Talk:William Brydon

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[edit] duplicate article

I have found this duplicate article. If there are no objections, I will redirect the above article here. -- Lost(talk) 11:10, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

This article encompasses all that is in the other. I'll redirect the other -- Samir धर्म 11:32, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Only European Survivor ?

Was William Brydon really the only European survivor (see http://emilychesley.com/flan_bio/mikelife11b.htm and http://www.theestimate.com/public/100501_dossier.html)? I think it would be more accurate to say that he was the only European to survive the trek from Kabul to Jalalabad without spending time in captivity, etc. However, I don't know anything about Afghan history (or British history in Afghanistan) so I'm not sure what the real story is. ThreeBlindMice 20:02, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

I did go through various versions, but in the end I decided to follow CNN for the DYK. It looked like the most reliable source of all -- Lost(talk) 04:31, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

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