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Transferred to ADM 12/358
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HMS Ajax: 13 December 1939: damaged by enemy action, South Atlantic. 1 June 1940:...
Catalogue reference: ADM 358/2997
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This record is about the HMS Ajax: 13 December 1939: damaged by enemy action, South Atlantic. 1 June 1940:... dating from 1939 Jan 01 - 1943 Dec 31 in the series Admiralty: Casualty Branch: Enquiries into Missing Personnel, 1939-1945 War. 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)
- ADM 358/2997
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939 Jan 01 - 1943 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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HMS Ajax: 13 December 1939: damaged by enemy action, South Atlantic. 1 June 1940: crew lent to Operation Dynamo. 12 October 1940: damaged by enemy action, in action against Italian destroyers. 7 April 1941: damaged by enemy action, air attack. 28 May 1941: damaged by enemy action in the Mediterranean or Middle East. 1 January 1943: damaged by enemy action, air attack in the Mediterranean
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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)
- AJAX
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13444469/
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ADM 358
Admiralty: Casualty Branch: Enquiries into Missing Personnel, 1939-1945 War
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