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Francis George MCLARDY, alias MCLAREN, WOOD: before the war he was a member of the...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/251
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This record is about the Francis George MCLARDY, alias MCLAREN, WOOD: before the war he was a member of the... dating from 1937 Jul 14-1945 Nov 16 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- KV 2/251
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1937 Jul 14-1945 Nov 16
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Francis George MCLARDY, alias MCLAREN, WOOD: before the war he was a member of the British Union of Fascists. A pharmacist by profession, he served with the Royal Army Medical Corps. He was taken prisoner in 1940, joined the British Free Corps and later the German S.S. In 1946 he was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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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)
- PF 55084 VOL 1
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10907220/
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KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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