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Battle of Hill 170
The Battle of Hill 170 was a battle between the British 3rd Commando Brigade and the Japanese 54th Division during the Second World War.
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Bren light machine gun
The Bren gun, usually called simply the Bren, are a series of light machine guns (LMG) made by Britain in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1992.
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British Army
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, a part of British Armed Forces.
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Catford
Catford is a district of south east London and the administrative centre of the London Borough of Lewisham.
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Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, often known as simply the Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of 53 member states that are mostly former territories of the British Empire.
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Croydon
Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross.
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David Charles Harvey
David Charles Harvey (29 July 1946 – 4 March 2004) was an historian and author born in East Ham, London.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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Lieutenant
A lieutenant (abbreviated Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a junior commissioned officer in the armed forces, fire services, police and other organizations of many nations.
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List of Second World War Victoria Cross recipients
The Victoria Cross (VC) is a military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of armed forces of some Commonwealth countries and previous British Empire territories.
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London
London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.
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Myanmar
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma, is a sovereign state in Southeast Asia.
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No. 1 Commando
The No.
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Officer (armed forces)
An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority.
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Platoon
A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two or more squads/sections/patrols.
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Royal Norfolk Regiment
The Royal Norfolk Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army until 1959.
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Taukkyan War Cemetery
The Taukkyan War Cemetery (ထောက်ကြံ့ စစ်သင်္ချိုင်း) is a cemetery for Allied soldiers from the British Commonwealth who died in battle in Burma during the Second World War.
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The Register of the Victoria Cross
The Register of the Victoria Cross is a reference work that provides brief information on every Victoria Cross awarded until the publication date.
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Thompson submachine gun
The Thompson submachine gun is an American submachine gun, invented by John T. Thompson in 1918, that became infamous during the Prohibition era, becoming a signature weapon of various organized crime syndicates in the United States.
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Two-inch mortar
The ordnance SBML two-inch mortar, or more commonly, the "two-inch mortar", was a British mortar issued to the British Army and the Commonwealth armies, that saw use during the Second World War and later.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.
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Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest award of the British honours system.
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World War II
World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Arthur_Knowland