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Artillery
Catalogue reference: WO 44/540
What’s it about?
This record is about the Artillery dating from 1808-28 in the series Ordnance Office and War Office: 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)
- WO 44/540
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1808-28
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Description (What the record is about)
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Artillery
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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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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/C174747/
Series information
WO 44
Ordnance Office and War Office: Correspondence
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