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Blamey, Sir Thomas Albert (1884–1951), army officer, was born at Lake Albert, New South Wales, Australia, on 24 January 1884, seventh of the ten children of Richard Henwood Blamey (b. 1846), a small farmer and droving contractor who had migrated from Cornwall...
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Vincent Orange
Kippenberger, Sir Howard Karl (1897–1957), army officer, was born on 28 January 1897 at Ladbrooks, near Christchurch, New Zealand, the eldest son of Karl Kippenberger (1872–1952), a schoolteacher, and his wife, Annie Elizabeth Howard (1870?–1952). He was educated first at Ladbrooks School and ...
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Macdonogh, Sir George Mark Watson (1865–1942), army officer, was born at 3 Roker Terrace, Monkwearmouth, co. Durham on 4 March 1865, the son of George Valentine Macdonogh (1826/7–1896), a surgeon in the Royal Navy and later deputy inspector of the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich...