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Lieutenant Colonel Henry Denne Hirst (1884)

1 July 1865 – 16 May 1918

Entered College in Michaelmas Term, 1884. B.A., 1887; M.A., 1893. Commenced service in 1899. Second Lieutenant of the 3rd Battalion The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 1899; Lieutenant, 1900; Captain, 1902; Major, 1907; Lieutenant Colonel, 1912. Served in the South African War 1900 – 1902. Mentioned in Despatches, 1917. Died on service on the 16 May 1918.

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