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origins, which had profited in the 19th century from the
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1/4th (Denbighshire) Battalion, Royal Welch
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582:People from Marylebone
453:Hart′s Army list, 1903
512:Alan H. Maude (ed.),
349:16th (Irish) Division
232:Early life and family
190:George Edward Pereira
96:Years of service
539:Francis Younghusband
306:1st Chinese Regiment
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541:(ed. and intro.),
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375:massif in eastern
258:The Oratory School
637:Explorers of Asia
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464:"No. 27337"
373:Amne Machin
254:Stonor Park
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561:Categories
532:References
439:2 November
433:"Blois 24"
294:lieutenant
242:Portuguese
240:family of
76:Allegiance
52:Marylebone
45:1865-01-26
500:The Times
485:The Times
262:Edgbaston
135:(1916–17)
99:1884–1919
355:Explorer
276:and the
180:(France)
124:Commands
84:Service/
392:Sichuan
298:captain
71:, Tibet
34:"Hoppy"
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384:Yunnan
365:Peking
322:Galeka
162:Awards
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369:Lhasa
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