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Smuggling gangs and coastal policing in 19th-century England
Following the Napoleonic Wars, smuggling became a major concern for the British government.
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Admiralty and Ministry of Defence: Royal Marines: War Diaries, Unit Diaries, Detachment...
Catalogue reference: ADM 202
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ADM 202
This series includes war diaries of the Royal Marine Division, Special Service and Commando Units, Training Units, Mobile Naval Base Defence Organisations, etc, and despatches, letters and reports and files on operations. Many pieces contain...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- ADM 202
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Title (The name of the record)
- Admiralty and Ministry of Defence: Royal Marines: War Diaries, Unit Diaries, Detachment Reports and Orders
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1998
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series includes war diaries of the Royal Marine Division, Special Service and Commando Units, Training Units, Mobile Naval Base Defence Organisations, etc, and despatches, letters and reports and files on operations. Many pieces contain photographs and maps.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Board of Admiralty, Royal Marine Office, 1850-1964
- Ministry of Defence, Department of the Chief of Naval Personnel, Royal Marines, 1964-1964
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1182 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1970 Ministry of Defence
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1911/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: ADM
Records of the Admiralty, Naval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies
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Admiralty and Ministry of Defence: Royal Marines: War Diaries, Unit Diaries, Detachment Reports and Orders
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