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- 1 2 Louise Callahan (20 February 2020). "Iraqi keeper begs for help to save British war graves". The Times. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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- 1 2 "Casualty Details: Lieutenant General MAUDE, SIR FREDERICK STANLEY". Commonwealth War Graves Commission . Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- ↑ "Baghdad diary: 'British' cemetery". BBC News. 24 April 2003.
- ↑ "#OTD British Empire troops recaptured Baghdad under guidance of Lieut General Maude who is buried at @CWGC Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery". CWGC via Twitter. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ↑ "Casualty Details: Gerard Evelyn Leachman". Commonwealth War Graves Commission.