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Forwards a letter from Dr S M Laurence concerning the refusal of the Army to grant...

Catalogue reference: CO 295/500/51

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This record is about the Forwards a letter from Dr S M Laurence concerning the refusal of the Army to grant... dating from 1915 Nov 25 in the series Colonial Office and Predecessors: Trinidad Original Correspondence. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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CO 295/500/51
Date
1915 Nov 25
Description

Forwards a letter from Dr S M Laurence concerning the refusal of the Army to grant a commission to his son on the grounds that he is not 'of pure European descent'.

Unnumbered confidential despatch, folios 593-600.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
59357/1915
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10577079/

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Colonial Office and Predecessors: Trinidad Original Correspondence

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