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1512:1907 births
1440:Hardie Boys
1108:. Dunedin:
1068:15 February
1029:"No. 47366"
1009:"No. 46280"
989:"No. 45777"
969:"No. 45736"
942:McLean 2006
930:McLean 2006
870:27 December
833:"No. 44328"
747:Compartment
630:David Lange
626:Norman Kirk
564:New Zealand
522:He married
296:New Zealand
205:29 May 1907
163:Preceded by
137:Norman Kirk
1506:Categories
1445:Cartwright
1210:1972–1977
1171:1968–1972
1047:Obituary,
767:References
734:Supporters
728:Escutcheon
687:Meadowbank
679:Queensland
675:Townsville
669:Later life
594:Ambassador
548:Wellington
463:Bell Gully
444:Lancashire
426:Wellington
293:Allegiance
280:Profession
229:Queensland
225:Townsville
208:Wellington
201:1907-05-29
105:1977-10-05
97:1972-09-27
1455:Mateparae
1450:Satyanand
1375:Bledisloe
1360:Liverpool
1344:Liverpool
1339:Islington
1262:Governors
1142: at
1049:Cricketer
896:Don Neely
657:in 1972,
459:Cambridge
314:1939–1944
266:Relatives
233:Australia
142:Hugh Watt
89:In office
79:12th
1491:Armorial
1420:Holyoake
1415:Blundell
1390:Freyberg
1365:Jellicoe
1329:Ranfurly
1304:Robinson
1299:Normanby
1180:(acting)
1104:(2006).
807:(1994).
742:Sinister
691:his wife
446:family.
329:Commands
144:(Acting)
1425:Beattie
1410:Porritt
1334:Plunket
1324:Glasgow
1314:Jervois
1274:FitzRoy
515:in the
484:of the
260:
252:
248:
113:Monarch
103: (
95: (
1435:Tizard
1430:Reeves
1400:Cobham
1395:Norrie
1385:Newall
1380:Galway
1319:Onslow
1284:Browne
1269:Hobson
1116:
1094:
815:
738:Dexter
644:helmet
641:plumed
480:, was
367:Awards
238:Spouse
1460:Reddy
1289:Bowen
753:Motto
722:Crest
716:Notes
610:Levin
478:Italy
440:scion
407:
405:,
400:
398:,
393:
391:,
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54:,
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1465:Kiro
1279:Grey
1114:ISBN
1092:ISBN
1070:2021
872:2016
813:ISBN
697:Arms
653:and
546:and
538:for
476:and
453:and
438:and
395:GCVO
388:GCMG
319:Rank
215:Died
195:Born
44:GCVO
37:GCMG
588:as
544:MCC
409:QSO
402:KBE
58:QSO
51:KBE
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