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844:"Army presence scaled back in Northern Ireland"
595:"Deputy Commander Rapid Deployable Corps Italy"
364:Major-General commanding the Household Division
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728:(Supplement). 14 December 2004. p. 15681.
645:(Supplement). 30 November 1987. p. 14775.
31:. For the American lyricist and composer, see
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665:(Supplement). 3 October 1994. p. 13866.
458:Commander of the Order of the British Empire
381:on 25 June 2013, following an audience with
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188:Commander of the Order of the British Empire
23:. For the British member of parliament, see
415:Commandant Royal College of Defence Studies
273:Military Academy of the German Armed Forces
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688:(Supplement). 30 December 1997. p. 7.
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740:"Ministry of Defence Senior Appointments"
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27:. For the British accountant, see
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952:"Court Circular 29 June 2011"
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21:George Norton (rugby union)
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1091:. Ministry of Defence
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25:George Chapple Norton
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338:38th (Irish) Brigade
284:Implementation Force
227:officer. He was the
155:38th (Irish) Brigade
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319:Ministry of Defence
1263:Sir William Cubitt
1241:The London Gazette
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