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    John Hanning Speke Soldier and explorer

    Sep 10, 2020 1 minute

    ohn Hanning Speke (1827–64) was born in north Devon to a reclusive landowner, who sent young ‘Jack’ to Barnstaple Grammar School. In 1844, and served in the 46th Bengal Native Infantry, fighting in the Punjab War and Anglo-Sikh Wars. On leave .

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