Record revealed
Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
This is one of hundreds of letters in police files claiming to have been written by the infamous Whitechapel Murderer – otherwise known as 'Jack the Ripper'.
Piece
FOSTER Walter Joseph: convicted at Field General Court Martial, Italy 4 March 1944...
Catalogue reference: PCOM 9/1049
What’s it about?
This record is about the FOSTER Walter Joseph: convicted at Field General Court Martial, Italy 4 March 1944... dating from 1944-1946 in the series Prison Commission and Home Office, Prison Department: Registered Papers: Series 2. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PCOM 9/1049
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1944-1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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FOSTER Walter Joseph: convicted at Field General Court Martial, Italy 4 March 1944 of murder and sentenced to 5 years penal servitude
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- P43646
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed For 75 years
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10887544/
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Series information
PCOM 9
Prison Commission and Home Office, Prison Department: Registered Papers: Series 2
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Prison Commission and Home Office, Prison Department: Registered Papers: Series 2
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FOSTER Walter Joseph: convicted at Field General Court Martial, Italy 4 March 1944...
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