• The Colonial Service, also known as His/Her Majesty's Colonial Service and replaced in 1954 by Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service (HMOCS), was the British...
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  • examination for entry to the civil service was combined for the Diplomatic, the Home, the Indian, and the Colonial Services. Candidates had to be aged between...
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    administrator and Colonial Secretary of Hong Kong in 1949. Nicoll became Governor of Singapore in 1952 and was present during the 1954 National Service riots and...
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    assume that it isn't. Colonial Land and Emigration Commission Colonial Service List of British Empire-related topics Colonial Office, The Canadian Encyclopedia...
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    Martini–Henry, in service it succeeded the .577 Snider cartridge and was used by all arms of the British armed forces as well British colonial forces throughout...
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  • Medal (OTPM), known as the Colonial Police Medal (CPM) until April 2012, is a medal awarded for gallantry or distinguished service to all ranks of police...
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    Troupes coloniales ("Colonial Troops") or Armée coloniale ("Colonial Army"), commonly called La Coloniale, were the colonial troops of the French colonial empire...
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    commissioned officer of one of the colonial governments of the British Empire, from the mid-1930s also a member of the Colonial Service of the United Kingdom, who...
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  • the quality and efficiency of the Colonial Service of the British administration. The setting up of public service commissions was proposed in its paragraph...
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    submarines used for European home waters and K submarines used for colonial service. O1-class submarine O 1 O 2-class submarine O 2 O 3 O 4 O 5 O 6-class...
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    William Des Vœux GCMG (22 September 1834 – 15 December 1909) was a British colonial administrator who served as governor of Fiji (1880–1885), Newfoundland...
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    and resented colonial practices. Francophone residents of Quebec, for example, were vocal in opposing conscription into the armed services to fight on...
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    Portuguese navies to classify their medium-sized warships designed for colonial service. The term continued to be used in the French Navy to classify the D'Estienne...
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    Kindergarten" – to govern and anglicise the British-occupied Transvaal. He was Colonial Secretary of the Transvaal from 1903 until the colony was granted self-government...
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  • (1973–1974) Tom Critchley, High commissioner (1974–1975) Belgium Belgian colonial empire Monarchs Prime ministers Belgian Congo Governors general Théophile...
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  • Service in 1918. The Diplomatic Service also absorbed the Colonial Service in the late 1960s. Women were not allowed to join the Diplomatic Service until...
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    The Colonial Prison Service Medal was established on 28 October 1955 as a long service medal of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. On 10 April 2012...
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    KCVO, CMG, MBE, KStJ (10 June 1917 – 20 July 1989) was a British Colonial Service officer and soldier who concluded his career as Governor of the Seychelles...
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  • The Colonial Time Service Observatory was an observatory situated on the edge of the Bolton Street Cemetery in Wellington, New Zealand. It was built in...
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    Samuel Pepys. Colonial Service Departments of the United Kingdom Government FDA His Majesty's Diplomatic Service Northern Ireland Civil Service Public administration...
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  • On May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline, an American oil pipeline system that originates in Houston, Texas, and carries gasoline and jet fuel mainly to the Southeastern...
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  • (KCMG) in 1925 New Year Honours for his services to the Government of Ceylon. He was a Fellow of the Colonial Society and the Imperial Institute. A keen...
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  • commissioner may refer to: District Commissioner (British Colonial), a rank in the British Colonial Service District Commissioner (film), a 1963 documentary film...
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    British North America comprised the colonial territories of the British Empire in North America from 1783 onwards. English colonisation of North America...
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  • The Colonial Pipeline is the largest pipeline system for refined oil products in the U.S. The pipeline – consisting of three tubes – is 5,500 miles (8...
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    Colonial Nigeria was ruled by the British Empire from the mid-nineteenth century until 1 October 1960 when Nigeria achieved independence. Britain annexed...
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    Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard (category Companions of the Distinguished Service Order)
    1901 and 1928, was a British soldier, mercenary, explorer of Africa and a colonial administrator. He was Governor of Hong Kong (1907–1912), the last Governor...
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    the Straits Settlements in 1843. MacPherson started his career in Colonial Service as Executive Engineer and Superintendent of Convicts at Penang in 1849...
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    specifically formed for service in the Netherlands East Indies. Its establishment coincided with the Dutch drive to expand colonial rule from the 17th century...
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    in 1921. He was appointed MBE for his services in Ireland. He then entered the colonial administrative service following two tours of Uganda with the...
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