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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ↑ Craig, F.W.S., ed. (1969). British parliamentary election results 1918-1949 . Glasgow: Political Reference Publications. p. 484. ISBN 9780900178016.
- ↑ Tragedy at Dieppe: Operation Jubilee August 19, 1942, Mark Zuehlke
- ↑ Bognor Regis Observer 30 December 1939
- 1 2 3 4 From Our Special Correspondent. "A By-Election Surprise." Times, 15 May 1942, p. 2. The Times Digital Archive, http://tinyurl.gale.com/tinyurl/CKpF3X. Accessed 23 Nov. 2019.