Triple

T2319310
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Battle of Mount Longdon E51139 entity
Predicate decorationAwarded P21360 FINISHED
Object Victoria Cross to Sergeant Ian McKay
The Victoria Cross to Sergeant Ian McKay is a posthumous award of the United Kingdom’s highest military decoration for valor, recognizing his extraordinary bravery during the Falklands War.
E255671 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Victoria Cross to Sergeant Ian McKay | Statement: [Battle of Mount Longdon, decorationAwarded, Victoria Cross to Sergeant Ian McKay]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Victoria Cross to Sergeant Ian McKay
Context triple: [Battle of Mount Longdon, decorationAwarded, Victoria Cross to Sergeant Ian McKay]
  • A. Victoria Cross for Australia
    The Victoria Cross for Australia is the highest military decoration awarded to members of the Australian Defence Force for extraordinary valour in the presence of the enemy.
  • B. Distinguished Service Cross
    The Distinguished Service Cross is the United States Army’s second-highest military decoration, awarded for extraordinary heroism in combat against an armed enemy.
  • C. Victoria Cross for Canada
    The Victoria Cross for Canada is the country's highest military decoration, awarded for extraordinary valour and devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy.
  • D. Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
    The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross is a British military decoration awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy.
  • E. The George Cross
    The George Cross is the United Kingdom’s highest civilian decoration for bravery, awarded for acts of the greatest heroism or most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Victoria Cross to Sergeant Ian McKay
Triple: [Battle of Mount Longdon, decorationAwarded, Victoria Cross to Sergeant Ian McKay]
Generated description
The Victoria Cross to Sergeant Ian McKay is a posthumous award of the United Kingdom’s highest military decoration for valor, recognizing his extraordinary bravery during the Falklands War.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Victoria Cross to Sergeant Ian McKay
Target entity description: The Victoria Cross to Sergeant Ian McKay is a posthumous award of the United Kingdom’s highest military decoration for valor, recognizing his extraordinary bravery during the Falklands War.
  • A. Victoria Cross for Australia
    The Victoria Cross for Australia is the highest military decoration awarded to members of the Australian Defence Force for extraordinary valour in the presence of the enemy.
  • B. Distinguished Service Cross
    The Distinguished Service Cross is the United States Army’s second-highest military decoration, awarded for extraordinary heroism in combat against an armed enemy.
  • C. Victoria Cross for Canada
    The Victoria Cross for Canada is the country's highest military decoration, awarded for extraordinary valour and devotion to duty in the presence of the enemy.
  • D. Conspicuous Gallantry Cross
    The Conspicuous Gallantry Cross is a British military decoration awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry during active operations against the enemy.
  • E. The George Cross
    The George Cross is the United Kingdom’s highest civilian decoration for bravery, awarded for acts of the greatest heroism or most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: decorationAwarded
Context triple: [Battle of Mount Longdon, decorationAwarded, Victoria Cross to Sergeant Ian McKay]
  • A. decoration
    Indicates that one entity serves as an ornament or embellishing element for another entity, enhancing its appearance or style.
  • B. awardFor
    Indicates that something is given or granted as recognition or a prize for a particular achievement, work, or contribution.
  • C. confersIndividualDecoration
    Indicates that an individual is formally awarded a specific decoration, honor, or medal.
  • D. awardConferred chosen
    Indicates that an award or honor has been formally granted by one entity to another.
  • E. awardReceived
    Indicates that an entity has been granted or honored with a specific award or recognition.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a88b074b908190ae983dbca7757d88 completed March 4, 2026, 7:41 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abc685f05481909c863b29d1f6bacd completed March 7, 2026, 6:32 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae8966cc0c819092ad299645b0aa71 completed March 9, 2026, 8:48 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae8b3693c481909c3f5f28c9b55e92 completed March 9, 2026, 8:56 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae8bab9a3c8190aac39006ac3744a9 completed March 9, 2026, 8:58 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69abc5909cc48190aab257313542dc49 completed March 7, 2026, 6:28 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:49 p.m.