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Name: A H C Buxton. Service number: [Unspecified]. Date of birth: 6 December 1914.
Catalogue reference: WO 427/82
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This record is about the Name: A H C Buxton. Service number: [Unspecified]. Date of birth: 6 December 1914. dating from [1939-1963] in the series War Office: Women's Services in East Africa, Nurses and Other Ranks: Service Records. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 427/82
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1939-1963]
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Description (What the record is about)
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Name: A H C Buxton.
Service number: [Unspecified].
Date of birth:
6 December 1914 . -
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- FEQ000000009
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- Public Record(s)
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- Closed Until 2030
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- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17861295/
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WO 427
War Office: Women's Services in East Africa, Nurses and Other Ranks: Service Records
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