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- ↑ "No. 27824". The London Gazette . 4 August 1905. p. 5377.
- ↑ The Court of the Lord Lyon: Unicorn Pursuivant. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ↑ "No. 34509". The London Gazette . 10 May 1938. p. 3025.
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