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class="infobox-caption" style="font-size: 100%">Meikeljohn on a cigarette card</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">27 November 1870<br /><a href="/wiki/Clapham" title="Clapham">Clapham</a>, <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">4 July 1913 (aged 42)<br /><a href="/wiki/Hyde_Park,_London" title="Hyde Park, London">Hyde Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Buried</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="label"><a href="/wiki/Brookwood_Cemetery" title="Brookwood Cemetery">Brookwood Cemetery</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em">Allegiance</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span 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'nigh'">n</span></span>/</a></span></span>; 27 November 1870 – 4 July 1913<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) was a Scottish recipient of the <a href="/wiki/Victoria_Cross" title="Victoria Cross">Victoria Cross</a>, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a> and <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">Commonwealth</a> forces. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Details">Details</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matthew_Fontaine_Maury_Meiklejohn&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Details"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Captain_M_F_M_Meiklejohn_VC.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Meiklejohn's Medal Group" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Captain_M_F_M_Meiklejohn_VC.jpg/220px-Captain_M_F_M_Meiklejohn_VC.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="274" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Captain_M_F_M_Meiklejohn_VC.jpg/330px-Captain_M_F_M_Meiklejohn_VC.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Captain_M_F_M_Meiklejohn_VC.jpg/440px-Captain_M_F_M_Meiklejohn_VC.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3308" data-file-height="4124" /></a><figcaption>Meiklejohn's medals on display at the Gordon Highlanders Museum.</figcaption></figure> <p>Meiklejohn was the son of Professor <a href="/wiki/John_Meiklejohn" title="John Meiklejohn">John Meiklejohn</a>, of the University of St. Andrews, and was educated at <a href="/wiki/Madras_College" title="Madras College">Madras College</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fettes_College" title="Fettes College">Fettes College</a>. He was a 28 year old <a href="/wiki/Captain_(British_Army_and_Royal_Marines)" title="Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)">captain</a> in the 2nd Battalion, <a href="/wiki/The_Gordon_Highlanders" class="mw-redirect" title="The Gordon Highlanders">The Gordon Highlanders</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Army" title="British Army">British Army</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Second_Boer_War" title="Second Boer War">Second Boer War</a> when the following deed took place at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Elandslaagte" title="Battle of Elandslaagte">Battle of Elandslaagte</a> for which he was awarded the VC. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>At the Battle of Elandslaagte on the 21st October, 1899, after the main Boer position had been captured, some men of the Gordon Highlanders, when about to assault a kopje in advance, were exposed to a heavy cross-fire and, having lost their leaders, commenced to waver. Seeing this, Captain Meiklejohn rushed to the front and called on the Gordons to follow him. By his conspicuous bravery and fearless example, he rallied the men and led them against the enemy's position, where he fell, desperately wounded in four places.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>His VC action cost him his arm which was amputated. Despite this, he remained in the army as a staff officer. He was promoted to the substantive rank of <a href="/wiki/Captain_(British_Army_and_Royal_Marines)" title="Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)">captain</a> in the Gordon Highlanders on 22 January 1902,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was seconded as a staff officer to <a href="/wiki/Saint_Helena" title="Saint Helena">Saint Helena</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He later achieved the rank of <a href="/wiki/Major_(rank)" title="Major (rank)">major</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His Victoria Cross is displayed at the <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Highlanders_Museum" title="Gordon Highlanders Museum">Gordon Highlanders Museum</a> along with his campaign medals.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matthew_Fontaine_Maury_Meiklejohn&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Matthew_Meiklejohn_VC_Grave.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Matthew_Meiklejohn_VC_Grave.jpg/220px-Matthew_Meiklejohn_VC_Grave.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Matthew_Meiklejohn_VC_Grave.jpg/330px-Matthew_Meiklejohn_VC_Grave.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Matthew_Meiklejohn_VC_Grave.jpg/440px-Matthew_Meiklejohn_VC_Grave.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3112" data-file-height="2813" /></a><figcaption>Meiklejohn's grave in <a href="/wiki/Brookwood_Cemetery" title="Brookwood Cemetery">Brookwood Cemetery</a></figcaption></figure> <p>His death occurred when his horse bolted while he was riding in Hyde Park. With only one arm to control the horse, he chose to steer it into some cast iron railings, to avoid a nursemaid who was pushing a baby in her pram. This was considered an act of high bravery and cost him his life. He died on 4 July 1913 and was given a hero's funeral in <a href="/wiki/Brookwood_Cemetery" title="Brookwood Cemetery">Brookwood Cemetery</a>. 