Irish Guards

The Irish Guards (IG), part of the Guards Division, is one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army and, together with the Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish infantry regiments in the British Army. ^[1]

A Bridge Too Far (film)

A Bridge Too Far is a 1977 epic war film based on the 1974 book of the same name by Cornelius Ryan, adapted by William Goldman.

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A Choice of Kipling's Verse

A Choice of Kipling's Verse, made by T. S. Eliot, with an essay on Rudyard Kipling is a book first published in December 1941 (by Faber and Faber in UK, and by Charles Scribner's Sons in U.S.A.). It is in two parts.

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Actions in Nordland

The Actions in Nordland were part of the Norwegian Campaign of World War II.

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Aden Emergency

The Aden Emergency, also known as the Radfan Uprising, was an insurgency against the British Crown forces in the British controlled territories of South Arabia which now form part of Yemen.

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Administrative structure of the field forces of the British Army

The field forces of the British Army after the Army 2020 Refine reforms are organised, in garrison, as.

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Alastair Boyd, 7th Baron Kilmarnock

Alastair Ivor Gilbert Boyd, 7th Baron Kilmarnock (11 May 1927 – 19 March 2009) was a British writer, Hispanophile, and Chief of the Clan Boyd.

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Alastair Gordon, 6th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair

Alastair Ninian John Gordon, 6th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (20 July 1920 – 19 August 2002) was a botanical artist and art critic who succeeded to a peerage later in life.

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Alexander Faris

Samuel Alexander "Sandy" Faris (11 June 1921 – 28 September 2015) was a Northern Irish composer, conductor and writer, known for his television theme tunes, including the theme music for the 1970s TV series Upstairs, Downstairs.

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Alexander Godley

General Sir Alexander John Godley, (4 February 1867 – 6 March 1957) was a senior British Army officer.

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Alexander Stanier

Brigadier Sir Alexander Beville Gibbons Stanier, 2nd Baronet of Peplow Hall DSO & Bar, MC (31 January 1899 – 10 January 1995) was a British Army officer who fought in World War I and World War II, particularly distinguished for his actions at Boulogne in 1940, on D-Day in 1944, and in the Rhineland in 1944.

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Anglo-Irish people

Anglo-Irish is a term which was more commonly used in the 19th and early 20th centuries to identify a social class in Ireland, whose members are mostly the descendants and successors of the English Protestant Ascendancy.

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April 1900

The following events occurred in April 1900.

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Armed Forces Day (United Kingdom)

Armed Forces Day (formerly Veterans' Day) in the United Kingdom is an annual event celebrated in late June to commemorate the service of men and women in the British Armed Forces.

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Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming

The Army School of Bagpipe Music and Highland Drumming is a British Army training establishment that provides instructions of Scottish bagpipe music to military pipers, drummers and pipe bands.

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Arthur Charles Evans

Arthur Charles Evans CBE (21 March 1916 – 18 March 2011) was best known as the author of Sojourn in Silesia: 1940 – 1945, in which he recounts his experiences of his time in World War II, between 1940 and 1945, in the prisoner-of-war camp, Stalag VIIIB.

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Arthur Chichester, 4th Baron Templemore

Arthur Claud Spencer Chichester, 4th Baron Templemore, (12 September 1880 – 2 October 1953) was a British soldier and politician of Anglo-Irish descent.

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Arthur Dooley

Arthur John Dooley (17 January 1929 – 7 January 1994) was an English artist and sculptor.

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Ascot, Berkshire

Ascot is a small town in East Berkshire, England, south of Windsor, east of Bracknell and west of London.

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Aubrey Herbert

Colonel The Honourable Aubrey Nigel Henry Herbert (3 April 1880 – 26 September 1923) was a British diplomat, traveller, and intelligence officer associated with Albanian independence.

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Band of the Irish Guards

The Band of the Irish Guards is one of five bands in the Foot Guards Regiments in the Household Division whose main role is to guard the British monarch.

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Basil Eugster

General Sir Basil Oscar Eugster, (15 August 1914 – 5 April 1984) was a senior British Army officer who served as Commander in Chief, UK Land Forces from 1972 to 1974.

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Battle of Anzio

The Battle of Anzio was a battle of the Italian Campaign of World War II that took place from January 22, 1944 (beginning with the Allied amphibious landing known as Operation Shingle) to June 5, 1944 (ending with the capture of Rome).

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Battle of Boulogne (1940)

The Battle of Boulogne was the defence of the port of Boulogne-sur-Mer by French, British and Belgian troops, during the Battle of France of the Second World War in 1940.

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Battle of the Bulge order of battle

This is the order of battle of German and Allied forces during the Battle of the Bulge — specifically, at a point near the end of the battle, which lasted from 16 December 1944 until 25 January 1945.

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Battle of the Netherlands

The Battle of the Netherlands (Slag om Nederland) was a military campaign part of Case Yellow (Fall Gelb), the German invasion of the Low Countries (Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands) and France during World War II.

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Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment

The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment was the final title of a line infantry regiment of the British Army that was originally formed in 1688.

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Berlin Infantry Brigade

The Berlin Infantry Brigade was a British Army brigade-sized garrison based in West Berlin during the Cold War.

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Bill Henderson (Northern Ireland politician)

Captain Oscar William James Henderson (17 August 1924 – 22 October 2010), known as Bill Henderson was a Northern Ireland lnewspaper owner and legislator who, as a member of the Ulster Unionist Party, represented the constituency of Belfast Victoria in the Northern Ireland House of Commons.

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Boulogne Bowl

The Boulogne Bowl was presented to 168 Pioneer Regiment RLC(v) by the Royal Pioneer Association on 15 November 1997 to commemorate the Defence of Boulogne in May 1940 by the Regiment's predecessors.

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Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse

William Clere Leonard Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse (known as Brendan; born 21 October 1936), is an Irish peer.

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Brian McGrath

Sir Brian Henry McGrath, GCVO (27 October 1925 – 4 June 2016) was the Private Secretary to His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh.

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Brigade of Guards

The Brigade of Guards was an administrative formation of the British Army from 1856 to 1968.

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British Army during the Victorian Era

The British Army during the Victorian era served through a period of great technological and social change.

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British Army during World War I

The British Army during World War I fought the largest and most costly war in its long history.

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British Army incremental infantry companies

The British Army maintains a total of four incremental companies to serve as permanent public duties units in London and Edinburgh.

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British Army mess dress

British Army mess dress is the formal military evening dress worn by British Army officers and senior non-commissioned officers in their respective messes or at other formal occasions.

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British Army order of precedence

The regular army of the British Army is listed according to an order of precedence for the purposes of parading.

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British Expeditionary Force order of battle (1914)

The British Expeditionary Force order of battle 1914, as originally despatched to France in August and September 1914, at the beginning of World War I. The British Army prior to World War I traced its origins to the increasing demands of imperial expansion together with inefficiencies highlighted during the Crimean War, which led to the Cardwell and Childers Reforms of the late 19th century.

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British Expeditionary Force order of battle (1940)

This is the British Expeditionary Force order of battle on 9 May 1940, the day before the German forces initiated the Battle of France.

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British fatalities during Operation Telic

Operation Telic was the codename for British operations in Iraq, which lasted from 19 March 2003 to 22 May 2011.

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British Forces Overseas Hong Kong

British Forces Overseas Hong Kong comprised the elements of the British Army, Royal Navy (including Royal Marines) and Royal Air Force.

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British Land Units of the First World War

During the First World War the British Armed Forces was enlarged to many times its peacetime strength.

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Brookwood Cemetery

Brookwood Cemetery, also known as the London Necropolis, is a burial ground in Brookwood, Surrey, England.

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Broughton baronets

The Broughton, later Broughton-Delves, later Broughton Baronetcy, of Broughton in the County of Stafford, is a title in the Baronetage of England.

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Cap badge

A cap badge, also known as head badge or hat badge, is a badge worn on uniform headgear and distinguishes the wearer's nationality and/or organisation.

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Caryl Bagot, 6th Baron Bagot

Caryl Ernest Bagot, 6th Baron Bagot (9 March 1877 – 5 August 1961) was the son of Rev.

