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SS Sheaf Crest: 30 November 1939; sunk by enemy action, hit a mine
Catalogue reference: ADM 358/3597
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This record is about the SS Sheaf Crest: 30 November 1939; sunk by enemy action, hit a mine dating from 1939 Jan 01 - 1939 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 358/3597
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939 Jan 01 - 1939 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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SS Sheaf Crest: 30 November 1939; sunk by enemy action, hit a mine
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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)
- SHEAF CREST
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16381025/
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Series information
ADM 358
Admiralty: Casualty Branch: Enquiries into Missing Personnel, 1939-1945 War
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