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Paymaster General's Office: Widows of Marine Officers, Relatives of Naval and Marine...
Catalogue reference: PMG 20
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PMG 20
Pensions to widows of Royal Marine officers and pensions and allowances to widows and relatives of commissioned (Naval and Marine) and warrant officers, pilots and others killed on duty.
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- PMG 20
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Title (The name of the record)
- Paymaster General's Office: Widows of Marine Officers, Relatives of Naval and Marine Officers, etc, Killed on Duty, Pensions, etc
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1870-1919
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Description (What the record is about)
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Pensions to widows of Royal Marine officers and pensions and allowances to widows and relatives of commissioned (Naval and Marine) and warrant officers, pilots and others killed on duty.
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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)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 25 volume(s)
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11676/
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