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of the Victoria Cross">The Register of the Victoria Cross</a> (This England, 1997)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Crosses_of_the_Anglo-Boer_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Victoria Crosses of the Anglo-Boer War">Victoria Crosses of the Anglo-Boer War</a> (Ian Uys, 2000)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matthew_Fontaine_Maury_Meiklejohn&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.angloboerwar.com/component/content/article/12-victoria-cross/212-meiklejohn-matthew-fontaine-maury">angloboerwar.com</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20041028141357/http://www.homeusers.prestel.co.uk/stewart/brookwoo.htm">Location of grave and 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navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1st generation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Scots" title="Royal Scots">Royal Scots</a> <small>(1633–2006)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/42nd_Regiment_of_Foot" title="42nd Regiment of Foot">42nd Regiment of Foot</a> <small>( 1661–1881)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Scots_Fusiliers" title="Royal Scots Fusiliers">Royal Scots Fusiliers</a> <small>(1678–1959)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King%27s_Own_Scottish_Borderers" title="King's Own Scottish Borderers">King's Own Scottish Borderers</a> <small>(1689–2006)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/73rd_(Perthshire)_Regiment_of_Foot" title="73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot">73rd (Perthshire) Regiment of Foot</a> <small>(1756–1881)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/71st_(Highland)_Regiment_of_Foot" title="71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot">71st (Highland) Regiment of Foot</a> <small>(1758–1881)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/91st_(Argyllshire_Highlanders)_Regiment_of_Foot" title="91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot">91st (Argyllshire Highlanders) Regiment of Foot</a> <small>(1759–1881)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/74th_(Highland)_Regiment_of_Foot" title="74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot">74th (Highland) Regiment of Foot</a> <small>(1787–1881)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/75th_(Stirlingshire)_Regiment_of_Foot" title="75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot">75th (Stirlingshire) Regiment of Foot</a> <small>(1787–1881)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/72nd_Regiment,_Duke_of_Albany%27s_Own_Highlanders" title="72nd Regiment, Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders">72nd Regiment, Duke of Albany's Own Highlanders</a> <small>(1788–1881)</small></li> <li><a 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title="Highland Light Infantry">Highland Light Infantry</a> <small>(1881–1959)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Watch" title="Black Watch">Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)</a> <small>(1881–2006)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seaforth_Highlanders" title="Seaforth Highlanders">Seaforth Highlanders</a> <small>(1881–1961)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Highlanders" title="Gordon Highlanders">Gordon Highlanders</a> <small>(1881–1994)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Argyll_and_Sutherland_Highlanders" title="Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders">Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders</a> <small>(1881–2006)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">3rd generation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Highland_Fusiliers" title="Royal Highland Fusiliers">Royal Highland Fusiliers</a> <small>(1959–2006)</small></li> <li><a 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Angus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Dunsire" title="Robert Dunsire">Robert Dunsire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Reynolds_(VC)" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Reynolds (VC)">Henry Reynolds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_McIver" title="Hugh McIver">Hugh McIver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roland_Elcock" title="Roland Elcock">Roland Elcock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Stuart_McGregor" title="David Stuart McGregor">David Stuart McGregor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Ferguson_Hunter" title="David Ferguson Hunter">David Ferguson Hunter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Thomas_Kennedy" title="Charles Thomas Kennedy">Charles Thomas Kennedy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Rodgers_(VC)" title="George Rodgers (VC)">George Rodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Wilson_(VC)" title="George Wilson (VC)">George Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Herbert_Anderson" title="William Herbert Anderson">William Herbert Anderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Gerald_Blaker" class="mw-redirect" title="Frank Gerald Blaker">Frank Gerald Blaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Lorrain_Brodie" title="Walter Lorrain Brodie">Walter Lorrain Brodie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Mordaunt_Marsh_Edwards" title="William Mordaunt Marsh Edwards">William Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Brown_Hamilton" title="John Brown Hamilton">John Brown Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Hore-Ruthven,_1st_Earl_of_Gowrie" title="Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie">Alexander Hore-Ruthven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Shaul" title="John Shaul">John Shaul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Youll_Turnbull" title="James Youll Turnbull">James Youll Turnbull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gustavus_Hamilton_Blenkinsopp_Coulson" class="mw-redirect" title="Gustavus Hamilton Blenkinsopp Coulson">Gustavus Hamilton Blenkinsopp Coulson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Laidlaw" title="Daniel Laidlaw">Daniel Laidlaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Kendrick_Skinner" title="John Kendrick Skinner">John Kendrick Skinner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Grimbaldeston" title="William Henry Grimbaldeston">William Henry Grimbaldeston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_McGuffie" title="Louis McGuffie">Louis McGuffie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Speakman" title="Bill Speakman">Bill Speakman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Edward_Henry_Farquharson" class="mw-redirect" title="Francis Edward Henry Farquharson">Francis Edward Henry Farquharson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Simpson_(VC)" title="John Simpson (VC)">John Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Thompson_(VC)" title="Alexander Thompson (VC)">Alexander Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Davis_(VC)" title="James Davis (VC)">James Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Spence_(VC)" title="Edward Spence (VC)">Edward Spence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Gardner_(VC)" title="William Gardner (VC)">William Gardner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Cook_(VC)" title="Walter Cook (VC)">Walter Cook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duncan_Millar" title="Duncan Millar">Duncan Millar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_McGaw" title="Samuel McGaw">Samuel McGaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Edwards_(VC)" title="Thomas Edwards (VC)">Thomas Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Ripley" title="John Ripley">John Ripley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Finlay_(VC)" title="David Finlay (VC)">David Finlay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Melvin" title="Charles Melvin">Charles Melvin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Pugh_Evans" title="Lewis Pugh Evans">Lewis Pugh Evans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Cathcart_Bogle" title="Andrew Cathcart Bogle">Andrew Cathcart Bogle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Petrus_Hendrik_Crowe" title="Joseph Petrus Hendrik Crowe">Joseph Petrus Hendrik Crowe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herbert_Taylor_Macpherson" class="mw-redirect" title="Herbert Taylor Macpherson">Herbert Taylor Macpherson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Jee" title="Joseph Jee">Joseph Jee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valentine_Munbee_McMaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Valentine Munbee McMaster">Valentine Munbee McMaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stewart_McPherson_(VC)" title="Stewart McPherson (VC)">Stewart McPherson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Ward_(VC)" title="Henry Ward (VC)">Henry Ward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Hollowell" title="James Hollowell">James Hollowell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aylmer_Spicer_Cameron" class="mw-redirect" title="Aylmer Spicer Cameron">Aylmer Spicer Cameron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Sellar" title="George Sellar">George Sellar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mackenzie_(VC)" title="John Mackenzie (VC)">John MacKenzie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidney_William_Ware" title="Sidney William Ware">Sidney William Ware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Potter_Ritchie" title="Walter Potter Ritchie">Walter Potter Ritchie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Steele_(VC)" title="Thomas Steele (VC)">Thomas Steele</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_MacKintosh_(VC)" title="Donald MacKintosh (VC)">Donald MacKintosh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Edwards" title="Alexander Edwards">Alexander Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_McBeath" title="Robert McBeath">Robert McBeath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Meikle" title="John Meikle">John Meikle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angus_Falconer_Douglas-Hamilton" class="mw-redirect" title="Angus Falconer Douglas-Hamilton">Angus Falconer Douglas-Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Dalgleish_Pollock" title="James Dalgleish Pollock">James Dalgleish Pollock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ross_Tollerton" title="Ross Tollerton">Ross Tollerton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Beach_(VC)" title="Thomas Beach (VC)">Thomas Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Wadeson" title="Richard Wadeson">Richard Wadeson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Green_(VC)" title="Patrick Green (VC)">Patrick Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornelius_Coughlan" title="Cornelius Coughlan">Cornelius Coughlan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_White_(British_Army_officer)" title="George White (British Army officer)">George White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Dick-Cunyngham" class="mw-redirect" title="William Henry Dick-Cunyngham">William Henry Dick-Cunyngham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Lawson_(VC)" title="Edward Lawson (VC)">Edward Lawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Findlater" title="George Findlater">George Findlater</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Matthew Meiklejohn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Robertson_(VC_recipient)" title="William Robertson (VC recipient)">William Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beachcroft_Towse" title="Beachcroft Towse">Ernest Towse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Frederick_MacKay" title="John Frederick MacKay">John Frederick MacKay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Eagleson_Gordon" title="William Eagleson Gordon">William Eagleson Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Reginald_Younger" class="mw-redirect" title="David Reginald Younger">David Reginald Younger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Kenny_(VC)" title="William Kenny (VC)">William Kenny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Anson_Otho_Brooke" title="James Anson Otho Brooke">James Anson Otho Brooke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Imlach_McIntosh" class="mw-redirect" title="George Imlach McIntosh">George Imlach McIntosh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allan_Ker" title="Allan Ker">Allan Ker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Allan_Mitchell" title="George Allan Mitchell">George Allan Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Dunlay" title="John Dunlay">John Dunlay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_George_Drummond_Stewart" class="mw-redirect" title="William George Drummond Stewart">William George Drummond Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Grant_(VC)" title="Peter Grant (VC)">Peter Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_MacKay_(VC)" title="David MacKay (VC)">David MacKay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Munro_(VC)" class="mw-redirect" title="James Munro (VC)">James Munro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Paton_(VC)" title="John Paton (VC)">John Paton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_McBean" title="William McBean">William McBean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Aidan_Liddell" title="John Aidan Liddell">John Aidan Liddell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sir_Reginald_Graham,_3rd_Baronet" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir Reginald Graham, 3rd Baronet">Reginald Graham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Henderson_(VC)" title="Arthur Henderson (VC)">Arthur Henderson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Crawford_Buchan" title="John Crawford Buchan">John Crawford Buchan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Lowe_MacIntyre" title="David Lowe MacIntyre">David Lowe MacIntyre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Davidson_Bissett" title="William Davidson Bissett">William Davidson Bissett</a></li> <li><a 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