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Born November 4, 1786 • London • England
Died August 14, 1880 (aged 93) • England

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Caption: It May be Turned to Mourning for its Loss. Our picture shows a group of the wounded lately from the Dardanelles, Ottoman Empire (Turkey) at the festivities, ca. 1914-1918. (World War I)
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