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Crimean War Diaries
Catalogue reference: BY53
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This record is about the Crimean War Diaries dating from 1854 - 1855.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BY53
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Title (The name of the record)
- Crimean War Diaries
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1854 - 1855
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Description (What the record is about)
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Crimean war diaries of General Richard Airey, 1855
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Herefordshire Archive and Records Centre
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <persname>Airey, Sir, Richard, 1803-1881, 1st Baronet, General</persname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2 volumes and 4 documents
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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Airey was born in 1803, the son of Sir George Airey and after education at Sandhurst followed a career in the army. During the Crimean war he held the position of Quartermaster General. He was created a peer in 1876 and died in 1881. Airey's daughter Harriet married Henry Geers Cotterell of Garnons, Hereford
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/42425274-35b6-4b08-9748-e0971ce045c1/
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Crimean War Diaries