British Olympic rower., Gold Medal winner, three-times Olympic gold medallist. Born in USA but brought up in the UK, in Gloucestershire. Lieutenant in the Royal Navy.
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Pete Reed
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Pete Reed gold post box
{On plaque attached to side:} This post box has been painted gold by Royal Ma...
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Timothy Leigh Hawkins
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Martina Bergman Ősterberg
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Doggett's Coat and Badge
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Andrew Strauss
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Ronald William Godfrey Jones, B.E.M.
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