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Correspondence. Includes 6 photographs depicting: Rifle target on Filfola Island,...
Catalogue reference: ADM 121/21
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This record is about the Correspondence. Includes 6 photographs depicting: Rifle target on Filfola Island,... dating from 1897-1901 in the series Admiralty and Ministry of Defence: Mediterranean Station: Correspondence and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- ADM 121/21
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1897-1901
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Description (What the record is about)
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Correspondence.
Includes 6 photographs depicting: Rifle target on Filfola Island, Malta for use of HM ships. Dated 1898-1899.
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- List of contents
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Vol. 79
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- Open Document, Open Description
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ADM 121
Admiralty and Ministry of Defence: Mediterranean Station: Correspondence and Papers
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Admiralty and Ministry of Defence: Mediterranean Station: Correspondence and Papers
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Correspondence. Includes 6 photographs depicting: Rifle target on Filfola Island,...
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