2/22nd Battalion
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The 2/22nd Battalion was an Australian Army infantry unit of the Second World War, best known for its role in the ill-fated Lark Force garrison at Rabaul in 1942.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2/22nd Battalion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7512328 — 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: 2/22nd Battalion Context triple: [Lark Force, componentUnit, 2/22nd Battalion]
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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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2/18th Battalion (Australia)
The 2/18th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served notably in the Malayan Campaign and later suffered heavy losses in the fall of Singapore during World War II.
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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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2/29th Battalion (Australia)
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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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.
- 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: 2/22nd Battalion Target entity description: The 2/22nd Battalion was an Australian Army infantry unit of the Second World War, best known for its role in the ill-fated Lark Force garrison at Rabaul in 1942.
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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.
2/18th Battalion (Australia)
The 2/18th Battalion (Australia) was an Australian Army infantry battalion of the Second Australian Imperial Force that served notably in the Malayan Campaign and later suffered heavy losses in the fall of Singapore during World War II.
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C.
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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D.
2/29th Battalion (Australia)
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Army infantry battalion
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military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assignedTo | Lark Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lark Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy losses during fall of Rabaul ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Australian war memorials ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| engagedIn | Japanese invasion of Rabaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fateOfGarrison | overrun at Rabaul in 1942 ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonedAt | Rabaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1939–1945 ⓘ |
| locationOfService |
New Britain
NERFINISHED
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Territory of New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFormationType | battalion ⓘ |
| notableFor | service with Lark Force at Rabaul ⓘ |
| opponent |
Imperial Japanese Army
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Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Australian Imperial Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prisonersOfWar | many personnel captured by Japanese forces ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| serviceBranchType | infantry ⓘ |
| theatre | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfKeyEvent | 1942 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2/22nd Battalion Description of subject: The 2/22nd Battalion was an Australian Army infantry unit of the Second World War, best known for its role in the ill-fated Lark Force garrison at Rabaul in 1942.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.