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Hugh Seagrim

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Major Hugh Paul Seagrim GC DSO MBE (1909–1944), nicknamed "Grandfather Longlegs", was a famous leader of Karen rebels, fighting Japanese invaders in Burma during the Second World War. [1]

22 relations: Ashmansworth, British Indian Army, Burma Rifles, Derek Anthony Seagrim, Distinguished Service Order, Empire of Japan, England, Force 136, George Cross, Hampshire, Highclere, Ian Morrison (journalist), Karen people, Myanmar, Norwich School (independent school), Order of the British Empire, Royal Military College, Sandhurst, The London Gazette, Victoria Cross, World War II, Yangon, 19th Hyderabad Regiment.

Ashmansworth

Ashmansworth is a village and civil parish in the Basingstoke and Deane district of the English county of Hampshire.

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British Indian Army

The Indian Army (IA), often known since 1947 (but rarely during its existence) as the British Indian Army to distinguish it from the current Indian Army, was the principal military of the British Indian Empire before its decommissioning in 1947.

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Burma Rifles

The Burma Rifles were a British colonial regiment raised in Burma.

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Derek Anthony Seagrim

Lieutenant Colonel Derek Anthony Seagrim VC (24 September 1903 – 6 April 1943) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Distinguished Service Order

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.

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Empire of Japan

The was the historical nation-state and great power that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 to the enactment of the 1947 constitution of modern Japan.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Force 136

Force 136 was the general cover name for a branch of the British World War II organisation, the Special Operations Executive (SOE).

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George Cross

The George Cross (GC) is the second highest award of the United Kingdom honours system.

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Hampshire

Hampshire (abbreviated Hants) is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom.

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Highclere

Highclere (pronounced) is a village and civil parish situated in the North Wessex Downs (an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England.

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Ian Morrison (journalist)

Ian Ernest McLeavy Morrison (31 May 1913 – 12 August 1950) was an Australian journalist and war correspondent for The Times.

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Karen people

The Karen, Kayin, Kariang or Yang people (ကညီကလုာ်, ကရင်လူမျိုး,; Per Ploan Poe or Ploan in Pwo Karen and Pwa Ka Nyaw or Kanyaw in Sgaw Karen; กะเหรี่ยง) refer to a number of individual Sino-Tibetan language speaking ethnic groups, many of which do not share a common language or culture.

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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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Norwich School (independent school)

Norwich School (formally King Edward VI Grammar School, Norwich) is a selective English independent day school in the close of Norwich Cathedral, Norwich.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the Civil service.

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Royal Military College, Sandhurst

The Royal Military College (RMC), founded in 1801 and established in 1802 at Great Marlow and High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England, but moved in October 1812 to Sandhurst, Berkshire, was a British Army military academy for training infantry and cavalry officers of the British and Indian Armies.

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The London Gazette

The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.

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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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Yangon

Yangon (ရန်ကုန်မြို့, MLCTS rankun mrui,; formerly known as Rangoon, literally: "End of Strife") was the capital of the Yangon Region of Myanmar, also known as Burma.

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19th Hyderabad Regiment

The 19th Hyderabad Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Seagrim

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