Record revealed
Affidavit describing the uprising of enslaved people onboard the Bedford
This affidavit is testament to the lengths enslaved African people went to in seeking their freedom.
Series
War Office: British Forces, Madagascar: War Diaries, Second World War
Catalogue reference: WO 174
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WO 174
Daily records of events, reports on operations, intelligence summaries, etc, of British units in Madagascar.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 174
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Title (The name of the record)
- War Office: British Forces, Madagascar: War Diaries, Second World War
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1942
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Description (What the record is about)
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Daily records of events, reports on operations, intelligence summaries, etc, of British units in Madagascar.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 49 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14381/
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