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The 2019 Barbados Hill Challenge which is organised by the Barbados Hiking Association will take place on Wednesday 1st May 2019.
Here are a selection of photos of those who took part in this annual May Bank holiday event on Tuesday 1st May 2018.
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P/O George HF Inniss: 31st May 1916 to 5th February 1941 has been updated.
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