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Name: George Killwick Wright. Rank: Commander. Date of Seniority: 07 March 1904....
Catalogue reference: ADM 240/1/4
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This record is about the Name: George Killwick Wright. Rank: Commander. Date of Seniority: 07 March 1904.... dating from [1862-1960] in the series Admiralty: Royal Naval Reserve: Officers' Service Records. 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 240/1/4
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1862-1960]
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Description (What the record is about)
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- Name
- Wright, George Killwick
- Rank
- Commander
- Date of seniority
- 07 March 1904.
- 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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16128236/
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ADM 240
Admiralty: Royal Naval Reserve: Officers' Service Records
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Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
2,473,747 records
Within the department: ADM
Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
28,317 records
Within the series: ADM 240
Admiralty: Royal Naval Reserve: Officers' Service Records
32 records
Within the piece: ADM 240/1
Commanders. Date of Seniority: 1904-1907, Date of latest entry (approximate): 1907....
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Name: George Killwick Wright. Rank: Commander. Date of Seniority: 07 March 1904....
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