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Last Troops Sail for Palestine

October 5, 1936
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Three battalions of British troops, comprising the finest units in His Majesty’s army, sailed on the Laurentic for Palestine yesterday to complete a force of approximately 30,000 effectives mobilized in the Holy Land under Lieut. Gen. J.G. Dill to quell Arab disorders.

Among the officers of the Third Battalion of Coldstream Guard is Lord Frederick Cambridge, a nephew of Queen Mary, who is serving as a subaltern.

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