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Nov. 09, 1959 - Tell It To the Marines'. He Walks 110 Miles In 36 Hrs 30 Mins: Twenty four year old Peter Degnan of the Royal Marines - walked in 100 miles from Poole Desert for Caring Cross, London in 326 hours 30 minutes - thus breaking the record of the Americans Marine who walked 104.8 miles in 40 hours 30 mins, He was accompanied on the walk by fellow Marines as pacemakers followed by a truck containing a doctor and two Cooke. Photo Shows Peter Degnan wipes off the preparation at the end of his great walk 0 at Charing Cross yesterday

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13193042
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46935250
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3757px x 5123px (1.1MB)
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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