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Bombay, Ceylon, Indian Harbour Defence Flotilla, the Persian Gulf, Aden, Mauritius...
Catalogue reference: ADM 127/23
What’s it about?
This record is about the Bombay, Ceylon, Indian Harbour Defence Flotilla, the Persian Gulf, Aden, Mauritius... dating from 1897-1902 in the series Admiralty: East Indies Station: Correspondence. 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 127/23
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1897-1902
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Description (What the record is about)
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Bombay, Ceylon, Indian Harbour Defence Flotilla, the Persian Gulf, Aden, Mauritius and Seychelles
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- List of contents
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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)
- Vol.31
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- 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/C1743379/
Series information
ADM 127
Admiralty: East Indies Station: Correspondence
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Admiralty: East Indies Station: Correspondence
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