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    Sir Basil Malcolm Arthur, 5th Baronet (18 September 1928 – 1 May 1985) served as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1984 to 1985...
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    Gnostic religious teacher Basil Alkazzi (born 1938), Kuwaiti-born British painter Basil Arthur (1928–1985), New Zealand politician Basil Kiiza Bataringaya (1927–1972)...
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    Second Lieutenant Basil Arthur Horsfall, VC (4 October 1887 – 27 March 1918) was a British-Ceylonese recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most...
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  • Basil Arthur Helmore OBE (28 February 1897 – 4 November 1973) was an Australian solicitor and businessman. Born at Newcastle to company secretary Ernest...
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    Rifle Brigade, who died in September 1940 at the age of 20, and Major Basil Arthur Parnwell of the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), who died in...
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  • Major Basil Arthur John Peto (13 December 1900 – 3 February 1954) was a British Conservative Party politician. Peto was born 13 December 1900 at Chertsey...
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    forces. One member of the battalion won the award. Second Lieutenant Basil Arthur Horsfall, 1st Battalion attached to the 11th Battalion, East Lancashire...
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  • surname include: Basil Dignam (1905–1979), English character actor Mark Dignam (1909–1989), English actor, brother of Basil Arthur Dignam (1939-2020)...
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    Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great (Koinē Greek: Ἅγιος Βασίλειος ὁ Μέγας, Hágios Basíleios ho Mégas;ግዕዝ (Ge'ez) ቅዱስ ባስልዮስ ዐቢይ (ዓምደ ቤተ...
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  • author Anthony Arthur (weightlifter) (born 1973), British weightlifter Basil Arthur (1928–1985), New Zealand politician Beatrice Arthur (1922–2009), American...
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  • Arthur Basil Radford (25 June 1897 – 20 October 1952) was an English character actor who featured in many British films of the 1930s and 1940s. He trained...
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  • Basil Arthur Firebrace Grieve (28 May 1864 – 19 November 1917) was an English amateur cricketer who played in two retrospectively-recognised Test matches...
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    Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC (13 June 1892 – 21 July 1967) was an Anglo-South African actor. He rose to prominence in the United Kingdom as a Shakespearean...
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  • Basil Arthur Helfrich (30 March 1919 – 6 March 1938) was a South African cricketer who showed great promise as a teenager but died at the age of 18. He...
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  • years after his death). Sherlock Holmes also mentions "Basil" as one of his aliases in the Arthur Conan Doyle story "The Adventure of Black Peter". The...
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    are held at the Phar Lap Raceway. Timaru's main football ground is Sir Basil Arthur Park. It has four senior pitches and six junior pitches. Football is...
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    There were a number of changes during the term of the 41st Parliament. Basil Arthur, the long-serving Labour MP for Timaru, died in 1985. The by-election...
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    Minister from 1974 to 1975. Bro Sir Basil Arthur from Timaru. Member of the Timaru Lodge under GLNZ GLE. Sir Basil was elected to Parliament as a Labour...
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  • Basil Arthur O’Ferrall CB QHC (24 August 1924 – 23 June 2006) was an Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century. He was born on 24 August 1924...
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  • Arthur Frederic Basil Williams OBE (4 April 1867 – 5 January 1950) was an English historian. Williams was born in London, the son of a barrister. He was...
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  • Basil Henson (31 July 1918 – 19 December 1990) was an English actor. He appeared on film, television, and the stage, where he was particularly known for...
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  • Fawlty Towers (redirect from Basil the Rat)
    second, also by ABC, was Amanda's, starring Bea Arthur, notable for switching the sexes of its Basil and Sybil equivalents. It also failed to attract...
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    1984 Prime Minister Robert Muldoon Preceded by Roy Jack Succeeded by Basil Arthur Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Hawkes Bay In office 30 November...
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  • and then Sir Basil Arthur a hereditary baronet and later Speaker of the House. David Lange recalled in My Life (2005) the death of Sir Basil, and also that...
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  • They played in the Soccersouth Premier League, and played their home games at Sir Basil Arthur Park in Timaru. New Zealand 2004/05 Season Results v t e...
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    912 David Parlour Te Atatu Michael Bassett 4,991 Frank Diment Timaru Basil Arthur 2,219 Maurice McTigue Tongariro New electorate Noel Scott 3,870 Nelson...
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  • military surgeon Allan Horsfall (1927–2012), British gay rights campaigner Basil Arthur Horsfall (1887–1918), British-Ceylonese recipient of the Victoria Cross...
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    oversee that year's election. He was elected as Speaker following Sir Basil Arthur's death in 1985 and served in this role until 1987. Prior to this Wall...
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  • became the youngest MP with the disqualification of Clarke later in the year Basil de Ferranti was the youngest MP for 15 days between his taking his seat...
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    Harrison, Lanoe George Hawker, David Philip Hirsch, Basil Arthur Horsfall, George Jarratt, Richard Basil Brandram Jones, Edward Mannock, Oliver Cyril Spencer...
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