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Also Known As Baron Byng of Vimy of Thorpe-le-Soken • Julian Hedworth George Byng, Viscount Byng of Vimy of Thorpe-le-Soken
Born September 11, 1862 • England
Died June 6, 1935 (aged 72) • Essex • England
Role In Battle of Cambrai • World War I • Battle of Arras

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