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"Layforce": Commander's (Lt Col R E Laycock) personal papers
Catalogue reference: WO 201/717
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This record is about the "Layforce": Commander's (Lt Col R E Laycock) personal papers dating from 1941 June 24-July 15 in the series War Office: Middle East Forces; Military Headquarters Papers, Second World War. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1941 June 24-July 15
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"Layforce": Commander's (Lt Col R E Laycock) personal papers
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Open Document, Open Description
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WO 201
War Office: Middle East Forces; Military Headquarters Papers, Second World War
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