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- ↑ The LSO in World War I: The Sad Tale of Adolph Borsdorf , London Symphony Orchestra website
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- ↑ Oscar Bradley, IMDb entry
- ↑ Johnson, Jo. "The LSO in World War I: The Sad Tale of Adolph Borsdorf". London Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ↑ The Horn Player, Vol. 19 No. 2 (Summer 2022), p. 27