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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton; 9 January 1982) is a member of the British royal family.

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Caubeen

The caubeen is an Irish beret, formerly worn by peasants.

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Cavalry Barracks, Hounslow

Cavalry Barracks is a British Army installation located north of Hounslow Heath in Hounslow, west London.

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Charles FitzClarence

Brigadier General Charles FitzClarence (8 May 1865 – 12 November 1914) was an Anglo-Irish 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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Charles McCausland

Charles Edward McCausland (4 October 1898 in Dublin, Ireland – 12 November 1965 in Folkestone, Kent, England) was an Irish cricketer.

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Charlie Knaggs

Charles Peter Huntley Knaggs OBE, is a colonel in the British Army.

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Charlie MacEwan

Major Charles MacEwan MVO (born 25 February 1966) was a British Army Officer and is a member of the British Royal Household.

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Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

Charlotte (Charlotte Adelgonde Élise/Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine; 23 January 1896 – 9 July 1985) reigned as Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 1919 until her abdication in 1964.

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Chelsea Barracks bombing

The Chelsea Barracks bombing was a remote controlled nail bomb attack carried out by a London-based Active Service Unit of the Provisional IRA on 10 October 1981.

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Christiaan Lindemans

Christiaan Antonius Lindemans (Rotterdam, 24 October 1912 – Scheveningen, 18 July 1946), the fourth son of Joseph Hendrik Lindemans and Christina Antonia van Uden, was a Dutch double agent during the Second World War, working under Soviet control.

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Christopher Muzvuru

Piper Christopher "Muz" Muzvuru was the first black piper in the Irish Guards.

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Christopher O'Dowd

Christopher O'Dowd (6 September 1920 – 6 October 1943), was an Irish founder member of the British Army's Special Air Service.

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Claud Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott

Brigadier Claud Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott, DSO (13 July 1906 – 24 January 1971) was the first child and only son born to Lieutenant Colonel Lord Herbert Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott and Marie Josephine Edwards.

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Colin Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner

Colin Christopher Paget Tennant, 3rd Baron Glenconner (1 December 1926 – 27 August 2010) was a British aristocrat.

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Colin Wallace

John Colin Wallace (born c. 1943) is a former British member of Army Intelligence in Northern Ireland and a psychological warfare specialist.

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Colonel-in-chief

Colonel-in-Chief is a ceremonial position in a military regiment.

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Commander Field Army

Commander Field Army is a senior British Army officer who has responsibility for generating and preparing forces for current and contingency operations.

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D. D. Sheehan

Daniel Desmond Sheehan, usually known as D. D. Sheehan (28 May 1873 – 28 November 1948) was an Irish nationalist, politician, labour leader, journalist, barrister and author.

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David Griffiths (Archdeacon of Berkshire)

David Nigel Griffiths MA, FSA (29 October 1927 – 13 February 2012) was the Archdeacon of Berkshire from 1987 to 1992.

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David Hurley

General David John Hurley, (born 1953) is a former senior officer in the Australian Army and the 38th and current Governor of New South Wales.

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David Lees

David Lees FRSE FRCPE FRCSE DSO MID (1881–1934) was a Scottish expert in public health and author of the authoritative work Diagnosis and Treatment of Venereal Disease.

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Denis Alexander, 6th Earl of Caledon

Denis James Alexander, 6th Earl of Caledon (10 November 1920 – 20 May 1980) was a soldier and landowner He was the son of Lt.-Col.

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Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1919

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1919 was the first cricket season after a four-year break from first class cricket during World War I. The English club Derbyshire had been playing for forty-eight years.

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Derek Cooper

Major George Derek Cooper OBE MC (28 May 1912 – 19 May 2007) was a British Army officer, campaigner for refugees, and supporter of the Palestinian people.

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Derek Mills-Roberts

Brigadier Derek Mills-Roberts, CBE, DSO and bar, MC (23 November 1908 – 1 October 1980) was a British commando who fought with the 1st Special Service Brigade during World War II.

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Derrick Gunston

Sir Derrick Wellesley Gunston, 1st Baronet MC, (26 February 1891 – 13 July 1985) was a Unionist politician in the United Kingdom.

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Desmond Kingsford

Desmond Glover Kingsford (24 July 1914 – 10 August 1944) was a rower who competed for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

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Director Special Forces

Director Special Forces (DSF) is the professional head of the United Kingdom Special Forces (UKSF) directorate which is a senior role within the Ministry of Defence (MoD).

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Donough O'Brien (author)

Donough O’Brien (born 23 April 1939) is a marketing and public relations executive and author of books containing quirky facts.

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Dorothie Feilding

Lady Dorothie Mary Evelyn Feilding-Moore, MM (6 October 1889 – 24 October 1935) was a British heiress who shunned her aristocratic background to become a highly decorated volunteer nurse and ambulance driver on the Western Front during World War I. She was the first woman to be awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the field.

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Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig

Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, (19 June 1861 – 29 January 1928), was a senior officer of the British Army.

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Douglas Proby

Douglas James Proby DL, JP (23 September 1856 – 18 November 1931), known as Douglas James Hamilton until 1904, was a British politician and soldier.

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Dudley McCorkell

Sir Dudley Evelyn Bruce McCorkell, MBE, DL, JP (22 February 1883 – 30 May 1960) was a Mayor of Derry (1930–34), Lord Lieutenant of County Londonderry (1957–60) and ex officio member of the Senate of Northern Ireland.

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Duke of York's Royal Military School

The Duke of York’s Royal Military School, more commonly called the Duke of York’s, is a co-educational Academy (for students aged 11 to 18) with military traditions in Dover, Kent.

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Earl of Enniskillen

Earl of Enniskillen is a title in the Peerage of Ireland.

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Earl of Meath

Earl of Meath is a title in the Peerage of Ireland created in 1627 and held by the head of the Brabazon family.

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Eddie Owen (runner)

Edward "Eddie" Owen (6 November 1886 – 24 September 1949) was a British athlete, who competed mainly in long-distance races.

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Edward Colquhoun Charlton

Edward Colquhoun Charlton VC (15 June 1920 – 21 April 1945) 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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Edward Kellett (Conservative politician)

Colonel Edward Orlando Kellett (19 May 1902 - 22 March 1943) was an English Member of Parliament and British Army officer who was killed in action during fighting in Tunisia during the Second World War.

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Elma Yerburgh

Elma Amy Yerburgh (née Thwaites, 30 July 1864 – 6 December 1946) was a member of the Thwaites family who was owner and then chairman of the Thwaites Brewery company (of Blackburn, England) from 1888 to 1946.

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Encombe House

Encombe House is a privately owned, Grade II* listed country house built in 1735 on the Encombe Estate near the village of Kingston and about a mile inland of Dorset's Jurassic Coast in southern England.

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Equerry

An equerry (from French 'stable', and related to 'squire') is an officer of honour.

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Fenerbahçe S.K.

Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club), commonly known as Fenerbahçe, are a major Turkish multi-sport club based in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey.

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Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)

Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club), also known as Fenerbahçe, were founded as a football club in 1907 in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Field marshal (United Kingdom)

Field Marshal has been the highest rank in the British Army since 1736.

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First Battle of Ypres order of battle

This is the order of battle for the First Battle of Ypres fought from 19 October to 22 November 1914 as one of the main engagements of the First World War.

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Flight of the Wild Geese

The Flight of the Wild Geese was the departure of an Irish Jacobite army under the command of Patrick Sarsfield from Ireland to France, as agreed in the Treaty of Limerick on 3 October 1691, following the end of the Williamite War in Ireland.

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Foot guards

In some militaries, foot guards are senior infantry regiments.

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Fowler's match

Fowler's match is the name given to the two-day Eton v Harrow cricket match held at Lord's on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 July 1910.

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Francis Browne

The Reverend Francis Patrick Mary Browne, SJ, MC and Bar, Croix de Guerre by EE O'Donnell SJ, The Irish Catholic, 7 August 2014.

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Frank Heaney

Frank Heaney (23 November 1886 – 24 August 1937) was an Irish amateur football right back who played in the Football League for Leeds City.

