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References
- ↑ "No. 35841". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1943. p. 1.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets