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Almonds won his Military Medal for his part in a raid on an Italian outpost in the Western Desert.

The hardware first appeared in mid-December following footage of large columns of Russian vehicles moving north towards the base - indicating they had been redirected from other outposts across the country.

Next, exploiting the internal turmoil of the island of Lanka, he established a Chola outpost there, becoming the first mainland Indian king to set up a lasting presence on the island.

The 48-acre artists colony was on land that muralist Jirayr Zorthian bought in the 1940s, turning it into a sprawling outpost for his family and eventually a summer arts camp for children.

Its editorial team said John O' Groats was "notorious for being so desolate" and described it as a "bleak outpost".