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Edward van der Merwe · Alexandria

Person · 1903 CE – 1971 CE

Edward van der Merwe

Also known as

Edward Alexander van der Merwe
ادوارد ڤان دير ميرو
ایڈورڈ وین ڈیر مروے
एडवर्ड अलेक्झांडर व्हान डेर मर्व
एडवर्ड व्हान डेर मर्व
এডওয়ার্ড ফন দার মারউই

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citizen ofSouth Africa1910 CE

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