Record revealed
Affidavit describing the uprising of enslaved people onboard the Bedford
This affidavit is testament to the lengths enslaved African people went to in seeking their freedom.
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Name: Davidson, William Fisher. Service number: R206164. Place of birth: Greenock....
Catalogue reference: BT 390/27/32
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This record is about the Name: Davidson, William Fisher. Service number: R206164. Place of birth: Greenock.... dating from 1939-1946 in the series Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Merchant Seamen's Service on Royal.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- BT 390/27/32
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1946
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Description (What the record is about)
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Name: Davidson, William Fisher. Service number: R206164. Place of birth: Greenock. Date of birth:
16 September 1919 . -
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Navy
- Merchant seaman
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BT 390
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: War of 1939-1945; Merchant Seamen's Service on Royal...
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