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- ↑ Gliddon, Gerald (2013). VCs of the First World War: Spring Offensive 1918. Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-8730-4.
- ↑ Gliddon, Gerald (2014). VCs of the First World War: The Final Days 1918. Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7509-5368-9.
- ↑ Snelling, Stephen (2010). VCs of the First World War: Gallipoli. Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-5653-9.
- ↑ Snelling, Stephen (2012). VCs of the First World War: Passchendaele 1917. Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-7666-7.
- ↑ Snelling, Stephen (2013). VCs of the First World War: The Naval VCs. Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-8733-5.
- ↑ Cooksley, Peter (2014). VCs of the First World War: The Air VCs. Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-8731-1.
- ↑ Batchelor, Peter; Matson, Christopher (2011). VCs of the First World War: The Western Front 1915. Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978-0-7524-6057-4.
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