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Hereditary peers elected under the House of Lords Act 1999
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464:in 1952. From 1961, he was instructor at the
442:Prince of Wales Royal Indian Military College
406:, elected to remain after the passing of the
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934:Officers of the Order of the British Empire
530:. He served as an honorary chairman of the
143:11 November 1999 – 12 January 2019
954:Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders officers
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607:Coronet of a Viscount
487:Slim was chairman of
307:Years of service
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