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Illegal employment (carrying of shells to an underground dump) and ill-treatment...
Catalogue reference: WO 311/1288
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This record is about the Illegal employment (carrying of shells to an underground dump) and ill-treatment... dating from 1944 Oct 01 - 1945 Nov 30 in the series Judge Advocate General's Office, Military Deputy's Department, and War Office, Directorates.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 311/1288
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1944 Oct 01 - 1945 Nov 30
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Description (What the record is about)
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Illegal employment (carrying of shells to an underground dump) and ill-treatment of British prisoners of war near Canea, Crete, 15 July 1941
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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)
- MD/JAG/FS/55/16
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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WO 311
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