2/29th Battalion (Australia)
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The 2/29th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that fought in the Malayan Campaign during World War II and suffered heavy losses before the fall of Singapore.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2/29th Battalion | 1 |
| 2/29th Battalion (Australia) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5845493 — 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: 2/29th Battalion (Australia) Context triple: [Battle of Muar, involvesMilitaryUnit, 2/29th Battalion (Australia)]
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2/19th Battalion (Australia)
The 2/19th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that fought in the Malayan Campaign of World War II, notably suffering heavy losses during the Battle of Muar and the subsequent fall of Singapore.
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2/25th Battalion (Australia)
The 2/25th Battalion (Australia) was an infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served in key campaigns in the Middle East and the Pacific during World War II.
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2/31st Battalion (Australia)
The 2/31st Battalion (Australia) was an infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served in key campaigns in the Middle East, New Guinea, and Borneo during World War II.
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9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army that served during the Vietnam War and later as a reserve unit before its eventual disbandment.
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2/33rd Battalion (Australia)
The 2/33rd Battalion (Australia) was an infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served with distinction in the Middle East and Pacific campaigns during World War II.
- 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: 2/29th Battalion (Australia) Target entity description: The 2/29th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that fought in the Malayan Campaign during World War II and suffered heavy losses before the fall of Singapore.
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A.
2/19th Battalion (Australia)
The 2/19th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that fought in the Malayan Campaign of World War II, notably suffering heavy losses during the Battle of Muar and the subsequent fall of Singapore.
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B.
2/25th Battalion (Australia)
The 2/25th Battalion (Australia) was an infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served in key campaigns in the Middle East and the Pacific during World War II.
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C.
2/31st Battalion (Australia)
The 2/31st Battalion (Australia) was an infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served in key campaigns in the Middle East, New Guinea, and Borneo during World War II.
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D.
9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
The 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army that served during the Vietnam War and later as a reserve unit before its eventual disbandment.
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E.
2/33rd Battalion (Australia)
The 2/33rd Battalion (Australia) was an infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served with distinction in the Middle East and Pacific campaigns during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Second Australian Imperial Force unit
ⓘ
infantry battalion ⓘ |
| allegiance | Second Australian Imperial Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCountry | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Australian prisoners of war in Japanese captivity ⓘ |
| awardedToMembers | Victoria Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | fall of Singapore 1942 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| engagedIn | fighting against Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| fate | captured at fall of Singapore ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1940 ⓘ |
| garrison | Victoria, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| memberAwarded | Charles Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberAwardedFor | actions at Battle of Muar ⓘ |
| nickname | Two Twenty-Ninth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction | rearguard actions during retreat to Singapore ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Anderson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lieutenant Colonel John Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Muar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defensive actions during withdrawal in Malaya
ⓘ
heavy losses before fall of Singapore ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Malaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod | 1941–1942 in Malaya and Singapore ⓘ |
| parentFormation | Australian 8th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
27th Brigade (Australia)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
8th Division (Australia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedFor | overseas service ⓘ |
| raisedIn | Victoria, Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| serviceNumbering | Second AIF unit with prefix 2/ to distinguish from Militia ⓘ |
| size | battalion ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| suffered | heavy casualties in Malayan Campaign ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations | Malayan Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | military infantry unit ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2/29th Battalion (Australia) Description of subject: The 2/29th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that fought in the Malayan Campaign during World War II and suffered heavy losses before the fall of Singapore.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
2/29th Battalion