Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
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The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is a solemn war memorial in Westminster Abbey honoring an unidentified British soldier who died in World War I, symbolizing all those who fell without a known grave.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Unknown Soldier of World War I | 2 |
| Tomb of the Unknown Warrior canonical | 1 |
| Tomb of the Unknown Warrior (Westminster Abbey) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T81069 — 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: Tomb of the Unknown Warrior Context triple: [Westminster Abbey, contains, Tomb of the Unknown Warrior]
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A.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a solemn U.S. military monument honoring unidentified American service members who died in war.
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B.
Hall of Remembrance
The Hall of Remembrance is the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s solemn commemorative space where visitors honor the memory of Holocaust victims through reflection, candle lighting, and memorial ceremonies.
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C.
Pentagon Memorial
The Pentagon Memorial is a national memorial in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the 184 victims who died in the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon.
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D.
Column of Victory
The Column of Victory is a monumental stone column at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, commemorating the military triumphs of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.
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E.
Washington Monument
The Washington Monument is a towering white marble obelisk on the National Mall that honors George Washington, the first president of the United States.
- 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: Tomb of the Unknown Warrior Target entity description: The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is a solemn war memorial in Westminster Abbey honoring an unidentified British soldier who died in World War I, symbolizing all those who fell without a known grave.
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A.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a solemn U.S. military monument honoring unidentified American service members who died in war.
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B.
Hall of Remembrance
The Hall of Remembrance is the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s solemn commemorative space where visitors honor the memory of Holocaust victims through reflection, candle lighting, and memorial ceremonies.
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C.
Pentagon Memorial
The Pentagon Memorial is a national memorial in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the 184 victims who died in the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon.
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D.
Column of Victory
The Column of Victory is a monumental stone column at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, commemorating the military triumphs of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.
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E.
Washington Monument
The Washington Monument is a towering white marble obelisk on the National Mall that honors George Washington, the first president of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cenotaph
ⓘ
tomb ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf | unknown British soldier of World War I ⓘ |
| category |
British military memorials
ⓘ
Burials at Westminster Abbey ⓘ World War I memorials in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| color | black ⓘ |
| commemorates |
British war dead with no known grave
ⓘ
unknown British soldiers killed in World War I ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy | Herbert Baker ⓘ |
| floorLocation | nave of Westminster Abbey ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedFlag |
Union Flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Jack
|
| hasAssociatedFlower | red poppy ⓘ |
| hasCeremony |
annual Remembrance Day observances
ⓘ
wreath-laying by members of the royal family ⓘ wreath-laying by visiting heads of state ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
national focus of British remembrance of the war dead
ⓘ
symbol of collective mourning after World War I ⓘ |
| hasInscription | commemorative text honoring an unknown British warrior of the Great War ⓘ |
| hasMemorialDay |
Armistice Day
ⓘ
surface form:
Remembrance Day
|
| hasTypeOfBurial | state burial ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| inception | 1920-11-11 ⓘ |
| influenced | other Commonwealth tombs of unknown soldiers ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Arc de Triomphe
ⓘ
surface form:
French Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de Triomphe
|
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
City of Westminster
ⓘ
England ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| location |
Westminster Abbey, London
ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster Abbey
|
| materialUsed |
black marble
ⓘ
brass ⓘ |
| notableFeature | only grave in Westminster Abbey on which walking is forbidden ⓘ |
| partOf | Westminster Abbey floor ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | remains chosen from unidentified British soldiers exhumed from Western Front battlefields ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
all British and Commonwealth service personnel with no known grave
ⓘ
sacrifice of the fallen in war ⓘ |
| unveiledBy | George V ⓘ |
| warCommemorated | World War I ⓘ |
| yearOfBurial | 1920 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tomb of the Unknown Warrior Description of subject: The Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is a solemn war memorial in Westminster Abbey honoring an unidentified British soldier who died in World War I, symbolizing all those who fell without a known grave.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Westminster Abbey
this entity surface form:
Unknown Soldier of World War I
subject surface form:
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Paris)
this entity surface form:
Unknown Soldier of World War I
subject surface form:
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Paris)
this entity surface form:
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior (Westminster Abbey)