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Unsolved murder of Gertrude Rose, a prostitute, at 19 Southey Road, Brixton SW9 on...
Catalogue reference: MEPO 3/2291
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This record is about the Unsolved murder of Gertrude Rose, a prostitute, at 19 Southey Road, Brixton SW9 on... dating from 1945 in the series Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Correspondence and Papers, Special.... 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)
- MEPO 3/2291
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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Unsolved murder of Gertrude Rose, a prostitute, at 19 Southey Road, Brixton SW9 on night of 13-14 March, 1945
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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)
- 201/45/52
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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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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Closed For 86 years
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- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Policing
- Crime
- Sex and gender
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1258074/
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MEPO 3
Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Correspondence and Papers, Special...
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