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- ↑ "No. 39420". The London Gazette . 28 December 1951. p. 6740.
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- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages – Peerages beginning with "W" (part 3) [ self-published source ][ better source needed ]
