Loyal Eddies
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The Loyal Eddies is the informal nickname of The Loyal Edmonton Regiment, a Canadian Army infantry unit with a long and distinguished service history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Loyal Eddies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5155439 — 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: The Loyal Eddies Context triple: [Loyal Edmonton Regiment, nickname, The Loyal Eddies]
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Leatherheads
Leatherheads is a 2008 sports comedy film set in the early days of professional American football, directed by and starring George Clooney alongside John Krasinski and Renée Zellweger.
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The Fifer
The Fifer is a famous 1866 painting by Édouard Manet depicting a young military musician in a flat, poster-like style that anticipates modern art.
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Stouthearted Men
"Stouthearted Men" is a rousing patriotic show tune from the 1928 operetta *The New Moon*, celebrated for its stirring choral style and themes of courage and camaraderie.
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Liberty Boys
Liberty Boys was an alternative name for the Sons of Liberty, a secret organization of American colonists who opposed British policies and played a key role in fomenting the American Revolution.
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Brotherhood of Blackheads
The Brotherhood of Blackheads was a medieval guild of unmarried foreign merchants, primarily of German origin, that played a prominent social and economic role in Baltic port cities such as Riga and Tallinn.
- 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: The Loyal Eddies Target entity description: The Loyal Eddies is the informal nickname of The Loyal Edmonton Regiment, a Canadian Army infantry unit with a long and distinguished service history.
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A.
Leatherheads
Leatherheads is a 2008 sports comedy film set in the early days of professional American football, directed by and starring George Clooney alongside John Krasinski and Renée Zellweger.
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B.
The Fifer
The Fifer is a famous 1866 painting by Édouard Manet depicting a young military musician in a flat, poster-like style that anticipates modern art.
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C.
Stouthearted Men
"Stouthearted Men" is a rousing patriotic show tune from the 1928 operetta *The New Moon*, celebrated for its stirring choral style and themes of courage and camaraderie.
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D.
Liberty Boys
Liberty Boys was an alternative name for the Sons of Liberty, a secret organization of American colonists who opposed British policies and played a key role in fomenting the American Revolution.
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E.
Brotherhood of Blackheads
The Brotherhood of Blackheads was a medieval guild of unmarried foreign merchants, primarily of German origin, that played a prominent social and economic role in Baltic port cities such as Riga and Tallinn.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| abbreviation | LER NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliedWith | The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Edmonton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | 4th Canadian Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Edmonton, Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Italy 1943–1945
NERFINISHED
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Korea 1951–1953 ⓘ Liri Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ North-West Europe 1944–1945 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ortona NERFINISHED ⓘ Passchendaele NERFINISHED ⓘ Sicily 1943 NERFINISHED ⓘ Somme 1916 NERFINISHED ⓘ Vimy 1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ Ypres 1915 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| garrison | Edmonton, Alberta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | The Loyal Edmonton Regiment (4th Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickname |
The Eddies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Loyal Eddies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor |
101st Regiment (Edmonton Fusiliers)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
49th Battalion (Edmonton Regiment), CEF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegimentalAlliance | The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment (King’s, Lancashire and Border) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegimentalIdentity | Western Canadian ⓘ |
| hasRegimentalMarch | The Loyal Edmonton Regiment March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegimentalMuseum | The Loyal Edmonton Regiment Military Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | infantry regiment ⓘ |
| motto | Fidelis et Paratus ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle of Ortona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTheatreOfOperations |
Afghanistan War (2001–2014)
NERFINISHED
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First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Primary Reserve of the Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetuates | 49th Battalion (Edmonton Regiment), CEF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | The Loyal Edmonton Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translationOfMotto | Faithful and Ready ⓘ |
| type | light infantry ⓘ |
| uniformColour | rifle green ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Loyal Eddies Description of subject: The Loyal Eddies is the informal nickname of The Loyal Edmonton Regiment, a Canadian Army infantry unit with a long and distinguished service history.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.