Sergeant Arthur Wilson in Dad's Army
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Sergeant Arthur Wilson in Dad's Army is the gently bemused, unflappable bank manager and second-in-command of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon in the classic British sitcom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sergeant Arthur Wilson in Dad's Army canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sergeant Arthur Wilson in Dad's Army Context triple: [John Le Mesurier, notableRole, Sergeant Arthur Wilson in Dad's Army]
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Sergeant Fry
Sergeant Fry is a minor British military character in Michael Morpurgo’s novel "War Horse," serving as one of the soldiers connected to the story’s depiction of World War I.
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Corporal Nobby Nobbs
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Sergeant-Major Hewson
Sergeant-Major Hewson was a British military non-commissioned officer noted for his prominent role in the events surrounding the Barrackpore incident of 1857 during the lead-up to the Indian Rebellion.
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William Boot
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Brigadier Archie Paris
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sergeant Arthur Wilson in Dad's Army Target entity description: Sergeant Arthur Wilson in Dad's Army is the gently bemused, unflappable bank manager and second-in-command of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon in the classic British sitcom.
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A.
Sergeant Fry
Sergeant Fry is a minor British military character in Michael Morpurgo’s novel "War Horse," serving as one of the soldiers connected to the story’s depiction of World War I.
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B.
Corporal Nobby Nobbs
Corporal Nobby Nobbs is a scruffy, questionably human member of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch in Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, known for his dubious morals, petty thievery, and comic relief.
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C.
Sergeant-Major Hewson
Sergeant-Major Hewson was a British military non-commissioned officer noted for his prominent role in the events surrounding the Barrackpore incident of 1857 during the lead-up to the Indian Rebellion.
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D.
William Boot
William Boot is the bumbling, nature-obsessed journalist protagonist of Evelyn Waugh’s satirical novel "Scoop," sent abroad as an unlikely foreign correspondent.
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E.
Brigadier Archie Paris
Brigadier Archie Paris was a British Army officer who commanded Allied forces during the World War II Battle of Kampar in Malaya.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Dad's Army
NERFINISHED
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Dad's Army (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catchphraseAssociation | "Do you think that's wise, sir?" ⓘ |
| characterType | comic foil to Captain Mainwaring ⓘ |
| costume |
Home Guard uniform
ⓘ
bank manager's suit ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy |
David Croft
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jimmy Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Swallow Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalResidence | Walmington-on-Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalTimePeriod | World War II era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | "The Man and the Hour" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | Dad's Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Arthur Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | British sitcom ⓘ |
| impliedRelationshipType | possible father of Frank Pike ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Home Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor | calm reaction to Captain Mainwaring's bluster ⓘ |
| occupation | bank manager ⓘ |
| partOf | Dad's Army main cast ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
gently bemused
ⓘ
laid-back ⓘ polite ⓘ unflappable ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | John Le Mesurier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position | second-in-command of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon ⓘ |
| rank | Sergeant ⓘ |
| relationshipType |
romantic involvement with Mrs. Pike
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subordinate and social superior to Captain Mainwaring ⓘ |
| relationshipWith |
Captain Mainwaring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frank Pike NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Mavis Pike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptedBy |
David Croft
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jimmy Perry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionDebut | 1968 ⓘ |
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Subject: Sergeant Arthur Wilson in Dad's Army Description of subject: Sergeant Arthur Wilson in Dad's Army is the gently bemused, unflappable bank manager and second-in-command of the Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon in the classic British sitcom.
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