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Britain’s youngest prisoner of war: John Giles Hipkin
14-year-old cabin boy John Giles Hipkin became Britain's youngest Second World War prisoner of war in 1941 after he was captured at sea.
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Attendance Centres: Centres for girls
Catalogue reference: HO 416/20
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This record is about the Attendance Centres: Centres for girls dating from 1979 May 03 - 1982 Aug 05 in the series Home Office: Children's Department and Prison Department: Children and Young Offenders.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 416/20
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1979 May 03 - 1982 Aug 05
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Description (What the record is about)
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Attendance Centres: Centres for girls
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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)
- CHN 72 401/11/48
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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/C11230721/
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Series information
HO 416
Home Office: Children's Department and Prison Department: Children and Young Offenders...
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Within the series: HO 416
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Attendance Centres: Centres for girls
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