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616:. Oxford University Press. p. 259.
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571:"No. 30716"
551:"No. 29438"
446:25 February
287:during the
243:War service
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932:Categories
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762:Eva Luckes
757:Kate Luard
356:References
229:Eva Luckes
194:Early life
83:Allegiance
42:1872-06-29
318:, and as
285:Brandhoek
261:1914 Star
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