Cyril Clowes
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Cyril Clowes was an Australian Army major general best known for leading Allied forces to the first decisive land defeat of Japanese troops in World War II at Milne Bay in Papua New Guinea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cyril Clowes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7711798 — 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: Cyril Clowes Context triple: [Battle of Milne Bay, commander, Cyril Clowes]
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A.
Cyril Newall
Cyril Newall was a senior Royal Air Force commander who served as Chief of the Air Staff at the outset of the Second World War and later became Governor-General of New Zealand.
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B.
Cyril Davies
Cyril Davies was a pioneering British blues musician and harmonica player who helped spark the early 1960s British blues boom and influenced many later rock and blues artists.
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C.
Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoe is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the low-cost airline WestJet.
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D.
John Worsfold
John Worsfold is a former Australian rules footballer and premiership-winning coach best known for leading the West Coast Eagles in the AFL.
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E.
Denys Cowan
Denys Cowan is an American comic book artist and producer best known for his influential work at DC Comics and as a founding figure behind the groundbreaking, Black-led publisher Milestone Media.
- 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: Cyril Clowes Target entity description: Cyril Clowes was an Australian Army major general best known for leading Allied forces to the first decisive land defeat of Japanese troops in World War II at Milne Bay in Papua New Guinea.
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A.
Cyril Newall
Cyril Newall was a senior Royal Air Force commander who served as Chief of the Air Staff at the outset of the Second World War and later became Governor-General of New Zealand.
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B.
Cyril Davies
Cyril Davies was a pioneering British blues musician and harmonica player who helped spark the early 1960s British blues boom and influenced many later rock and blues artists.
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C.
Clive Beddoe
Clive Beddoe is a Canadian entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and longtime leader of the low-cost airline WestJet.
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D.
John Worsfold
John Worsfold is a former Australian rules footballer and premiership-winning coach best known for leading the West Coast Eagles in the AFL.
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E.
Denys Cowan
Denys Cowan is an American comic book artist and producer best known for his influential work at DC Comics and as a founding figure behind the groundbreaking, Black-led publisher Milestone Media.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian Army officer
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order
NERFINISHED
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Companion of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ Military Cross ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Milne Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| commanded |
Australian forces at Milne Bay
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Milne Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Australia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1892 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1968 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Royal Military College, Duntroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Clowes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Cyril NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRank | general officer ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Australian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major General ⓘ |
| militaryService |
First Australian Imperial Force
NERFINISHED
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Second Australian Imperial Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding Allied forces at the Battle of Milne Bay
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leading the first decisive land defeat of Japanese troops in World War II ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
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soldier ⓘ |
| opponent | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Gallipoli campaign
NERFINISHED
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Western Front in World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brisbane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Brisbane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | commander of Milne Force ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | (Australian Army officer service number, not specified) ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar |
New Guinea campaign
NERFINISHED
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Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cyril Clowes Description of subject: Cyril Clowes was an Australian Army major general best known for leading Allied forces to the first decisive land defeat of Japanese troops in World War II at Milne Bay in Papua New Guinea.
Referenced by (1)
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