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    General Sir Walter Norris Congreve, VC, KCB, MVO, DL, KStJ (20 November 1862 – 28 February 1927), was a British Army officer in the Second Boer War and...
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    One of nine siblings, his eldest brother was Sir General Walter Norris Congreve, V.C. Congreve was educated at Charterhouse School, Godalming, 1891-93...
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  • commando raid on France. Congreve, born on 19 July 1897 at Alverstoke, Hampshire, was the second son of General Sir Walter Congreve and his wife Cecilia Henrietta...
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  • Congreve (fl. 1850–1881), Scottish amateur footballer and cricketer, later a civil servant Richard Congreve (1818–1899), English philosopher Walter Congreve...
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    William La Touche Congreve, VC, DSO, MC (12 March 1891 – 20 July 1916) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious...
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    Brigadier-General Charles William Compton General Sir Walter Congreve Lieutenant-General Sir William Congreve, 1st Baronet Field Marshal Prince Arthur, Duke...
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  • bar at Lincoln's Inn and became an barrister in the Oxford circuit. Walter Congreve (1824/5 – fl. 1850) George Raymond Portal (28 February 1827 – 3 April...
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    until New Year's Day in others. On Christmas Day Brigadier-General Walter Congreve, commander of the 18th Infantry Brigade, stationed near Neuve Chapelle...
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    was formed in France on 15 November 1915 under Lieutenant-General Walter Congreve to be part of Fourth Army. It was first seriously engaged during the...
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    the corps commander on the right (southern) British flank, General Walter Congreve, telephoned Rawlinson to ask permission to advance beyond his set objectives...
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