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Conder, Claude Reignier (1848–1910), army officer and explorer of Palestine  

R. H. Vetch

revised by Robin A. Butlin

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Conder, Claude Reignier (1848–1910), army officer and explorer of Palestine, born at Cheltenham on 29 December 1848, was the son of Francis Roubiliac Conder (1815–1889), a civil engineer, and his wife, Anne Matilda Colt (1823–1890). Josiah Conder, his grandfather, married a granddaughter of the sculptor ...

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Gill, William John (1843–1882), explorer and army officer  

R. H. Vetch

revised by Elizabeth Baigent

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Gill, William John (1843–1882), explorer and army officer, was born in Bangalore, India, on 10 September 1843, the eldest son of the three sons of Major Robert Gill (1805–1879) of the Madras native infantry, and his wife, Frances Flowerdew (Fanny) Rickerby (1817–1887). His father was commissioned by the ...

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Sadleir, George Forster (1789–1859), army officer and explorer in Arabia  

Robin Bidwell

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23 September 2004
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Sadleir, George Forster (1789–1859), army officer and explorer in Arabia, was born on 19 January 1789 in Cork, the younger son of James Sadleir, a cotton manufacturer, and his wife, Joanna, daughter of George Forster of Cork. In April 1805 he was commissioned ensign in the ...