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  • ...d as a corporal instructor in small arms and field training in the [[Royal Marines]] during his [[Conscription in the United Kingdom #After 1945|national serv ...chardson]], he acted in major productions at the Royal Court and for the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre Company]] and was directed by [[Laurence
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  • ...on admits that Mainwaring made himself a [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]]. Bailey tells him that it's more ordinary to have a [[lieutenant ...waring hasn't even been commissioned as a lieutenant, and he must join the ranks. He adds that Wilson will be in charge for the time being. Bailey gives Wil
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  • ...ce regent]] (series 3)}}<br/>{{nowrap|[[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|Lieutenant]] (series 4)}} ...s of the third series. The second, '''[[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|Lt.]] [[The Honourable|The Hon.]] George Colthurst St Barleigh''', was a y
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  • ...a decorated [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in the [[Royal Artillery]] ([[Battle of Mons|Mons]], [[Gallipoli Campaign|Gallipoli]]) dur ...ntioned that Captain Mainwaring and his wife have three goldfish. In [[The Royal Train]], Mainwaring reveals his desire to drive a train ever since he was a
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  • ...later on with full army uniforms; the platoon is part of the [[Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment]]. ...cal Defence Volunteers. He had been a [[Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)|lieutenant]] in the [[First World War]], but is embarrassed by the fact th
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  • ...ia]], as a [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] with the [[Royal Tank Regiment]]. Following the war, he returned to acting and made his film ...ent.{{sfn|McCann|2010|p=1}} Other members of the Halliley family held high ranks in the services, or positions of power in Whitehall.{{sfn|McCann|2010|p=2}}
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  • ...hotographic interpreter with the rank of [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]], he was later with the headquarters of the [[Second Army (United ...d she&nbsp;... there was a very nice British [[Royal Military Police|MP]] [Royal Military Police], and he said 'Don't have any more, come away, come away si
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  • ...organ in chapel, and stepped in when Ramona didn't turn up to play at the Marines event. Peggy had a rather vivid imagination and was often easily taken in b ...s, although Ted believed they became champions only because of the reduced ranks of the opposition owing to most of the men being away fighting. Yvonne's an
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