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Forgotten front: Britain, Bolshevism, and Chinese auxiliaries in northern Russia
At the end of the First World War, the British Army enlisted the service of Chinese labourers working in the Arctic.
Series
Royal Hospital Chelsea: Letter books
Catalogue reference: WO 246
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WO 246
This series consists of a series of house letter books, 1817 to 1962, and various other letter books containing correspondence inwards and outwards.Some volumes in this series are indexed.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- WO 246
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Title (The name of the record)
- Royal Hospital Chelsea: Letter books
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1715-1962
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of a series of house letter books, 1817 to 1962, and various other letter books containing correspondence inwards and outwards.
Some volumes in this series are indexed.
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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)
- Royal Hospital Chelsea, 1682-1682
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 139 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14452/
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