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in a variety of posts that gave
Horsfall the responsibility of supervising the exchange of supplies for the Coldstream Guards. He eventually retired in 1980, however, below is a description of his various engagements whilst serving in the
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before the UK granted it independence in 1963. Horsfall at that time served for 18 month stints with the
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in 1946 but was denied this (due to his age), eventually leading to him joining the
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at the time. In this role, Horsfall served Black Rod (which later were
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