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1317:"No. 13073"
1297:"No. 29576"
1277:"No. 29632"
1257:"No. 12526"
1237:"No. 28516"
1217:"No. 28245"
1197:"No. 27782"
1177:"No. 27476"
1142:"No. 27443"
1122:"No. 27434"
1102:"No. 27399"
1082:"No. 11343"
1062:"No. 27306"
1042:"No. 27305"
993:"No. 27157"
973:"No. 26987"
944:"No. 26701"
924:"No. 26680"
904:"No. 25955"
888:23 December
851:"No. 25283"
835:23 December
809:"No. 24577"
686:Crickhowell
677:during the
559:Southampton
528:Winifredian
467:Philippines
416:Mahdist War
410:Indian Army
394:, into the
369:Dharamshala
357:Crickhowell
330:Mahdist War
197:Mahdist War
80:Crickhowell
56:9 July 1859
1446:Categories
795:References
688:in Wales.
613:Suez Canal
584:, and the
404:lieutenant
363:Early life
359:in Wales.
87:Allegiance
73:1944-10-01
59:Dharmasala
1163:The Times
1028:The Times
669:, of the
664:Brigadier
523:Liverpool
396:17th Foot
318:17th Foot
242:(brother)
231:Relations
144:17th Foot
125:1878–1917
662:His son
641:George V
519:Yeomanry
386:and the
237:(father)
154:Commands
105:Service/
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647:at the
599:In the
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551:on the
473:Command
465:in the
455:Sirhind
428:captain
351:at the
309:in the
303:cavalry
257:(niece)
247:(uncle)
82:, Wales
71: (
61:, India
784:(1918)
778:(1908)
770:(1917)
762:(1895)
739:(1926)
733:(1920)
727:(1898)
719:(1923)
706:(1894)
700:(1919)
547:(CB).
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447:major
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287:,
252:(son)
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1407:2013
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513:and
493:and
291:KCIE
284:KCMG
140:Unit
130:Rank
66:Died
53:Born
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