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Frank Witts

Brigadier Frank Hole Witts (22 February 1887 – 9 May 1941) was a British Army officer.

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Frederick Conyngham, 7th Marquess Conyngham

Frederick William Henry Francis Conyngham, 7th Marquess Conyngham (13 March 1924 – 3 March 2009), known among friends and family as "Mount", was an Irish nobleman, landowner and soldier, who was styled Earl of Mount Charles until 1974.

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Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts

Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, (30 September 1832 – 14 November 1914) was a British soldier who was one of the most successful commanders of the 19th century.

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Funeral of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother

The public funeral of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother occurred on Tuesday, 9 April 2002 in Westminster Abbey in London, following her death on 30 March 2002 at the age of 101.

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Future of the British Army (Army 2020 Refine)

Army 2020 Refine, formerly known as Future Army Structure (Next Steps) or FAS (Next Steps), is the name given to an ongoing restructuring of the British Army, and in particular its fighting brigades.

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FV107 Scimitar

The FV107 Scimitar is an armoured reconnaissance vehicle (sometimes classed as a light tank) used by the British Army.

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Garrison sergeant major

A garrison sergeant major (GSM) in the British Army is the senior warrant officer of a garrison and holds the rank of warrant officer class 1.

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General Harrington Cup

The General Harington Cup was a single football match between the Turkish multi-sport club Fenerbahçe SK and a team put together by General Charles Harington composed of soldiers and professional players.

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Geoffrey Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill

Geoffrey Denis Erskine Russell, 4th Baron Ampthill, CBE, PC (15 October 1921 – 23 April 2011) was a British hereditary peer and businessman, whose paternity and succession to the peerage were famously disputed in the "Ampthill baby case".

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Geoffrey Warnock

Sir Geoffrey James Warnock (16 August 1923 – 8 October 1995) was a philosopher and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University.

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George Bambridge

George Louis St Clair Bambridge (27 September 1892 – 16 December 1943) was a British diplomat.

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George Chapman (healer)

George Chapman (4 February 1921 – 9 August 2006) was an English medium and spiritual healer.

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George Colborne Nugent

Brigadier-General George Colborne Nugent, (1864–1915) was a British Army officer who served on the staff during the Second Boer War, was closely involved in training the Territorial Force, and was killed in action in the Great War.

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George Formby

George Formby, OBE (born George Hoy Booth; 26 May 1904 – 6 March 1961), was an English actor, singer-songwriter and comedian who became known to a worldwide audience through his films of the 1930s and 1940s.

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George Henry Morris

Lieutenant-Colonel The Hon.

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Gerald Lloyd-Verney

Major-General Gerald Harry George Lloyd-Verney DSO & Bar MVO (10 July 1900 – 3 April 1957) was a senior British Army officer who commanded the 7th Armoured Division ("The Desert Rats") during World War II.

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Gerald Spring Rice, 6th Baron Monteagle of Brandon

Gerald Spring Rice, 6th Baron Monteagle of Brandon (5 July 1926 – 17 November 2013) was an Anglo-Irish British Army officer, banker and Conservative peer.

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Gerald Templer

Field Marshal Tun Sir Gerald Walter Robert Templer,, SMN (11 September 1898 – 25 October 1979) was a senior British Army officer who fought in both the world wars.

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Gerry Fitt

Gerard Fitt, Baron Fitt (9 April 1926 – 26 August 2005) was a politician in Northern Ireland.

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Giles Vandeleur

Lieutenant-Colonel Giles Alexander Meysey Vandeleur, DSO (2 September 1911 – 9 March 1978) was a British Army officer during the Second World War.

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Graham Maitland

Graham Macdowall Maitland (20 May 1879 – 1 November 1914) was an English rower who won the Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta.

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Grenadier Guards

The Grenadier Guards (GREN GDS) is an infantry regiment of the British Army.

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Guards Armoured Division

The Guards Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army during the Second World War.

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Guards Division

The Guards Division is an administrative unit of the British Army responsible for the administration of the regiments of Foot Guards and the London Regiment.

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Guards Division (United Kingdom)

The Guards Division was an infantry division of the British Army that was formed in the Great War in France in 1915 from battalions of the elite Guards regiments from the Regular Army.

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Guards Memorial

The Guards Memorial, also known as the Guards Division War Memorial, is an outdoor war memorial located on the west side of Horse Guards Road, opposite Horse Guards Parade in London, United Kingdom.

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Guards' Club

The Guards' Club, established in 1810, was a London Gentlemen's club for officers of the Guards Division, originally defined by the club as being the Coldstream, Grenadier Guards or Scots Guards, traditionally the most socially elite section of the British Army.

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Guards' Grave

Guards' Grave is a military cemetery near Villers-Cotterêts in northern France, maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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Gweru

Gweru (named Gwelo until 1982) is a city in central Zimbabwe.

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Hackle

The hackle is a clipped feather plume that is attached to a military headdress.

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Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis

Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, (10 December 1891 – 16 June 1969) was a senior British Army officer who served with distinction in both the First World War and the Second World War and, afterwards, as Governor General of Canada, the 17th since Canadian Confederation.

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Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere

Harold Sidney Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere, (26 April 1868 – 26 November 1940) was a leading British newspaper proprietor, owner of Associated Newspapers Ltd.

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Henry Moore, 10th Earl of Drogheda

Henry Charles Ponsonby Moore, 10th Earl of Drogheda (21 April 1884 – 22 November 1957) was an Anglo-Irish civil servant, British Army officer, barrister and peer.

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Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne

Lieutenant-Colonel Henry William Edmund Petty-Fitzmaurice, 6th Marquess of Lansdowne DSO MVO (14 January 1872 – 5 March 1936), styled Earl of Kerry until 1927, was a British soldier and politician.

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Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, (24 June 1850 – 5 June 1916), was a senior British Army officer and colonial administrator who won notoriety for his imperial campaigns, most especially his scorched earth policy against the Boers and his establishment of concentration camps during the Second Boer War, and later played a central role in the early part of the First World War.

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Hertfordshire Regiment

The Hertfordshire Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the Territorial Army, part of the British Army.

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History of the 101st Airborne Division

The 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles") is an elite modular specialized light infantry division of the United States Army trained for air assault operations.

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History of the Irish Guards

The history of the Irish Guards as an infantry regiment of Foot Guards in the British Army dates from 1900.

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HMS Electra (H27)

HMS Electra was a one of nine E-class destroyers built for the Royal Navy during the 1930s.

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HMS Fearless (L10)

HMS Fearless (L10) was a Royal Navy ship that served from 1965 until 2002.

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HMS Portland (F79)

HMS Portland is a Type 23 frigate of the British Royal Navy.

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HMS Venetia (D53)

HMS Venetia (D53) was a V-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in World War I and World War II.

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HMS Venomous

HMS Venomous (ex-Venom), was a Modified W-class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service in the Russian Civil War and World War II.

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HMS Whitshed (D77)

HMS Whitshed (D77/I77) was an Admiralty modified W-class destroyer of the Royal Navy.

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HMS Wolverine (D78)

HMS Wolverine was an Admiralty modified W class destroyer built for the Royal Navy.

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Household Division

Household Division is a term used principally in the Commonwealth of Nations to describe a country’s most elite or historically senior military units, or those military units that provide ceremonial or protective functions associated directly with the head of state.

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Howard Marion-Crawford

Howard Marion-Crawford (17 January 1914 – 24 November 1969), the grandson of writer F. Marion Crawford, was an English character actor, best known for his portrayal of Dr. Watson in the 1954 television adaptation of Sherlock Holmes.

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Hubert Gough

General Sir Hubert de la Poer Gough (12 August 1870 – 18 March 1963) was a senior officer in the British Army in the First World War.

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Hugh Barton

Sir Hugh David MacEwen Barton, CBE (17 January 1911 – April 1989) was chairman and managing director of Jardine, Matheson & Co. from 1953 to 1963.

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Hugh Gough, 4th Viscount Gough

Hugh William Gough, 4th Viscount Gough MC (22 February 1892 – 4 December 1952) was a British soldier and peer.

