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  1. 2 days ago · Mentioned in Despatches. Order of the White Eagle [1] Field Marshal Sir William Robert Robertson, 1st Baronet, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, DSO (29 January 1860 – 12 February 1933) was a British Army officer who served as Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS) – the professional head of the British Army – from 1916 to 1918 during the First World War.

  2. 3 days ago · Brigadier-General Sir Edward Bellingham, 5th Baronet (1879—1956), The Royal Scots Brigadier John Meredith Bellman M.C. (1920-1988), Aide-de-Camp to Queen Elizabeth II , Royal Artillery [48] Major-General Robert Benbow (1932—2014), Colonel Commandant, Royal Corps of Signals

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  4. May 4, 2024 · William the Conqueror (c. 1028 – 9 September 1087), sometimes called William the Bastard, was the first Norman king of England (as William I), reigning from 1066 until his death. A descendant of Rollo , he was Duke of Normandy (as William II ) [3] from 1035 onward.

  5. Apr 21, 2024 · Dutch Republic. Sir William Temple, Baronet (born April 25, 1628, London, Eng.—died Jan. 27, 1699, Moor Park, Surrey, Eng.) was an English statesman and diplomat who formulated the pro-Dutch foreign policy employed intermittently during the reign of King Charles II. In addition, his thought and prose style had a great influence on many 18th ...

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  6. Apr 22, 2024 · Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet (born April 18, 1740, near Exeter, Devonshire, Eng.—died Sept. 11, 1810, Lee, Kent) was a British financier who established one of the most influential business firms in the history of the United Kingdom.

  7. May 4, 2024 · Sir William D'Oyly, 1st Baronet (c. 1614 – November 1677) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1654 and 1677. Biography. D'Oyly was the son of William D'Oyly. He succeeded to the estates of his uncle Henry, and was known as Sir William, the elder.

  8. May 1, 2024 · Sir Henry Hughes Wilson, Baronet (born May 5, 1864, near Edgeworthstown, County Longford, Ire.—died June 22, 1922, London, Eng.) was a British field marshal, chief of the British imperial general staff, and main military adviser to Prime Minister David Lloyd George in the last year of World War I.

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