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Allenby

Edmund Henry Hynman, 1st Viscount. 1861--1936, British field marshal who captured Palestine and Syria from the Turks in 1918; high commissioner in Egypt (1919--25)
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Allenby, of Gateshead, pleaded guilty to nondwelling burglary.
British General Edmund Allenby had a Christian mother who had a very great influence over him.
Allenby left London for Cairo on 21 June 1917 shortly after a private meeting with Prime Minister David Lloyd George who made it plain what was expected of him.
"Port Said will burn up terrorism and high prices because they are phenomena that highly affect modest citizens," said Mohsen Khodeir, a famous Allenby puppet artist in Port Said, adding that the initiative aims to "show the concerted effort to eradicate terrorism and its roots."
Jimmy Walker is seeking a third straight win at the Sony Open but Allenby was the centre of attention after his far less enjoyable experience 12 months ago.
No, I don't," said Middlemo in an interview where he was asked about Allenby's alleged kidnapping in Hawaii in January.
''There has definitely been a lot of confusion,'' Allenby said.
Allenby yesterday released the picture of his bruised and cut face as the FBI sifted through CCTV footage near Waikiki beach, close to where the 43-year-old said he was taken.
WalesOnline revealed on Sunday evening that Allenby was lining up a Somerset switch to link up with his former Glamorgan coach Matthew Maynard who was unveiled as the new director of cricket at Taunton in September.
Allenby said: "Lancashire are a good side who never give up and came through with the win.
OPENERS Jim Allenby and Jacques Rudolph scored half-centuries to help Glamorgan to a comfortable seven wicket win over Middlesex in their Royal London One-Day Cup opener at Cardiff.
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