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Hugh Lofting

Hugh John Lofting (14 January 1886 – 26 September 1947) was a British author, trained as a civil engineer, who created the character of Doctor Dolittle, one of the classics of children's literature.

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Ian Malone

Lance Corporal Ian Malone (8 December 1974 – 6 April 2003) from Dublin, Ireland, was a member of the British Army's Irish Guards.

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Infantry of the British Army

The Infantry of the British Army, part of the structure of the British Army, comprises 47 infantry battalions, from 19 regiments.

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Ireland and World War I

During World War I (1914–1918), Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, which entered the war in August 1914 as one of the Entente Powers, along with France, and the Russian Empire.

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Irish Brigade

Irish Brigade may refer to.

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Irish Guard

Irish Guard may refer to.

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Irish Guard (Notre Dame)

The Irish Guard is a group of uniformed students that leads the Band of the Fighting Irish onto the field at home games.

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Irish Guards GAA

Irish Guards GAA (Irish: Gardaí Éireannach), also known as Naomh Padraig, is a British gaelic games club based in London, England.

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Irish in the British Armed Forces

The Irish in the British Armed Forces refers to the history of Irish people serving in the British Armed Forces (including the British Army, the Royal Navy, the Royal Air Force and other elements).

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Irish military diaspora

The Irish military diaspora refers to the many people of either Irish birth or extraction (see Irish diaspora) who have served in overseas military forces, regardless of rank, duration of service, or success.

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Jack Doyle

Joseph "Jack" Doyle (31 August 1913 – 13 December 1978), known as "The Gorgeous Gael", was an Irish boxer, actor and a tenor.

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Jack Roberts (footballer, born 1910)

John Edgar Roberts (15 March 1910 – 1 June 1985) was an English footballer.

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James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon

James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon KP, DL (11 July 1846 – 27 April 1898) was a soldier and politician and the son of James Du Pre Alexander, 3rd Earl of Caledon and Lady Jane Grimston, styled Viscount Alexander until 1855.

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James Chichester-Clark

James Dawson Chichester-Clark, Baron Moyola, PC, DL (12 February 1923 – 17 May 2002) was the penultimate Prime Minister of Northern Ireland and eighth leader of the Ulster Unionist Party between 1969 and March 1971.

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James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn

James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn (24 August 1838 – 3 January 1913), styled Viscount Hamilton until 1868 and Marquess of Hamilton from 1868 to 1885, was a British nobleman, groom of the stool and diplomat.

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James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn

James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn, (born 4 July 1934), is a British nobleman, peer, and politician.

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James Marshall (VC)

James Neville Marshall VC, MC & Bar (12 June 1887 – 4 November 1918), 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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James Patrick (British Army officer)

Major James Henry Luxmoore Patrick MVO, was Equerry to The Queen 1992-1995.

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Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton

Anthony James Moxon Lowther-Pinkerton, LVO, MBE, DL (born 28 September 1960) was Private Secretary to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and to Prince Harry, in the Household of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry.

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Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Jean (given names: Jean Benoît Guillaume Robert Antoine Louis Marie Adolphe Marc d'Aviano; born 5 January 1921) reigned as Grand Duke of Luxembourg from 1964 until his abdication in 2000.

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Jeremy Clarkson

Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born 11 April 1960) is an English broadcaster, journalist and writer who specialises in motoring.

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Jimmy Magill (boxer)

Jimmy Magill (31 December 1894 – 8 February 1942) was an amateur boxer and Royal Ulster Constabulary officer from Carncastle, near Larne in Northern Ireland.

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Jock Delves Broughton

Sir Henry John Delves Broughton, 11th Baronet DL (10 September 1883 – 5 December 1942) was a British baronet who is chiefly known for standing trial for the murder of Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll.

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Joe Dunne (British Army soldier)

Joseph "Joe" Dunne (8 June 1914 – 11 November 2014) was a sergeant in the Irish Guards who was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal and the Arctic Star.

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Joe Vandeleur

Brigadier John Ormsby Evelyn Vandeleur, DSO and Bar, ON (14 November 1903 – 4 August 1988), usually known as Joe Vandeleur from his initials, was an Anglo-Irish British Army officer who served in the Second World War.

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Joe's Bridge

Joe's Bridge is the nickname given to Bridge No.9 on the Bocholt-Herentals Canal outside the town of Neerpelt, in the Belgian city of Lommel just south of the Belgian-Dutch border.

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John Anthony Swire

Sir John Anthony Swire, CBE, (28 February 1927 – 28 November 2016), Debrett's was a British businessman.

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John de Courcy, 35th Baron Kingsale

John de Courcy, 35th Baron Kingsale (27 January 1941 – 15 September 2005), was an Anglo-Irish nobleman who was the Premier Baron of Ireland.

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John Eustace Vesey, 6th Viscount de Vesci

John Eustace Vesey, 6th Viscount de Vesci was born on 25 February 1919.

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John Frederick Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis

Brigadier-General John Frederick Hepburn-Stuart-Forbes-Trefusis, (14 January 1878 – 24 October 1915), known as 'Jack Tre','An Appreciation by a Brother-Officer in the Brigade of Guards', Times (London), 29 October 1915.

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John French, 1st Earl of Ypres

Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres, (28 September 1852 – 22 May 1925), known as Sir John French from 1901 to 1916, and as The Viscount French between 1916 and 1922, was a senior British Army officer.

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John Gorman (politician)

Sir John Reginald Gorman CVO, CBE, MC, DL (1 February 1923 – 26 May 2014) was between 1998 and 2003 an Ulster Unionist Party Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for North Down.

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John Gunston

Sir John Welleseley Gunston, 3rd Baronet (born July 1962) is the third Baronet of Wickwar in the County of Gloucestershire in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

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John Kenneally

John Patrick Kenneally (né Leslie Jackson) VC (15 March 1921 – 27 September 2000) 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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John Kipling

John Kipling (17 August 1897 – 27 September 1915) was the only son of the British author Rudyard Kipling.

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John Moyney

John Moyney (8 January 1895 – 10 November 1980) was an Irish 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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John Prendergast (British Army officer)

Brigadier John Hume Prendergast DSO MC & Bar was a British Indian Army, and later British Army, officer and travel writer.

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John Smith (police officer)

Sir John Alfred Smith QPM (born 21 September 1938) is a retired British police officer with the London Metropolitan Police.

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John William Richmond Shakespeare

John William Richmond Shakespeare, m.v.o. (1968), LVO (1983) is a retired British diplomat.

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Josef Locke

Joseph McLaughlin (23 March 1917 - 15 October 1999), known professionally as Josef Locke, was an Irish tenor.

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Kathleen Simon, Viscountess Simon

Kathleen Rochard Simon, Viscountess Simon, DBE (formerly Manning, née Harvey; 1863/1864 – 27 March 1955) was a British slavery abolitionist.

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Kelly's Garden

Kelly's Garden was a site used by the Royal Air Force in the Falkland Islands.

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Kenneth Lockwood

Captain Kenneth Lockwood MBE (17 December 1911 - 8 October 2007) was a stockbroker and an officer in the British Army.

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King Charles III (film)

King Charles III is a 2017 future history television film adapted by Mike Bartlett from his play of the same name.

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Kirsty MacColl

Kirsty Anna MacColl (10 October 1959 – 18 December 2000) was an English singer and songwriter.

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Lesley James Probyn Butler

Brigadier-General the Honourable Lesley James Probyn Butler was an officer of the Irish Guards.

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Let Erin Remember

Let Erin Remember is a traditional Irish song.

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Liam O'Flaherty

Liam O'Flaherty (Liam Ó Flaithearta; 28 August 1896 – 7 September 1984) was an Irish novelist and short story writer and a major figure in the Irish literary renaissance.

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Lionel Stopford

Colonel Sir Lionel Arthur Montagu Stopford (10 May 1860 – 13 September 1942) was a British Army officer who became Commandant of the Royal Military College Sandhurst.

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List of Allied forces in the Normandy Campaign

This is a list of Allied forces in the Normandy Campaign between 6 June-25 August 1944.

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List of alumni of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

The Alumni of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst is extensive.

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List of army units called Guards

This is a list of past and present army units whose names include the word guard.

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List of Brigade of Guards recipients of the Victoria Cross

This is a list of Brigade of Guards recipients of the Victoria Cross.

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List of British Army regiments

This is a current list of regiments of the British Army (including the Army Reserve).

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List of British Army Regiments (2008)

This is a list of British Regular Army regiments as constituted in the aftermath of the defence white paper Delivering Security in a Changing World in 2004.

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List of British gallantry awards for the Iraq War

A list of British awards for gallantry in the Iraq War, awarded between 2003 and 2010.

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List of British gallantry awards for the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

A list of British awards for gallantry in the War in Afghanistan from 2001 onwards.

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List of British Regular Army regiments (1962)

This is a list of British Regular Army regiments after the Army restructuring caused by the 1957 Defence White Paper: many regiments were amalgamated between 1958-60.

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List of British Regular Army regiments (1994)

This is a list of British Regular Army regiments in the aftermath of the defence cuts of the Options for Change defence white paper in 1991.

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List of Canadian Victoria Cross recipients

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest award of the United Kingdom honours system.

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List of Commonwealth infantry regiments

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List of First World War Victoria Cross recipients

The Victoria Cross (VC) was awarded 628 times to 627 recipients for action in the First World War (1914–1918).

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List of Freedom of the City recipients (military)

The Freedom of the City, in military terms, is an honour conferred by a city council upon a military unit, which grants that unit the privilege of marching into the city "with drums beating, colours flying, and bayonets fixed".

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List of Ireland-related topics

This page aims to list articles related to the island of Ireland.

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List of Irish Victoria Cross recipients

List of Irish Victoria Cross recipients lists all recipients of the Victoria Cross (post-nominal letters "VC") born on the island of Ireland, together with the date and place of their VC action.

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List of ISAF installations in Afghanistan

This is a list of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) installations in Afghanistan used during the NATO led War in Afghanistan from 2001–present.

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List of marches of the British Armed Forces

The following is a list of official marches of the British Armed Forces.

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List of minor Blandings characters

The following is an incomplete list of the fictional characters featured in the Blandings Castle stories of P. G. Wodehouse.

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List of museums in London

This is a list of museums in London, the capital city of England and the United Kingdom.

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List of nicknames of British Army regiments

This is a list of nicknames of regiments of the British Army.

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List of Old Felstedians

This is a list of notable Old Felstedians who are former pupils of Felsted School in Essex, England.

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List of public art in the City of Westminster

There are more than 400 public artworks in the City of Westminster, a borough in central London.

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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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List of titles and honours of Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (born 21 April 1926) has held numerous titles and honours, both during and before her time as monarch of each of her Commonwealth realms.

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List of titles and honours of King George VI

King George VI received numerous decorations and honorary appointments, both during and before his time as monarch of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth.

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List of United Kingdom by-elections (1918–31)

This is a list of parliamentary by-elections in the United Kingdom held between 1918 and 1931, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties.

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List of Vanity Fair (British magazine) caricatures (1900–04)

>> List of ''Vanity Fair'' caricatures (1905-09) Next List of Vanity Fair (British magazine) caricatures (1905-1909) Category:1900s in the United Kingdom.

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List of Victoria Cross recipients (A–F)

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest award of the United Kingdom honours system.

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List of Victoria Cross recipients (G–M)

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest award of the United Kingdom honours system.

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List of Victoria Cross recipients (N–Z)

The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest award of the United Kingdom honours system.

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LMS Royal Scot Class

The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) Royal Scot Class is a class of 4-6-0 express passenger locomotive introduced in 1927.

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Loel Guinness (politician)

Group Captain Thomas Loel Evelyn Bulkeley Guinness OBE (9 June 1906 – 31 December 1988) was a British Conservative politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for Bath (1931–1945), business magnate and philanthropist.

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London District (British Army)

London District (LONDIST) is the name given by the British Army to the area of operations encompassing the Greater London area.

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London Irish Rifles

The London Irish Rifles (LIR) was a volunteer rifle regiment of the British Army with a distinguished history, and now forms 'D' (London Irish Rifles) Company of the London Regiment and is part of the Army Reserve.

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London Oratory School

The London Oratory School, commonly known as The London Oratory, is a Catholic day secondary school for boys aged 7–18 and girls aged 16–18 situated in Fulham, London.

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Lord Arthur Hamilton

Captain Lord Arthur John Hamilton (20 August 1883 – 6 November 1914) was a British Army officer and courtier, who briefly served as Deputy Master of the Household.

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Lord Herbert Scott

Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Herbert Andrew Montagu Douglas Scott, CMG, DSO (30 November 1872 – 17 June 1944) was the fifth child born to William Henry Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 6th Duke of Buccleuch & 8th Duke of Queensberry and Lady Louisa Jane Hamilton.

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Louise Minchin

Louise Mary Minchin (née Grayson) (born 8 September 1968) is a British journalist and news presenter who currently works freelance within the BBC.

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Luxembourg government in exile

The Luxembourgish government in exile (Lëtzebuerger Exil Regierung, Gouvernement en exil luxembourgeois, Luxemburgische Exilregierung), also known as the Luxembourgish government in London, was the government in exile of Luxembourg during the Second World War.

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Luxembourg in World War II

The involvement of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in World War II began with its invasion by German forces on 10 May 1940 and lasted beyond its liberation by Allied forces in late 1944 and early 1945.

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Lying in state

Lying in state is the tradition in which the body of a dead official is placed in a state building, either outside or inside a coffin, to allow the public to pay their respects.

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Mark Carleton-Smith

General Mark Alexander Popham Carleton-Smith, (born 9 February 1964) is a senior British Army officer who has previously served as Director Special Forces.

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Mary Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn

Mary Anna Hamilton, Duchess of Abercorn (née Curzon-Howe; 23 July 1848 – 10 May 1929), was an English aristocrat.

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Mascot

A mascot is any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck, or anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name.

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Maundy Gregory

John Arthur Maundy Gregory (1 July 1877 – 28 September 1941) was a British theatre producer and political fixer who is best remembered for selling honours for Prime Minister David Lloyd George.

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McGillycuddy of the Reeks

The McGillycuddy of the Reeks (Mac Giolla Mochuda) is one of the hereditary chiefs of the name of Ireland.

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Mervyn Wingfield, 8th Viscount Powerscourt

Mervyn Richard Wingfield, 8th Viscount Powerscourt (16 July 1880 – 21 March 1947) was an Irish peer.

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Michael Armstrong (politician)

Michael Armstrong (1924–1982) was a Northern Irish politician, barrister and soldier.

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Michael Byrne (footballer, born 1880)

Michael Patrick Byrne (April 1880 – after 1908) was an Irish footballer who played as a goalkeeper for various clubs in the 1900s.

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Michael Earls-Davis

Michael Richard Gratwicke Earls-Davis (21 February 1921 − 5 April 2016) was an English cricketer who played for Cambridge University in 1947 and for Somerset in 1950.

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Michael John O'Leary

Major Michael John O'Leary VC (29 September 1890 – 2 August 1961) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin

Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, MBE, TD (30 July 1914 – 25 April 1999) was an Irish journalist, author, sports official, and the sixth President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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Michael Richardson (investment banker)

Sir Michael Richardson (9 April 1925 – 12 May 2003) was a British investment banker in London.

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Michael Warrender, 3rd Baron Bruntisfield

Michael John George Warrender, 3rd Baron Bruntisfield (born 9 January 1949) is a former British soldier and the elder son and heir of the late John Robert Warrender, 2nd Baron Bruntisfield.

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Military beret

Berets have been a component of the uniforms of many armed forces throughout the world since the mid-20th century.

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Military mascot

Military mascot refers to a pet animal maintained by a military unit as a mascot for ceremonial purposes or as an emblem of that unit.

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Military service by British royalty

This is a list detailing military service by British royalty, namely formal military service and not the honorary titles given to the members of the Royal Family.

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Multi-National Division (South-East) (Iraq)

Multi-National Division (South-East) (MND(SE)) was a British commanded military division responsible for security in the south east of Iraq from 2003 to 2009.

