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 His bravery was mentioned in a column of The London Gazette:
 <blockquote><q>'''2nd Lt. Alfred Henry Dunhill, R*. W. Surr. R. (Spec. Res.), attd. 7th Bn.'''
-For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to ' duty on 1st September, 1918, in the attack on Fregicourt. After encountering consid- erable opposition, he manoeuvred his com- pany skilfully in a flank attack, which,
+For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to ' duty on 1st September, 1918, in the attack on Fregicourt. After encountering considerable opposition, he maneuvered his company skilfully in a flank attack, which,
 though harassed by heavy machine-gun fire resulted in the capture of over 200 prisoners. This success was largely the outcome of his coolness and daring.</q> London Gazette, 1 February, 1919.</blockquote>
-<blockquote><q>During World War J. Mr. Dunhill entered the army as a private and ended as a cap tain with the Military Cross. Once, in the Second World War when a bomb wrecked the company's offices in 1941, the chairman sat among the debris selling the remnants of the pipe stock to passers‐by.</q> The New York Time - July 9, 1971, Page 34. See more about it here [[WWII Phase]].</blockquote>
+<blockquote><q>During World War J. Mr. Dunhill entered the army as a private and ended as a captain with the Military Cross. Once, in the Second World War when a bomb wrecked the company's offices in 1941, the chairman sat among the debris selling the remnants of the pipe stock to passers‐by.</q> The New York Times - July 9, 1971, Page 34. See more about it here [[WWII Phase]].</blockquote>
-The company's growing exponentially as an international tobacco and pipe‐making under his administration. In recognition of its export achievements, he  won the Queen's Award to Industry.
+The company's growing exponentially as an international tobacco and pipe‐making under his administration. In recognition of its export achievements, he won the Queen's Award to Industry.
-<q>Mr. Dunhill maintained that tobacco was as rich and re warding as wine or food, and he published several books on the subject. They included “The Gentle Art of Smoking” (1954) and “The Pipe Book,” are vised survey of the pipes of the world, first published by his father in 1926.</q> The New York Time - July 9, 1971, Page 34.
+<q>Mr. Dunhill maintained that tobacco was as rich and rewarding as wine or food, and he published several books on the subject. They included “The Gentle Art of Smoking” (1954) and “The Pipe Book,” are vised survey of the pipes of the world, first published by his father in 1926.</q> The New York Times - July 9, 1971, Page 34.
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 <center>'''The Pipe Book - Foreword'''</center>