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Tag: Soldiers

All the girls love a soldier

Silly names, even sillier hats, a missing Army rifle and a shotgun wedding?

Published August 24, 2017

Categorized as Dyson, Western Australian History Tagged Joseph Dyson, Maitland Brown, Soldiers, William Elsegood

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