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My Boy Jack (film)

My Boy Jack is a 2007 British biographical television film based on David Haig's 1997 play of the same name.

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My Boy Jack (play)

My Boy Jack is a 1997 play by English actor David Haig.

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My Boy Jack (poem)

"My Boy Jack" is a 1916 poem by Rudyard Kipling.

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Neill Cooper-Key

Sir Edmund McNeill Cooper-Key (26 April 1907 – 5 January 1981) was a British Conservative politician.

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Norwegian Campaign

The Norwegian Campaign (9 April to 10 June 1940) was fought in Norway between Norway, the Allies and Germany in World War II after the latter's invasion of the country.

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Norwegian Campaign order of battle

The German operation for the invasion of Denmark and Norway in April 1940 was code-named Weserübung, or "Weser Exercise." Opposing the invasion were the partially mobilized Norwegian military, and an allied expeditionary force composed of British, French, and Free Polish formations.

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Oliver Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley

Oliver Ridsdale Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (1 March 1899– 10 August 1958), known as Viscount Corvedale from 1937 to 1947, was a British socialist politician who had a career at political odds with his father, the Conservative prime minister Stanley Baldwin.

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Oliver Chesterton

Sir Oliver Sidney Chesterton, MC (28 January 1913 - 14 October 2007), was managing partner of Chestertons (Estate Agency).

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Operation Goodwood order of battle

This is the order of battle for Operation Goodwood, a World War II battle between British and German forces in Normandy, France between 18 July and 20 July 1944.

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Operation Herrick order of battle

This is the Operation Herrick ground order of battle, which lists any British ground forces that have taken part in the duration of Operation Herrick between 2002 and 2014.

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Operation Market Garden

Operation Market Garden (17–25 September 1944) was an unsuccessful Allied military operation planned, and predominantly led, by the British.

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Operation Market Garden order of battle

This is the complete order of battle of Allied and German forces involved during Operation Market Garden.

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Operation Telic order of battle

This is the Operation Telic order of battle, which lists the British forces that took part in Operation Telic, including.

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Order of battle for Operation Epsom

This is the order of battle for Operation Epsom, a Second World War battle between British and German forces in Normandy, France between 26 June and 30 June 1944.

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Order of battle for the Battle of the Somme

This is the order of battle for the Battle of the Somme.

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Order of battle of the First Battle of the Marne

The following units of the British, French and German Empires fought in the First Battle of the Marne from 5–12 September 1914 on the Western Front of World War I.

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Order of St Patrick

The Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick is a dormant British order of chivalry associated with Ireland.

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Order of the Red Eagle

The Order of the Red Eagle (Roter Adlerorden) was an order of chivalry of the Kingdom of Prussia.

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Patrick Leigh Fermor

Sir Patrick Michael Leigh Fermor, DSO, OBE (11 February 1915 – 10 June 2011), also known as Paddy Fermor, was a British author, scholar, soldier and polyglot who played a prominent role behind the lines in the Cretan resistance during the Second World War.

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Patrick Plunket, 7th Baron Plunket

Patrick Terence William Span Plunket, 7th Baron Plunket (8 September 1923-1975) was Equerry to Queen Elizabeth II and Deputy Master of the Household of the Royal Household (1954-1975).

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Penelope Fitzgerald

Penelope Fitzgerald (17 December 1916 – 28 April 2000) was an English Booker Prize-winning novelist, poet, essayist and biographer.

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Peter Proby

Sir Peter Proby, 2nd Baronet, DL (4 December 1911 – 18 April 2002) was an English landowner and bursar of Eton.

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Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell

Peter Anthony Grayson Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell, PC, QC (26 June 1919 – 28 June 2006) was an English barrister, politician and author.

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Piper to the Sovereign

The Piper to the Sovereign (Piobair an Bhàn Righ, also known as the Queen's Piper or King's Piper) is a position in the British Royal Household in which the holder of the office is responsible for playing the bagpipes at the Sovereign's request.

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Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg

Prince Sébastien of Luxembourg (Sébastien Henri Marie Guillaume; born 16 April 1992) is the fifth and youngest child of Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa.

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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, (William Arthur Philip Louis; born 21 June 1982) is a member of the British royal family.

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Queen's Guard

The Queen's Guard and Queen's Life Guard (called King's Guard and King's Life Guard when the reigning monarch is male) are the names given to contingents of infantry and cavalry soldiers charged with guarding the official royal residences in the United Kingdom.

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Quis separabit?

Quis separabit? (Who will separate ?) is a motto derived from the Vulgate translation of Romans 8:35 (τίς ἡμᾶς χωρίσει ἀπὸ τῆς ἀγάπης τοῦ Χριστοῦ, tís hēmâs chōrísei apò tês agápēs toû Christoû): translated as "Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?" The motto is associated with Ulster unionism, Ulster loyalism and the British Army in Ireland: for example, it is used in the British Army by the Royal Dragoon Guards, the Royal Ulster Rifles, the London Irish Rifles, the Irish Guards, and the North Irish Horse, and it is also the motto of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick.

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Records of members of the Oireachtas

This is a list of records relating to the Oireachtas (National Parliament of Ireland).

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Recruitment in the British Army

The British Army came into being with the unification of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1754.

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Red coat (military uniform)

Redcoat is a historical item of military clothing used widely, though not exclusively worn, by most regiments of the British Army from the 17th to the 20th centuries.

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Regimental marches of the British Army

Life Guards:- - Milanollo Royal Horse Guards:- - Aida, Duchess of Kent 1st King's Dragoon Guards:- - The Radetsky March Queen's Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards):- - Rusty Buckles 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards):- - Carabinier's March 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards:- - St Patrick's Day (former 4th Dragoon Guards had been the Royal Irish) 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards:- - Soldier's chorus (Faust), Sprig of Shillelagh 1st Royal Dragoons:- - 1st Dragoons, Soldier's chorus (Faust), Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons):Barnes.

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Reginald Dunne

Reginald Dunne (died 10 August 1922) was the second in command of the London branch of the IRA who was hanged for the murder of Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson.

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Richard Baggallay (cricketer)

Richard Romer Claude Baggallay DSO MC (4 May 1884 – 12 December 1975) was an English army officer and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1912 and 1919 and captained the side in 1913, 1914 and 1919.

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Richard Bolton McCausland

Sir Richard Bolton McCausland (1810 - 8 July 1900) and Richard Bolton McCausland (1864 in Singapore - 9 October 1933 in Folkestone, Kent, England) were father and son of the same name.

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Richard Butler, 17th Viscount Mountgarret

Richard Henry Piers Butler, 17th Viscount Mountgarret (8 November 1936 – 7 February 2004) was a British soldier.

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Rimington's Guides

Rimington's Guides (also known as Rimington's Tigers or Rimington's Corps of Guides and then later as Damant's Horse) were a unit of light horse in the British Army active in the Second Boer War.

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Rineen ambush

The Rineen ambush was an ambush carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 22 September 1920, during the Irish War of Independence.

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Robert Chichester

Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Peel Dawson Spencer Chichester, DL, JP (13 August 1873 – 10 December 1921) was an Irish soldier and politician.

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Robert Corbett (British Army officer)

Major General Sir Robert John Swan Corbett, (born 16 May 1940) was the last Commandant of the British Sector in Berlin.

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Robert McCalmont

Brigadier Sir Robert Chaine Alexander McCalmont (29 August 1881 – 4 November 1953) was a Northern Irish unionist politician and British Army officer.

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Robert Pollok (British Army officer)

Major-General Robert Valentine Pollok CB CBE DSO (1884–1979) was an Irish-born British Army officer who became General Officer Commanding Northern Ireland District.

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Ronald Penney

Major General Sir (William) Ronald (Campbell) Penney KBE CB DSO MC (16 May 1896 – 3 December 1964) was a British Army officer who fought in both World War I and World War II.

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Row2Recovery

Row2Recovery is a British unincorporated Association of volunteers which assists military adaptive-rowing.

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Royal Australian Regiment

The Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) is the parent administrative regiment for regular infantry battalions of the Australian Army and is the senior infantry regiment of the Royal Australian Infantry Corps.

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Royal Households of the United Kingdom

The Royal Households of the United Kingdom are the collective departments which support members of the British Royal Family.

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Royal Montserrat Defence Force

The Royal Montserrat Defence Force is the home defence unit of the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat.

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Royal Princess (2013)

MS Royal Princess is a cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises, and the third ship to sail for the cruise line under that name.

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Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan

Field Marshal Frederick Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan, (16 October 1865 – 28 August 1946), known as Viscount Kilcoursie from 1887 until 1900, was a British Army officer and Chief of the Imperial General Staff.

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Rudyard Kipling

Joseph Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936)The Times, (London) 18 January 1936, p. 12 was an English journalist, short-story writer, poet, and novelist.

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Rudyard Kipling bibliography

This is a bibliography of works by Rudyard Kipling, including books, short stories, poems, and collections of his works.

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Rule 21

Rule 21 of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) was a rule in force from 1897 to 2001 which banned members of the British security forces from membership of the GAA and thus from playing Gaelic games.

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Saint Patrick's Day

Saint Patrick's Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Lá Fhéile Pádraig, "the Day of the Festival of Patrick"), is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (AD 385–461), the foremost patron saint of Ireland.

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Sam Neill

Nigel John Dermot Neill (born 14 September 1947), known professionally as Sam Neill, is a New Zealand actor who first achieved leading roles in films such as Omen III: The Final Conflict, Possession, and Dead Calm and on television in Reilly, Ace of Spies.

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Scots Guards

The Scots Guards (SG), part of the Guards Division, is one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army.

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Scramoge ambush

The Scramoge ambush was an ambush carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 23 March 1921, during the Irish War of Independence.

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Sean O'Dwyer

Lieutenant-Colonel Sean Gillespie O'Dwyer, CVO DL was Private Secretary and Equerry to the Duke of York 1987-1990 and Private Secretary and Equerry to the Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex from 1987 to 2001.

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Sebastian Roberts

Major-General Sir Sebastian John Lechmere Roberts, (born 1954) is a retired senior British Army officer who served as the Senior Army Representative at the Royal College of Defence Studies.

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September 1914

The following events occurred in September 1914.

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Shamrock

A shamrock is a young sprig, used as a symbol of Ireland.

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Shane Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis

Shane William Desmond Alexander, 2nd Earl Alexander of Tunis (born 30 June 1935), known as Lord Rideau from 1952 to 1969, is a British peer.

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Shane Blewitt

Major Sir Shane Gabriel Basil Blewitt (born 25 March 1935)was knighted twice is a British courtier and retired military officer.

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Shane Gough, 5th Viscount Gough

Shane Hugh Maryon Gough, 5th Viscount Gough (born 26 August 1941), is a peer of the United Kingdom.

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Shillelagh (club)

A shillelagh (or; sail éille, "thonged willow") or blackthorn stick is a wooden walking stick and club or cudgel, typically made from a stout knotty stick with a large knob at the top.

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Sir George FitzGerald, 23rd Knight of Kerry

Major Sir George Peter Maurice FitzGerald, 5th Baronet, 23rd Knight of Kerry (27 February 1917 – 6 April 2001) was a hereditary knight and British soldier.

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Sir John Leslie, 4th Baronet

Captain Sir John Norman Ide Leslie, 4th Baronet (6 December 1916 – 18 April 2016), known locally as Jack Leslie, was the eldest son of Sir John Randolph Leslie, 3rd Baronet (known as Shane Leslie), and Marjorie Ide.

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Sir Rupert Clarke, 3rd Baronet

Sir Rupert William John Clarke, 3rd Baronet, AM, MBE (5 November 1919 – 4 February 2005) was an Australian soldier, businessman and pastoralist.

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Sir Smith Child, 2nd Baronet

Brigadier-General Sir Smith Hill Child, 2nd Baronet, (19 September 1880 – 11 November 1958) was an officer in the British Army and a Conservative Party politician.

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Sir William Mahon, 7th Baronet

Colonel Sir William Walter Mahon, 7th Baronet (born 4 December 1940) is a retired British Army officer.

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Spring family

The Spring family is a Suffolk gentry family that has been involved in the politics and economy of East Anglia since the 15th century, and held large estates in Ireland from the 16th century.

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St. Patrick's blue

St.

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Stephen Tallents

Sir Stephen George Tallents (20 October 1884- 11 September 1958) was a British civil servant and public relations expert.

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Structure of the British Army

The structure of the British Army is broadly similar to that of the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, in that the four-star (general-equivalent) field commands have been eliminated.

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Swagger stick

A swagger stick is a short stick or riding crop usually carried by a uniformed person as a symbol of authority.

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Tanks in the British Army

This article on military tanks deals with the history and development of tanks of the British Army from their first use in World War I, the interwar period, during World War II, the Cold War and modern era.

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Terence Nugent, 1st Baron Nugent

Lieutenant-Colonel Terence Edmund Gascoigne Nugent, 1st Baron Nugent (11 August 1895 – 27 April 1973), known as Sir Terence Nugent between 1945 and 1960, was a British soldier and courtier.

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Terence Young (director)

Shaun Terence Young (20 June 1915 – 7 September 1994) was a British film director and screenwriter best known for directing three James Bond films, including the first two films in the series, Dr. No (1962) and From Russia with Love (1963), as well as Thunderball (1965).

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The Glorious Land

Misc.

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The Guards Museum

The Guards Museum is a military museum in Central London, England.

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The Muse in Arms

The Muse in Arms is an anthology of British war poetry published in November 1917 during World War I. It consists of 131 poems by 52 contributors, with the poems divided into fourteen thematic sections.

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The Old Tune

The Old Tune is a free translation of Robert Pinget’s 1960 play La Manivelle (The Crank) in which Samuel Beckett transformed Pinget’s Parisians, Toupin and Pommard into Dubliners, Cream and Gorman.

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The Queen's Guards (film)

The Queen's Guards is a 1961 military drama film directed by Michael Powell from a script by Simon Harcourt-Smith and Roger Milner.

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Theirs Is the Glory

Theirs is the Glory (a.k.a. Men of Arnhem), is a 1946 British war film about the British 1st Airborne Division's involvement in the Battle of Arnhem (17 September to 25 September 1944) during Operation Market Garden in the Second World War.

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Theo (dog)

Theo DM (2009–2011), was an English Springer Spaniel who served as a bomb detection dog for the British Army whilst stationed in Afghanistan.

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Theobald Mathew (solicitor)

Sir Theobald Mathew, (4 November 1898 – 29 February 1964) was Director of Public Prosecutions from 1944 to 1964, making him the longest-serving DPP.

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Thomas Dunhill

Thomas Frederick Dunhill (1 February 187713 March 1946) was an English composer and writer on musical subjects.

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Thomas Woodcock (VC)

Thomas Woodcock VC (19 March 1888 – 27 March 1918) 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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Timeline of the British Army

This timeline covers the main wars, battles and engagements and related issues for the Scottish, English and British Army, from 1537 to the present.

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Timothy Whidborne

Timothy Charles Plunket Whidborne (born 1927) is a British artist notable for his 1969 portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on horse back as Colonel-in-Chief of the Irish Guards, of which Whidborne had once been a member.

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Tom Crowe

Tom Crowe (5 July 1922 – 6 December 2010) Daily Telegraph, 3 January 2011 was an announcer on BBC Radio 3.

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Top Gear (series 6)

The sixth series of Top Gear aired during 2005 and consisted of 11 episodes in total, the most of any series of Top Gear.

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Top Gear challenges

Top Gear challenges are a segment of the Top Gear television programme where the presenters are tasked by the producers, or each other, to prove or do various things related to vehicles.

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Trooping the Colour

Trooping the Colour is a ceremony performed by regiments of the British and Commonwealth armies.

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Uniforms of the British Army

The uniforms of the British Army currently exist in twelve categories ranging from ceremonial uniforms to combat dress (with full dress uniform and frock coats listed in addition).

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Valentine Browne, 6th Earl of Kenmare

Valentine Edward Charles Browne, 6th Earl of Kenmare (29 May 1891 – 20 September 1943), styled Viscount Castlerosse from 1905 to 1941, was the Earl of Kenmare and the son of Valentine Browne, 5th Earl of Kenmare.

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Valentine Williams

Valentine Williams (born George Valentine Williams, 1883–1946) was a journalist and writer of popular fiction.

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Verney baronets

Claydon House There have been three baronetcies created for persons with the surname Verney, one in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

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Vesey John Dawson

Major-General Vesey John Dawson, CVO (4 April 1853 – 17 January 1930) was a British Army general.

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Waterford Barracks

The Barracks were a military installation in Waterford, Ireland.

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Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was held on 19 May 2018 in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom.

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Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton

The wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton took place on 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London, United Kingdom.

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Wedding of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips

The wedding of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips took place on Wednesday, 14 November 1973 at Westminster Abbey in London.

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Welsh Guards

The Welsh Guards (WG; Gwarchodlu Cymreig), part of the Guards Division, is one of the Foot Guards regiments of the British Army.

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William Beach Thomas

Sir William Beach Thomas, (22 May 186812 May 1957) was a British author and journalist known for his work as a war correspondent and his writings about nature and country life.

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William Cubitt (British Army officer)

Major General Sir William George Cubitt, (born Q1, 1959 in Kensington) is a former senior British Army officer who served as General Officer Commanding London District and Major-General commanding the Household Division from 2007 until his retirement in 2011.

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William Darell

Brigadier-General William Harry Verelst Darell CMG, DSO (23 January 1878 – 7 February 1954) was a British Army officer and rower who won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta.

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William Harvey-Kelly

Charles William David Harvey-Kelly was a British Army soldier, and Colonel of the Irish Guards from 1966–1968.

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William Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse

William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse (14 June 1873 – 10 June 1918) was the son of Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse and Frances Cassandra Hawke.

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William Redmond (Irish politician, born 1886)

William Archer Redmond DSO (1886 – 17 April 1932) was an Irish nationalist politician.

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XXX Corps (United Kingdom)

XXX Corps (30 Corps) was a corps of the British Army during the Second World War.

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Zillebeke

Zillebeke (also known as Zellebeck) is a village in the Flemish province of West-Vlaanderen in Belgium.

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101st Airborne Division

The 101st Airborne Division ("Screaming Eagles") is an elite modular specialized light infantry division of the US Army.

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107th (Ulster) Brigade

107 (Ulster) Brigade was based in Ballymena and was, most recently before its disbandment, the British Army Regional Brigade responsible for administering the Territorial Army within Northern Ireland.

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140th (4th London) Brigade

The 140th (4th London) Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army's Territorial Army (TA) that had its origins in a South London Brigade (known as the 'Grey Brigade') of the former Volunteer Force.

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1872 in Ireland

Events from the year 1872 in Ireland.

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1900 in Ireland

Events from the year 1900 in Ireland.

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1900 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 1900 in the United Kingdom.

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1914 in Ireland

Events from the year 1914 in Ireland.

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1919–20 Galatasaray S.K. season

The 1919–20 season was Galatasaray SK's 16th in existence.

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1926 New Year Honours

The New Year Honours 1926 were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire.

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1929 Birthday Honours

The King's Birthday Honours 1929 were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire.

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1933 Birthday Honours

The King's Birthday Honours 1933 were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire.

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1938 Birthday Honours

The King's Birthday Honours 1938 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight the meritorious work of his subjects in those countries.

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1939 Birthday Honours

The King's Birthday Honours 1939 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

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1942 Birthday Honours

The King's Birthday Honours 1942 were appointments by King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire.

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1946 Birthday Honours

The 1946 King's Birthday Honours, celebrating the official birthday of King George VI, were announced on 13 June 1946 for the United Kingdom and British Empire.

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1951 Birthday Honours

The King's Birthday Honours 1951 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

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1951 New Year Honours

The 1951 New Years Honours were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

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1954 Birthday Honours

The Queen's Birthday Honours 1954 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

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1956 Birthday Honours

The Queen's Birthday Honours 1956 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

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1957 Birthday Honours

The Queen's Birthday Honours 1957 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

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1958 Birthday Honours

The Queen's Birthday Honours 1958 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

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1960 Birthday Honours

The Queen's Birthday Honours 1960 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

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1965 New Year Honours

The New Year Honours 1965 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

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1974 in Ireland

Events from the year 1974 in Ireland.

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1977 New Year Honours

The New Year Honours 1977 are appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1977.

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1978 Birthday Honours

The Queen's Birthday Honours 1978 were appointments by many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

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1978 New Year Honours

The New Year Honours 1978 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1978.

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1979 Birthday Honours

The Queen's Birthday Honours 1979 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

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1980 Birthday Honours

The Queen's Birthday Honours 1980 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries.

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1982 New Year Honours

The New Year Honours 1982 were appointments by most of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, and honorary ones to citizens of other countries.

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1991 New Year Honours

The New Year Honours 1991 were appointments by Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by people of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth.

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1992 Birthday Honours

The Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday in the Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

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1st Guards Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 1st Guards Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army, formed in the First World War.

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1st Staffordshire Artillery Volunteers

The 1st Staffordshire Artillery Volunteers, later 2nd North Midland Brigade, was a Volunteer unit of the Royal Artillery of the British Army recruiting primarily from Staffordshire that fought on the Western Front during the First and Second World Wars in the Normandy Campaign and Belgium, Holland, and Germany.

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2002 Demise Honours

A list of Honours was released on 5 August 2002, and made appointments and promotions within the Royal Victorian Order, as well as awards of the Royal Victorian Medal, on the demise of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon in 2002.

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2003 in Ireland

Events from the year 2003 in Ireland.

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2013 New Year Honours

The New Year Honours 2013 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries.

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22nd Guards Brigade

The 22nd Guards Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw distinguished active service during World War II.

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23rd (Northumbrian) Division

The 23rd (Northumbrian) Division was a Territorial Army formation raised in 1939 as the 2nd line duplicate of the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division.

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24th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 24th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army from the First World War, serving through the Second World War, until 1999 when it was merged with the 5th Airborne Brigade to form 16 Air Assault Brigade.

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2nd Armoured Division (United Kingdom)

The 2nd Armoured Division was an armoured division of the British Army, active during the Second World War.

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2nd Cinque Ports Artillery Volunteers

The 2nd Cinque Ports Artillery Volunteers was a part-time unit of the British Army's Royal Artillery from 1890 to 1955.

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2nd Guards Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 2nd Guards Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army, formed in the First World War.

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2nd Infantry Division (United Kingdom)

The 2nd Infantry Division was a Regular Army infantry division of the British Army, with a long history.

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2nd/4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

The 2nd/4th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment (2/4 RAR) was an Australian Army infantry battalion.

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31st Division (United Kingdom)

The 31st Division was an infantry division of the British Army.

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32nd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 32nd Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army that saw active service during both World War I and World War II.

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33rd Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 33rd Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in World War I and home service in World War II.

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3rd Guards Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 3rd Guards Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army in World War I. It was formed in France in August 1915 with two battalions already on the Continent and another two from England.

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4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment

The 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (4 RAR) was an Australian Army infantry battalion and part of the Royal Australian Regiment.

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4th Guards Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 4th Guards Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army.

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4th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 4th Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that served in both First and Second World Wars.

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504th Infantry Regiment (United States)

The 504th Infantry Regiment, originally the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment (504th PIR), is an airborne forces regiment of the United States Army, part of the 82nd Airborne Division, with a long and distinguished history.

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5th Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment

5th (County Londonderry) Battalion, Ulster Defence Regiment (5 UDR) was formed in 1970 as part of the seven original battalions specified in The Ulster Defence Regiment Act 1969, which received Royal Assent on 18 December 1969 and was brought into force on 1 January 1970.

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5th Guards Armoured Brigade

The 5th Guards Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade of the British Army, a component unit of the Guards Armoured Division, that served in World War II in North-west Europe from June 1944 until May 1945.

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6th Airborne Division in Palestine

The 6th Airborne Division in Palestine was initially posted to the region as the Imperial Strategic Reserve.

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7th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)

The 7th Armoured Brigade was an armoured brigade formation of the British Army.

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References

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

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