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- 1 2 3 Walford's County Families, 1919, p. 861
- 1 2 3 4 Nottingham Evening Post, 9 July 1928, p. 6
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- ↑ "Bernard McCraith", Nottinghamshire Roll of Honour. Nottinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 30 December 2016.