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    General Sir George Watkin Eben James Erskine, GCB, KBE, DSO (23 August 1899 – 29 August 1965) was a British Army officer from Hascombe, Surrey. After he...
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    married to Gwenydd Erskine on 21 December 1893 at Bapchild in Kent. Cruttwell had met Erskine through Erskine's brother George Erskine who had been apprenticed...
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    population. Its representatives were so keen on aggressive action that George Erskine referred to them as "the White Mau Mau". Second, the brutality of Mau...
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    Clark Erskine (born June 5, 1954) is an American jazz drummer who was a member of the jazz fusion groups Weather Report and Steps Ahead. Erskine was born...
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  • Major General George Elphinstone Erskine (20 January 1841 – 12 September 1912) was a senior British Indian Army officer who served in India during the...
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    Liberia. Born into slavery in Tennessee, she was freed by her father, George Erskine and emigrated at age 13 with him and her family to Liberia in 1830....
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    Thomas Erskine May, 1st Baron Farnborough, KCB, PC (8 February 1815 – 17 May 1886) was a British constitutional theorist and Clerk of the House of Commons...
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    Erskine is a Scottish surname. The name is derived from a habitational name from a location (Erskine) on the southern bank of the River Clyde, near Glasgow...
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    between the British Army and Egyptian police. After British forces led by George Erskine tracked a group of fedayeen to a government building in Ismailia, the...
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  • General Erskine may refer to: George Elphinstone Erskine (1841–1912), British Indian Army major general George Erskine (1899–1965), British Army general...
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    James Erskine, gained distinction, including John Erskine, Sir David Erskine, Sir Arthur Erskine, Sir James Erskine and Sir George Erskine. Erskine died...
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    General Staff (CIGS). The division, now commanded by Major General George Erskine after Harding was severely injured in January, next took part in the...
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    John Francis Ashley Erskine, Lord Erskine GCSI, GCIE (12 April 1895 – 3 May 1953) was a British soldier, Conservative Party politician and administrator...
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  • Blaire Erskine (born August 25, 1991) is an American comedian and writer. She is best known for her satirical Twitter videos spoofing various right-wing...
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    observed helping the guerrillas. In response, on 25 January, General George Erskine sent British tanks and infantry to surround the auxiliary police station...
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  • Duke of Mar (redirect from Marquess Erskine)
    conferred on John Erskine, 6th/23rd Earl of Mar, by the Jacobite pretender James III and VIII. He was created Duke of Mar, Marquess Erskine or Marquess of...
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  • John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine (7 July 1487 – 11 November 1555) was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of Robert Erskine, 4th Lord Erskine (died 1513)...
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    Clan Erskine is a Scottish clan of the Scottish Lowlands. The surname Erskine was originally derived from the lands of Erskine, which is an area to the...
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    attending from 1929 to 1930 included Neil Ritchie, Herbert Lumsden, George Erskine, Ivor Hughes, Reginald Denning, Harold Redman and Ian Playfair, while...
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  • attacks in the city and the neighboring Kiambu District. In June General George Erskine was dispatched to Kenya to assume control over British forces. He immediately...
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    British began counter-insurgency operations. In May 1953, General Sir George Erskine took charge as commander-in-chief of the colony's armed forces, with...
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    Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine, KT, PC (10 January 1750 – 17 November 1823) was a British Whig lawyer and politician. He served as Lord High Chancellor...
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    Margaret Erskine (8 October 1515 – 5 May 1572) was a mistress of King James V of Scotland and mother of Regent Moray. She was a daughter of John Erskine, 5th...
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    Auchenbreck James Erskine, who married on 17 May 1594 Marie Erskine, daughter of Adam Erskine, Commendator of Cambuskenneth. George Erskine of Innerteil was...
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    as Fugglestone Camp. The barracks were later named after General Sir George Erskine, who had been GOC Southern Command from 1955 until his retirement in...
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    General James St Clair-Erskine, 2nd Earl of Rosslyn, GCB, PC (6 February 1762 – 18 January 1837) was a Scottish military officer, politician and peer...
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    The Honourable Henry Erskine (1 November 1746 – 8 October 1817) was a British Whig politician and lawyer. Erskine was the third but second surviving son...
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    were placed under open arrest at Nairobi's Buller Camp, but General George Erskine, Commander-in-Chief of the East Africa Command, decided not to prosecute...
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    early twentieth centuries, such as Trevelyan and Erskine May, promoted hostile interpretations of George III's life. However, in the mid-twentieth century...
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    Missions Nation Name Branch Title  Belgium &  Luxembourg Major-General George Erskine  British Army Head of the Mission Col. John B. Sherman  United States...
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