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Series
Ministry of Pensions: Supplementary Allowances and Special Grants
Catalogue reference: PMG 43
What's it about?
PMG 43
Supplementary allowances and special grants made by the Special Grants Committee to officers of the three Services and to widows and other dependants of officers in these Services.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- PMG 43
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Pensions: Supplementary Allowances and Special Grants
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1916-1920
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Description (What the record is about)
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Supplementary allowances and special grants made by the Special Grants Committee to officers of the three Services and to widows and other dependants of officers in these Services.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For further war pensions records see
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Ministry of Pensions, 1916-1953
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2 volume(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Pay and pensions
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11699/
Catalogue hierarchy
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: PMG
Records of the Paymaster General's Office and predecessors
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Ministry of Pensions: Supplementary Allowances and Special Grants
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