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'Commonwealth Division and the Defence Battle 1951-1953'. 15 photographs from Appendix...
Catalogue reference: WO 308/52
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This record is about the 'Commonwealth Division and the Defence Battle 1951-1953'. 15 photographs from Appendix... dating from 1951 Nov-1953 June in the series War Office: British and Commonwealth Forces: Historical Records and Reports, Korean.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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'Commonwealth Division and the Defence Battle 1951-1953'.
15 photographs from Appendix 'C' have been extracted to CN 4/6.
Includes 15 photographs depicting: [CN 4/6] The Commonwealth Division during the defensive phase of the Korean War: bunkers, gun positions and command posts. Dated 1951-1953.
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For photographs extracted from this piece see CN 4/6
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WO 308
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