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Women's Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS): grant application for 1998 to 1999
Catalogue reference: HO 494/431
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This record is about the Women's Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS): grant application for 1998 to 1999 dating from 1998 Jan 1 - 1999 Dec 31 in the series Home Office: Voluntary Services Unit (VSU Symbol Series) Files. 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)
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HO 494/431
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Date (When the record was created)
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1998 Jan 1 - 1999 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Women's Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS): grant application for 1998 to 1999
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
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VCU 98 501/1/1
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open on Transfer
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Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Sex and gender
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C18160493/
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Series information
HO 494
Home Office: Voluntary Services Unit (VSU Symbol Series) Files
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Within the series: HO 494
Home Office: Voluntary Services Unit (VSU Symbol Series) Files
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Women's Royal Voluntary Service (WRVS): grant application for 1998 to 1999
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