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| relatives = Amelia Charlotte, Ernest H, [[Cyril Bland|Cyril | | relatives = Amelia Charlotte, Ernest H, [[Cyril Bland|Cyril Herbert George]], Frederic William, Frank Percy, Edith L, Elizabeth Mabel, Dorice Litchfield, Kathline, Leslie (siblings) | ||
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'''George Bland''' was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]]. | '''George Bland''' was educated at [[Boston Grammar School]]. | ||
In 1899 George Bland won Boston Grammar School's 1st Prize for Arithmetic | Bland was born at Boston, Lincolnshire, the son of Veterinary Surgeon George Colley Bland. In the 1891 census the family was living at 5 Red Lion Street, Boston. By the time of the 1901 census the family had moved to 6 Red Lion Street. | ||
In 1899 George Bland won Boston Grammar School's 1st Prize for Arithmetic Division II. His prize was a copy of ''With Kitchener to Khartum'' by [[Wikipedia:G. W. Steevens|George Warrington Steevens]]. The book chronicles Steevens' attachment to British forces during the [[Wikipedia:Mahdist War|Mahdist War]] in the [[Wikipedia:Sudan|Sudan]]. These photographs of the prize were provided by [[Wesley Pepperdine]]. | |||
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[[Category:19th Century]] | [[Category:19th Century]] | ||
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[[Category:See Also]] | [[Category:See Also]] | ||
[[Category:Photo pages]] | |||
Latest revision as of 01:51, 5 April 2021
| George Bland | |
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| Born |
c1885 Boston |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Boston Grammar School |
| Parents | George Colley Bland |
| Relatives | Amelia Charlotte, Ernest H, Cyril Herbert George, Frederic William, Frank Percy, Edith L, Elizabeth Mabel, Dorice Litchfield, Kathline, Leslie (siblings) |
George Bland was educated at Boston Grammar School.
Bland was born at Boston, Lincolnshire, the son of Veterinary Surgeon George Colley Bland. In the 1891 census the family was living at 5 Red Lion Street, Boston. By the time of the 1901 census the family had moved to 6 Red Lion Street.
In 1899 George Bland won Boston Grammar School's 1st Prize for Arithmetic Division II. His prize was a copy of With Kitchener to Khartum by George Warrington Steevens. The book chronicles Steevens' attachment to British forces during the Mahdist War in the Sudan. These photographs of the prize were provided by Wesley Pepperdine.
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Prize inscription
