The Last Post
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"The Last Post" is a British television drama series set in the 1960s that follows a unit of Royal Military Police and their families stationed in Aden during the final years of the British Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Last Post canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6315239 — 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 Last Post Context triple: [Tom Glynn-Carney, notableWork, The Last Post]
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A.
Hornblow
Hornblow is a surname most notably associated with Arthur Hornblow Jr., an American film producer active during Hollywood's classic era.
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B.
One O’Clock Gun
The One O’Clock Gun is a time-signalling cannon in Edinburgh that is fired daily to mark 1:00 pm, serving as a historic aid to ships and a popular tourist attraction.
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C.
13 Light Brigade
13 Light Brigade is a Dutch Army combat formation specializing in rapidly deployable, lightly armored and mechanized operations.
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D.
Reveille
Reveille is the official collie mascot of Texas A&M University and one of the most recognizable and beloved symbols of the school’s traditions and spirit.
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E.
Changing of the Guard
Changing of the Guard is a traditional British military ceremony in which soldiers ceremonially replace the guards protecting royal residences, most famously at Buckingham Palace in London.
- 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 Last Post Target entity description: "The Last Post" is a British television drama series set in the 1960s that follows a unit of Royal Military Police and their families stationed in Aden during the final years of the British Empire.
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A.
Hornblow
Hornblow is a surname most notably associated with Arthur Hornblow Jr., an American film producer active during Hollywood's classic era.
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B.
One O’Clock Gun
The One O’Clock Gun is a time-signalling cannon in Edinburgh that is fired daily to mark 1:00 pm, serving as a historic aid to ships and a popular tourist attraction.
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C.
13 Light Brigade
13 Light Brigade is a Dutch Army combat formation specializing in rapidly deployable, lightly armored and mechanized operations.
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D.
Reveille
Reveille is the official collie mascot of Texas A&M University and one of the most recognizable and beloved symbols of the school’s traditions and spirit.
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E.
Tunes of Glory
Tunes of Glory is a 1960 British drama film set in a Scottish Highland regiment, renowned for its intense portrayal of military life and its powerful performance by Alec Guinness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | British television drama series ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | Television series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Peter Moffat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | Aden Emergency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsOrganization | Royal Military Police NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Royal Military Police officer ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2017 ⓘ |
| genre |
Drama
ⓘ
Period drama ⓘ |
| hasMedium | Television ⓘ |
| isAbout |
British military presence in Aden
ⓘ
late British Empire period ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Royal Military Police unit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
families of British military personnel ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originalChannelType | Public service broadcaster ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| producer | BBC ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Aden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aden Protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1960s ⓘ |
| theme |
colonial conflict
ⓘ
end of the British Empire ⓘ family relationships ⓘ military life ⓘ |
| writer | Peter Moffat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Last Post Description of subject: "The Last Post" is a British television drama series set in the 1960s that follows a unit of Royal Military Police and their families stationed in Aden during the final years of the British Empire.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.