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Copyright © 2002 Andrew Clark
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National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data
Clark, Andrew, 1966–
A keen soldier : the execution of Second World War Private
Harold Joseph Pringle.
/ Andrew Clark.
eISBN: 978-0-307-36873-7
1. Pringle, Harold Joseph. 2. Military offenses—Canada—History.
3. Courts-martial and courts of inquiry—Canada—History.
4. Executions and executioners—Canada—History. 5. World War, 1939–1945—Canada. 6. Soldiers—Canada—Biography. I. Title.
KE7177.P75C53 2002 343.71’014 C2002-902094-8
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