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Biography: Freyberg, Bernard Cyril

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Ian McGibbon. 'Freyberg, Bernard Cyril', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 2000, updated August 2025. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/126790/related-biographies (accessed 25 June 2026).