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Naval Establishment: Miscellaneous Services, Wounds, Widows, etc, Pensions, etc.
Catalogue reference: PMG 16
What's it about?
PMG 16
Pensions and allowances to commissioned and warrant officers and othersPensions and allowances to relatives of naval officers killed or dying in service, and widows of Marine officersPensions for good and meritorious servicesRetired flag...
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PMG 16
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Title (The name of the record)
- Naval Establishment: Miscellaneous Services, Wounds, Widows, etc, Pensions, etc.
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Date (When the record was created)
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1836-1920
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Pensions and allowances to commissioned and warrant officers and others
- Pensions and allowances to relatives of naval officers killed or dying in service, and widows of Marine officers
- Pensions for good and meritorious services
- Retired flag officers' pensions awarded under Orders in Council of 12 July 1837 and 25 June 1851
- Allowances to lieutenants of naval hospitals
- Victoria Cross pensions
- Conspicuous Gallantry Medal annuities
- Compassionate allowances to late officers of the Navy and Royal Marines granted under an Order in Council of 23 October 1876
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For earlier records see ADM 23
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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31 volume(s)
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- Topics
- Medals
- Pay and pensions
- Navy
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11672/
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