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Name: R B Willis (née McCool). Service number: P/287252. Date of birth: 28 July 1916.
Catalogue reference: WO 427/112
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This record is about the Name: R B Willis (née McCool). Service number: P/287252. Date of birth: 28 July 1916. 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 427/112
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[1939-1963]
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Name: R B Willis (née McCool).
Service number: P/287252.
Date of birth:
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- The National Archives, Kew
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FEQ000000020
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Closed Until 2032
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Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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WO 427
War Office: Women's Services in East Africa, Nurses and Other Ranks: Service Records
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Name: R B Willis (née McCool). Service number: P/287252. Date of birth: 28 July 1916.
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