Ian Askew

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Captain Ian Voase Askew MC (9 May 1921 – 14 April 2014 [1] ) was a former officer in the British Army, winner of the Military Cross, High Sheriff of Sussex, huntsman with the Southdown Hunt and philanthropist. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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