Russell Braddon — Russell Reading Braddon (25 January 1921 20 March 1995) was an Australian writer of novels, biographies and TV scripts. His chronicle of his four years as a prisoner of war, The Naked Island , sold more than a million copies. [… … Wikipedia
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Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend — Major General Sir Charles Vere Ferrers Townshend KCB, DSO (21 February 1861 – 18 May 1924) was a British Indian Army officer who led the ultimately disastrous first British Expedition against Baghdad during World War I, and was later elected to… … Wikipedia
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