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- ↑ "No. 13375". The Edinburgh Gazette (Supplement). 2 January 1919. p. 20.
- ↑ The Court of the Lord Lyon: Marchmont Herald. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ↑ "No. 16830". The Edinburgh Gazette . 16 February 1951. p. 79.
- ↑ "No. 33716". The London Gazette . 15 May 1931. p. 3147.
- ↑ "No. 39267". The London Gazette . 22 June 1951. p. 3430.
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