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Series
Admiralty: Registers of Pensions and Allowances
Catalogue reference: ADM 23
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ADM 23
Registers of pensions, etc. to commissioned and other officers (including civil salaried officers), half pay officers, coastguard, artificers, widows of naval and marine officers, allowances for the Victoria Cross and meritorious services,...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 23
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Title (The name of the record)
- Admiralty: Registers of Pensions and Allowances
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1830-1934
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Description (What the record is about)
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Registers of pensions, etc. to commissioned and other officers (including civil salaried officers), half pay officers, coastguard, artificers, widows of naval and marine officers, allowances for the Victoria Cross and meritorious services, compassionate allowances, etc.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For later records see: PMG 15 PMG 16 PMG 18 PMG 19 PMG 24 PMG 25
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Board of Admiralty, 1708-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 207 volume(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1732/
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