The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
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The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army with Scottish Highland traditions, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada | 2 |
| The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7737964 — 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: The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Context triple: [Cameron Highlanders, alliedTo, The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada]
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A.
48th Highlanders of Canada
The 48th Highlanders of Canada is a historic Canadian Army Reserve infantry regiment based in Toronto, known for its Scottish Highland traditions and distinguished service in major conflicts since the late 19th century.
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B.
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army based in Ottawa, Ontario, with Scottish heritage and a history of service in major 20th-century conflicts.
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C.
Sutherland Highlanders
The Sutherland Highlanders were a historic Scottish Highland infantry regiment of the British Army, renowned for their bravery and distinctive tartan.
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D.
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada is a historic Canadian Army Reserve infantry regiment renowned for its prominent role in the D-Day landings during the Second World War.
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E.
Royal Canadian Regiment
The Royal Canadian Regiment is one of the oldest and most distinguished regular infantry regiments of the Canadian Army, with a long history of service in major conflicts worldwide.
- 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 Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Target entity description: The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army with Scottish Highland traditions, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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A.
48th Highlanders of Canada
The 48th Highlanders of Canada is a historic Canadian Army Reserve infantry regiment based in Toronto, known for its Scottish Highland traditions and distinguished service in major conflicts since the late 19th century.
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B.
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa
The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army based in Ottawa, Ontario, with Scottish heritage and a history of service in major 20th-century conflicts.
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C.
Sutherland Highlanders
The Sutherland Highlanders were a historic Scottish Highland infantry regiment of the British Army, renowned for their bravery and distinctive tartan.
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D.
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada is a historic Canadian Army Reserve infantry regiment renowned for its prominent role in the D-Day landings during the Second World War.
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E.
Royal Canadian Regiment
The Royal Canadian Regiment is one of the oldest and most distinguished regular infantry regiments of the Canadian Army, with a long history of service in major conflicts worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Highland regiment
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Primary Reserve unit ⓘ infantry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | King Charles III in Right of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliedWith | The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders (Scottish regiment, historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Minto Armoury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedOn | 1910-02-01 ⓘ |
| branch | Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonialChiefTitle | Colonel-in-Chief ⓘ |
| ceremonialDressFeature |
doublet
ⓘ
feather bonnet ⓘ kilt ⓘ sporran ⓘ |
| classification | line infantry ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dressUniform | Highland dress with Cameron of Erracht tartan ⓘ |
| engagement |
First World War
NERFINISHED
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Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ War in Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRegimentalBand | pipe and drum band ⓘ |
| location | Minto Armoury, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFormation | Canadian Army Primary Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | Ullamh (Ready) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | The Camerons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattleHonour |
Normandy, 1944
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North-West Europe, 1944–1945 NERFINISHED ⓘ Passchendaele NERFINISHED ⓘ Somme, 1916 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rhineland NERFINISHED ⓘ The Scheldt NERFINISHED ⓘ Vimy, 1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
38 Canadian Brigade Group
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
3rd Canadian Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetuates |
174th Battalion (Cameron Highlanders of Canada), CEF
NERFINISHED
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43rd Battalion (Cameron Highlanders of Canada), CEF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| recruitmentArea |
Winnipeg, Manitoba
NERFINISHED
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southern Manitoba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regimentalMarch |
Pibroch o’ Donald Dhu
NERFINISHED
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The March of the Cameron Men NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | light infantry ⓘ |
| size | one battalion (reserve) ⓘ |
| tartan | Cameron of Erracht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Scottish Highland traditions ⓘ |
| type | reserve infantry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada Description of subject: The Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army with Scottish Highland traditions, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada
this entity surface form:
Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada