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Craig, served with 'distinction' in the ]. He served with the ], and also the ], and it was while fighting with the latter that he endeared himself to this comrades. The Irish
Squadrons of the Imperial Yeomanry were badly mauled at a place called Lindley in the ] by a large force of Boer Commandos
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Haha the facts and the current situation are all a fine tribute to how anti-Catholic he was. Would you like to have a word with some of the older members of my family who had to stick this man.
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