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115:1796–1796
111:In office
58:In office
1553:Thurburn
1538:Girdwood
1503:Lawrence
1418:Campbell
1398:Campbell
1373:Maitland
1222:Fletcher
1216:Clifford
1203:Clementi
1185:Anderson
1173:Chalmers
1161:McCallum
1155:Clifford
1143:im Thurn
1137:Ridgeway
1125:Havelock
1091:Robinson
1085:Robinson
1041:Anderson
1017:Campbell
989:Campbell
959:Maitland
659:cite web
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545:13 April
409:Palghaut
405:Dindigul
234:Commands
101:1st
48:2nd
1563:Pownall
1543:Shewell
1513:Malcolm
1443:O'Brien
1438:Lockyer
1388:Jackson
1246:Tyrrell
1240:Thomson
1228:Stanley
1197:Manning
1114:Douglas
1108:Longden
1103:Gregory
1078:O'Brien
1059:Lockyer
937:Andrews
649:27 July
507:20 June
380:in the
341:Culross
290:General
229:General
67:Monarch
34:Colonel
1558:Inskip
1528:Coffin
1488:Hobson
1473:Lennox
1468:McLeod
1458:Street
1448:Hodson
1408:Wilson
1393:Barnes
1378:Wilson
1368:Wemyss
1338:Stuart
1281:Acting
1252:Stubbs
1191:Stubbs
1179:Stubbs
1167:Stubbs
1131:Walker
1097:Irving
1001:Wilson
995:Barnes
977:Barnes
965:Wilson
917:Stuart
424:Ceylon
1568:Tuker
1508:Allen
1498:Money
1478:Massy
1463:Wilby
1453:Renny
1423:Smelt
1343:Doyle
1269:Moore
1149:Blake
983:Paget
954:North
922:Doyle
912:Agnew
378:Hyder
1548:Lyon
1433:Reed
1403:Lowe
1053:Ward
848:Sir
819:Sir
665:link
651:2016
629:link
615:2016
547:2020
509:2013
407:and
343:and
226:Rank
171:Died
151:Born
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444:in
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