Royal Hamilton Light Infantry
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The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army based in Hamilton, Ontario, with a distinguished service history in both World Wars and subsequent conflicts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Royal Hamilton Light Infantry canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8097235 — 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: Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Context triple: [2nd Canadian Infantry Division, notableUnit, Royal Hamilton Light Infantry]
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Royal Anglian Regiment
The Royal Anglian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1964, that recruits primarily from the East of England and upholds traditions from several historic county regiments.
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Cameron Highlanders
The Cameron Highlanders were a historic Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army, renowned for their Highland traditions and distinguished service in major conflicts including both World Wars.
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Royal Regiment of Canada
The Royal Regiment of Canada is one of the oldest infantry regiments in the Canadian Army Reserve, with a distinguished history of service in major conflicts including both World Wars.
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Glengarry Light Infantry
The Glengarry Light Infantry was a British Army fencible regiment raised in Canada during the War of 1812, composed largely of Scottish and Canadian settlers and noted for its skirmishing and frontier combat roles.
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E.
London Scottish Regiment
The London Scottish Regiment is a historic volunteer infantry unit of the British Army with strong Scottish traditions, based 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: Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Target entity description: The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army based in Hamilton, Ontario, with a distinguished service history in both World Wars and subsequent conflicts.
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A.
Royal Anglian Regiment
The Royal Anglian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1964, that recruits primarily from the East of England and upholds traditions from several historic county regiments.
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B.
Cameron Highlanders
The Cameron Highlanders were a historic Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army, renowned for their Highland traditions and distinguished service in major conflicts including both World Wars.
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C.
Royal Regiment of Canada
The Royal Regiment of Canada is one of the oldest infantry regiments in the Canadian Army Reserve, with a distinguished history of service in major conflicts including both World Wars.
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D.
Glengarry Light Infantry
The Glengarry Light Infantry was a British Army fencible regiment raised in Canada during the War of 1812, composed largely of Scottish and Canadian settlers and noted for its skirmishing and frontier combat roles.
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E.
London Scottish Regiment
The London Scottish Regiment is a historic volunteer infantry unit of the British Army with strong Scottish traditions, based in London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Primary Reserve unit
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infantry regiment ⓘ |
| abbreviation | RHLI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alliance |
The Rifles (United Kingdom)
NERFINISHED
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The Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling), 83rd, 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Dieppe
NERFINISHED
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Falaise NERFINISHED ⓘ North-West Europe 1944–1945 NERFINISHED ⓘ Passchendaele NERFINISHED ⓘ Somme 1916 NERFINISHED ⓘ South Africa 1900–1901 ⓘ The Rhineland NERFINISHED ⓘ The Scheldt NERFINISHED ⓘ Vimy 1917 ⓘ Ypres 1915 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Canadian Army Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ceremonialChiefTitle | Colonel-in-Chief ⓘ |
| city | Hamilton, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1862 ⓘ |
| engagement | Dieppe Raid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forceType | Primary Reserve ⓘ |
| garrison | Hamilton, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubUnit |
Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Band
NERFINISHED
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Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Pipes and Drums NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motto | Semper Paratus ⓘ |
| nickname | The Rileys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle of Ridgeway (through perpetuated units) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalName | 13th Battalion Volunteer Militia (Infantry), Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 4th Canadian Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronSaint | Saint George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perpetuates |
120th City of Hamilton Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force
NERFINISHED
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205th Hamilton Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ 4th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ 86th Battalion (Machine Gun), Canadian Expeditionary Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousName |
13th Royal Regiment
NERFINISHED
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Royal Hamilton Light Infantry (Wentworth Regiment) NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Hamilton Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| province | Ontario ⓘ |
| regimentalColour | Royal blue and scarlet ⓘ |
| regimentalMarch | The Light Barque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | light infantry ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translationOfMotto | Always Ready NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | line infantry ⓘ |
| worldWarParticipation |
First World War
NERFINISHED
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Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Description of subject: The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry is a Primary Reserve infantry regiment of the Canadian Army based in Hamilton, Ontario, with a distinguished service history in both World Wars and subsequent conflicts.
Referenced by (2)
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