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227:Sixty Years of a Soldier's Life
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481:. The Sun (New York City).
330:"The Coronation Honours".
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257:From Weissenburg to Sedan
223:From Weissenburg to Sedan
170:Turner was interested in
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365:"Court Circular".
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172:psychical research
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513:Who Was Who
346:"No. 27448"
302:"No. 27177"
290:Who Was Who
191:W. T. Stead
27:Vanity Fair
525:Categories
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201:Later life
187:Cecil Husk
148:Edward VII
136:Volunteers
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493:The Times
382:The Times
367:The Times
332:The Times
239:Battersea
75:in 1860.
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