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Pearkes, G. R. (George Randolph), 1888-1984

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Personal name headingPearkes, G. R. (George Randolph), 1888-1984
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Variant(s)Pearkes, George Randolph, 1888-1984
Associated countryEngland Canada
Birth date1888-02-28
Death date1984-05-30
Place of birthWatford (England)
Place of deathVictoria (B.C.)
Profession or occupationLieutenant governors--Canada Soldiers
Found inStatements on defence policy and its implementation made by the Hon. G.R. Pearkes, Minister of National Defence before the Special Committee on Defence Expenditures, June 1960, 1960: title page (G.R. Pearkes)
OCLC, May 09, 2016 (access pts.: Pearkes, George Randolph, 1888-1984; Pearkes, George R. (George Randolph), 1888-1984; Pearkes, G.R. (George Randolph), 1888-; usage: G.R. Pearkes; George Randolph Pearkes; George Pearkes)
Wikipedia, viewed May 09, 2016 (Major General George Randolph Pearkes, b. Feb. 28, 1888, in Watford, Eng.; d. May 30, 1984, in Victoria, B.C.; Canadian politician and soldier; recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy awarded to British and Imperial forces; commanded troops in WWI and WWII; 20th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia 1960-1968)
Associated languageeng