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WO 76. Shropshire Light Infantry (85th Regt)
Catalogue reference: WO 76/255
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This record is about the WO 76. Shropshire Light Infantry (85th Regt) dating from 1819 - 1866 in the series War Office: Records of Officers' Services. 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 76/255
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1819 - 1866
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Description (What the record is about)
- WO 76. Shropshire Light Infantry (85th Regt)
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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The item numbers in this piece equate to individual officers' case numbers on the original nominal card index cards used for creating the item descriptions in this series; as a result they are not necessarily consecutive and there may be gaps in the numerical sequence.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C178275/
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WO 76
War Office: Records of Officers' Services
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