Private S. Baldrick
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Private S. Baldrick is the World War I-era incarnation of Baldrick, the dim-witted yet loyal soldier serving Captain Edmund Blackadder in the British historical sitcom "Blackadder Goes Forth."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Private S. Baldrick canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8154263 — 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: Private S. Baldrick Context triple: [Baldrick, hasDifferentIncarnations, Private S. Baldrick]
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A.
Sergeant Archibald Ballantine
Sergeant Archibald Ballantine is a fictional British Army non-commissioned officer, often depicted as a close comrade-in-arms to Sergeant Archibald Cutter in adventure or war narratives.
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B.
Corporal Henderson
Corporal Henderson is a fictional military character typically depicted as a low-ranking non-commissioned officer, often used as a generic or placeholder name in stories or examples.
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C.
Sergeant J.J. Sefton
Sergeant J.J. Sefton is the cynical, resourceful American POW protagonist of the film "Stalag 17," known for his self-serving schemes and eventual heroism inside a German prison camp during World War II.
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D.
Sergeant Thomas Durrant
Sergeant Thomas Durrant was a British Army non-commissioned officer of the Second World War who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his extraordinary bravery during the St Nazaire raid in 1942.
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E.
Sergeant Elijah Churchill
Sergeant Elijah Churchill was an American Revolutionary War soldier in the Continental Army, distinguished for his bravery in combat and recognized as one of the first recipients of what would later evolve into the Purple Heart.
- 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: Private S. Baldrick Target entity description: Private S. Baldrick is the World War I-era incarnation of Baldrick, the dim-witted yet loyal soldier serving Captain Edmund Blackadder in the British historical sitcom "Blackadder Goes Forth."
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A.
Sergeant Archibald Ballantine
Sergeant Archibald Ballantine is a fictional British Army non-commissioned officer, often depicted as a close comrade-in-arms to Sergeant Archibald Cutter in adventure or war narratives.
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B.
Corporal Henderson
Corporal Henderson is a fictional military character typically depicted as a low-ranking non-commissioned officer, often used as a generic or placeholder name in stories or examples.
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C.
Sergeant J.J. Sefton
Sergeant J.J. Sefton is the cynical, resourceful American POW protagonist of the film "Stalag 17," known for his self-serving schemes and eventual heroism inside a German prison camp during World War II.
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D.
Sergeant Thomas Durrant
Sergeant Thomas Durrant was a British Army non-commissioned officer of the Second World War who was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his extraordinary bravery during the St Nazaire raid in 1942.
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E.
Sergeant Elijah Churchill
Sergeant Elijah Churchill was an American Revolutionary War soldier in the Continental Army, distinguished for his bravery in combat and recognized as one of the first recipients of what would later evolve into the Purple Heart.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| alignment | good-natured ⓘ |
| allegiance | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Blackadder Goes Forth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInEpisodeCount | 6 ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier-series incarnations of Baldrick ⓘ |
| catchphrase | I have a cunning plan ⓘ |
| comicRole | comic relief ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| costume | British Army private uniform ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Ben Elton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Curtis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Blackadder Goes Forth, Episode 1 "Captain Cook" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | Blackadder franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchiseRole | World War I-era incarnation of Baldrick ⓘ |
| fullName | Private S. Baldrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
sitcom ⓘ |
| givenName | Baldrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hairStyle | bowl cut ⓘ |
| knownFor | cunning plans ⓘ |
| languageOfCharacter | English ⓘ |
| loyalTo |
Captain Edmund Blackadder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edmund Blackadder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Blackadder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
dim-witted
ⓘ
loyal ⓘ optimistic ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tony Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | Private ⓘ |
| recurringElement | ill-conceived schemes ⓘ |
| relatedCharacter |
Captain Darling
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edmund Blackadder NERFINISHED ⓘ General Melchett NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| setting | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme | satire of war ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1917–1918 ⓘ |
| unit | British Army trench unit commanded by Captain Blackadder ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Private S. Baldrick Description of subject: Private S. Baldrick is the World War I-era incarnation of Baldrick, the dim-witted yet loyal soldier serving Captain Edmund Blackadder in the British historical sitcom "Blackadder Goes Forth."
Referenced by (1)
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