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in Sussex. On 19 July 1711 he was appointed lieutenant (ranking as a captain in the Army) in the

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. He died while serving with his regiment at

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References

* Major H. Everard, ''History of Thos. Farrington's Regiment, subsequently designated the 29th (Worcestershire) Foot, 1694 to 1891''. Worcester, 1891
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