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Name: Charles Joseph Benton. Rank: Acting Commander. Date of Seniority: 31 December...
Catalogue reference: ADM 240/83/98
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This record is about the Name: Charles Joseph Benton. Rank: Acting Commander. Date of Seniority: 31 December... dating from [1916 Jan 15 - 1922 Feb 25] in the series Admiralty: Royal Naval Reserve: Officers' Service Records. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- ADM 240/83/98
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1916 Jan 15 - 1922 Feb 25]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Name
- Benton, Charles Joseph
- Rank
- Acting Commander
- Date of seniority
- 31 December 1918.
- Date of birth
- [not given]
- Place of birth
- [not given]
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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ADM 240
Admiralty: Royal Naval Reserve: Officers' Service Records
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Within the series: ADM 240
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Services of RNR Officers. Dates of seniority 1916-1922, Date of latest notation (aproximate)...
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