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Japanese Instrument of Surrender, 1945
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Name: R Eccleston. Service number: 5055399. Date of birth: 9 May 1920.
Catalogue reference: WO 422/419
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This record is about the Name: R Eccleston. Service number: 5055399. Date of birth: 9 May 1920. dating from [1939-1963] in the series War Office: Infantry Over Age Other Ranks: Service Records, Second World War. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- WO 422/419
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Date (When the record was created)
- [1939-1963]
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Name: R Eccleston.
Service number: 5055399.
Date of birth:
9 May 1920 . -
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- APV000940846
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- Public Record(s)
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- Closed Until 2036
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- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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WO 422
War Office: Infantry Over Age Other Ranks: Service Records, Second World War
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Name: R Eccleston. Service number: 5055399. Date of birth: 9 May 1920.
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